Bghra 2023
BGHRA PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
WE HAVE A HOME!
The Black German Heritage and Research Association (BGHRA) is delighted to share that it is permanently locating its archive and annual virtual conference in /at Africana Studies at Rutgers University-Camden in Camden, New Jersey.
Our new mailing address is:
BGHRA at
Rutgers University Camden
Africana Studies
405-7 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102-1521
ART AS RESISTANCE: Transcultural Expressions
This year’s three-day, virtual event will be held on February 23-25, 2023 and will be free and open to the public.
“SPACE for ALL” Artist: Zari Harat
SAVE THE DATES!
Sponsorship:
We invite our collaborators and institutional partners to consider sponsoring keynotes, film screenings, and performances and welcome expressions of interest at info(at)bghra.org.
Submissions:
The BGHRA Review Committee invites proposals for panels and papers that engage the multiplicity and diversity of the transcultural experiences and cultural production of Black people of German heritage, in addition to those reflecting Black experiences throughout Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe.
We invite submissions for potential twenty-minute presentations on one of three academic panels, or for presentations from graduate and undergraduate students delivered in poster format, or for participation on one of two sessions devoted to artistic and cultural activism, life writing, oral history, and memoir. Proposals for round table discussions, film screenings and performances are also welcome. The conference will be virtual via zoom and recorded.
Deadlines:
Please send a 250-350 word abstract and a CV or short biographical statement by November 15, 2022, to:
info(at)bghra.org
Confirmations delivered by December 15, 2022.