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| Title | Call for Papers: Contemporary Perspectives on African Proverbs |
| Body | From http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-1743.html#2 PROVERB CONFERENCE IN NIGERIA CALL FOR PAPERS Theme: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICAN PROVERBS 1ST-5TH AUGUST, 2006 Conference Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria As Eustace Egblewogbe puts it, ''African proverbs everywhereÂ…are a distillation of the wisdom of the people derived over the ages from a careful observation of everyday experiences involving human beings, nature, and animals, as well as natural phenomena and social events.'' Moreover, as is asserted in the proverb about proverbs recorded by Wolfgang Mieder, ''A good maxim is never out of season.'' When radical changes occur in society, these proverbs adapt accordingly because, as Mieder further notes, due to their flexibility, proverbs can be ''intentionally changed to fit the needs and thoughts of modern people.'' It is in the light of the foregoing that this conference is convened to examine the ubiquity, versatility and resilience of proverbs as Africa continues to strive to balance tradition with modernity. The sub-themes for the conference include but are not limited to the following: - Proverbs and Literature - Proverbs and Linguistics - Proverbs and Philosophy - Proverbs and Religion - Proverbs and Law - Proverbs and Education - Proverbs and the Performing/Visual Arts - Proverbs and Mass-media - Proverbs, Politics and Diplomacy - Proverbs and Economics - Proverbs and Gender - Proverbs and Multiculturalism - Proverbs and the Diaspora - Proverbs and Medicine - Proverbs and the Environment - Proverbs, Science and Technology Prospective participants are required to send abstracts of not more than 250 words electronically to yahoo.com> or yahoo.co.uk> on or before June 15, 2006. Full papers are to be sent to either of these e-mail addresses by July 20, 2006. For more information, visit http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-1743.html#2 . |
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