Call for Abstracts - 2018 ANA-FUNAI International
Conference
Conference
Theme
Expanding
Frontiers: Nigeria’s Creative Writing in the 21st Century
Each age demands different things from literature, so our
criticism, from age to age, will reflect the things that the age demands. (T.S
Eliot)
The twenty-first century in Nigeria has witnessed an
avalanche of creative writing in all the genres of literature and beyond. More
than ever before, this period has shown that creative writing and critical
practices offer greater possibilities for social re-engineering and meaningful
mediation in public spaces. This expansion is witnessed in the steady growth of
the list of names of Nigerians associated with national and international
acclaim. Equally expanding, are the writers’ use of neo-stylistic techniques in
the pursuit of diverse visionary goals as well as re-conceptualizations of the
ideas of the state of the Nigerian nation, nationhood, politics, migration,
governance, leadership, gender, sex, sexuality, new technologies, the new
media, internet and the environment. Also pertinent to the vision of
contemporary Nigerian writers is the re-assessment of the meaning and
construction of relationships between individuals (from the same country) when found
outside their country, as well as the different needs for interacting with
various nations around the globe. These have led to re-definition,
re-negotiations and re-construction of new identities of the self and the
nation.
The “Expanding Frontiers” conference provides scholars the opportunity to articulate as well as interrogate these new trends and the stylistic evolutions of Nigerian literature in the 21st century. Specifically, the conference aims to answer questions such as (but not limited to):
The “Expanding Frontiers” conference provides scholars the opportunity to articulate as well as interrogate these new trends and the stylistic evolutions of Nigerian literature in the 21st century. Specifically, the conference aims to answer questions such as (but not limited to):
- In what ways do the thematic preoccupations of the new literatures of the 21st century (both in the indigenous and foreign languages) differ from the previous generations of creative writing in Nigeria or Africa?
- In what ways do the styles, and methodologies of Nigeria’s literatures of the 21st century differ from literary practices of the past?
- How have the new technologies and new media affected the practices, reception and disseminations of literary practices in Nigeria and beyond?
Interested contributors should register and submit abstracts
(which may be comparative in approach) of 250 to 300 words to our conference
portal - www.ana-funai.megaconferences.com. Workshop participants are
expected to register online at the same website. Deadline for submission of
abstract and early bird registration is May 2018.
For more informaton, please mail: ana-funai@megaconferences.com or call: +234 803 340 9868
For more informaton, please mail: ana-funai@megaconferences.com or call: +234 803 340 9868
Conference Registration fee
Early
Bird Registration
₦15,000
Registration at the gate
₦20,000
Conference attendees are eligible to attend the workshop.
Workshop
The Creative Practice Workshop
Series
Creativity workshop series is conceived as a medium for
offering skill training to generality of interested people, who might have deep
interest in developing their creative skills, but do not necessarily hold
graduate degrees in these areas. As the global market clamor more for skill
proficiency over the existing dross of paper knowledge, it becomes imperative
for Universities and professional bodies to pave the way in developing avenues
and creating seamless opportunities for knowledge transfer in the area of skill
acquisition.
Four workshops shall hold simultaneously within the period
of the conference. These workshops shall, among other things, provide for
professionals and distinguished writers to engage younger writers in creative
enterprises. These workshops, which shall be participatory in nature, shall
enable participants to gather skills in the following areas:
- Poetry
- Prose
- Drama
- drawing/painting/tie & dye.
Workshop Registration fee
Early
Bird Registration
₦5,000
Registration at the
gate
₦10,000
Best creative works shall attract impressive cash prizes.
Conference Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Femi Osofisan
Professor Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan, known as Femi Osofisan
or F.O., is one of the foremost dramatists in Africa. He is Emeritus Professor
of Drama, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a Theatre Director, Actor,
Critic, Poet, Novelist, Editor and Newspaper Columnist. He has written and
produced more than sixty plays, five volumes of poetry, four novels and several
collections of essays.
Registration
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Deadline for submission of abstract and early bird registration is May 2018.
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₦15k
Early Bird Save NOW
Registration fee shall cover participation for both the
conference and workshop.
₦5k
Workshop only
Registration fee shall cover participation for the workshop
only.
Conference Venue
Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI)
FUNAI is one of the nine new Federal Universities that were
set up by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR on the 26th of February 2011
in order to expand access to quality education to all parts of Nigeria and to
produce research that will support the nation’s economy and its industries.
Here at FUNAI our focus is on Excellence and Integrity.
The University under the visionary and dynamic leadership of
Professor Chinedum Uzoma Nwajiuba FASN, FNAAE aspires to be a world class
centre of learning and research that will be reputable nationally and
internationally. Website: www.funai.edu.ng
Located in an idyllic semi-pastoral environ, the Federal
University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, FUNAI, offers scholars, creative practitioners and
workshop participants, the perfect setting for engagement in meaningful
interactions and skill acquisition during this important period of Nigeria’s
literary fiesta.
Accomodation Inquiries
Mr. Sylvanus Oko
Secretary, Ebonyi Branch
Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA)
+234 803 340 9868
General Inquiries
Dr. Ofonime Inyang
National Secretary
Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA)
+234 818 816 4110, +234 805 786 8575
anaexco2015@gmail.com
Prof. G.M.T. Emezue
Dean, Faculty of Humanities
Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI)
+234 706 524 6071
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answers to your questions!
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