Remembering Africa Memory, Public History & Representations of the Past: Africa & Its Diasporas
The struggle over the re-presentation of the past continues to be contested terrain both in the academy and in the public domain. The editors of this collection envisage a collection of essays that explores the ways in which representations of Africa and its diasporas are inscribed in the public historical memory. We are particularly interested in bringing together a range of articles that assess the forces which have shaped the production of history, the dissemination of historical representations, and their influence on shaping popular perceptions of Africa and its diasporas.
Please note that the following topic areas are suggested but are by no means an exclusive list and papers in other relevant areas are also welcome.
The collection will be edited by Drs. Audra Abbe Diptee (Carleton Centre for Public History, Carleton University) and David V. Trotman (The Harriet Tubman Institute, York University). It will be published under the Harriet Tubman Series with Africa World Press. Submissions should be original and previously unpublished. Interested individuals should send an abstract (400 words) and a CV to <audra_diptee@carleton.ca> as soon as possible.
The struggle over the re-presentation of the past continues to be contested terrain both in the academy and in the public domain. The editors of this collection envisage a collection of essays that explores the ways in which representations of Africa and its diasporas are inscribed in the public historical memory. We are particularly interested in bringing together a range of articles that assess the forces which have shaped the production of history, the dissemination of historical representations, and their influence on shaping popular perceptions of Africa and its diasporas.
Please note that the following topic areas are suggested but are by no means an exclusive list and papers in other relevant areas are also welcome.
- Memory, Myth & the Historical Imagination
- Museums, History, and Hagiography
- Public History in the Digital Age
- Historical Representations in Film, Advertising & Music
- Visiting the Past: Historical Sites as Tourist Destinations
- History & Power: Political Uses of Memory
- History and the Popular media: Newspapers, Radio, Television
- Explorations in the Theory & Methods of Public History
The collection will be edited by Drs. Audra Abbe Diptee (Carleton Centre for Public History, Carleton University) and David V. Trotman (The Harriet Tubman Institute, York University). It will be published under the Harriet Tubman Series with Africa World Press. Submissions should be original and previously unpublished. Interested individuals should send an abstract (400 words) and a CV to <audra_diptee@carleton.ca> as soon as possible.