The Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library is a member of SCOLMA the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa. SCOLMA's conference this year look at sports, opening up the opportunity to consider topics such as sporting links with and boycotts of apartheid South Africa, the recent World Cup, development of specific sports in African countries, the relationship of sport and gender, sport and development, sport and society, and sport and imperialism.
CALL FOR PAPERS: SPORT IN AFRICA: HISTORY, POLITICS AND THE ARCHIVE
Proposals are sought for a one day conference to be organised by SCOLMA, the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa.
Date: Wednesday 29 June 2011
Venue: The National Archives, Kew, London
We are interested in proposals from librarians, archivists and academic researchers on any aspect of the history and politics of sport in Africa, from any period, particularly those that focus on sources, whether printed, manuscript or audio-visual, including memorabilia.
Please send proposals (max. 200 words) to:
Lucy McCann
Secretary, SCOLMA,
Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House
Lucy.mccann@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2011
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