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SUMMARY:Roundtable: Digital Publics and Counterpublics in Africa - Harri E
 nglund (Cambridge)\, Florence Brisset-Foucault (Paris-Sorbonne)\, Duncan O
 manga (Moi University\, Kenya)
DTSTART:20160203T170000Z
DTEND:20160203T183000Z
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DESCRIPTION:This roundtable discussion marks the launch of a call for pape
 rs for a project on Digital Publics and Counterpublics in Africa (coordina
 ted by George Karekwaivanane\, Stephanie Diepeveen and Sharath Srinivasan)
 . Roundtable speakers will reflect on key themes that the project addresse
 s.\n\nSummary of the Call for Papers:\n \nOver the last decade Africa has 
 been experiencing what has commonly been referred to as a 'digital revolut
 ion' driven in no small measure by the rapid spread of mobile telephony. H
 owever\, scholarly research has struggled to keep pace with these fast cha
 nging and diverse developments\, as well as their attendant social\, polit
 ical and economic impacts. This Special Issue\, intended for submission to
  the Journal of Eastern African Studies\, takes up this challenge to under
 stand how the rapid spread of digital technology is reshaping social\, pol
 itical and economic life in Eastern and Central Africa. In particular\, it
  focuses on the range of publics and counterpublics that have been convoke
 d by means of digital media. We invite paper proposals from a range of dis
 ciplines\, including (but not limited to) politics\, media studies\, histo
 ry and anthropology. \n\nIf you are interested in contributing to the spec
 ial issue\, please submit your proposed title\, with an abstract of 300-50
 0 words to digitalpublics@gmail.com by 29 February 2016.\n\nFurther detail
 s: https://www.academia.edu/19685195/Digital_Publics_and_Counterpublics_in
 _Africa_-_Call_for_Papers\n\n
LOCATION:Room S2\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, C
 B3 9DT
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