Excursion
Excursion to Historical sites in Lagos: N1, 500 (Optional)
It is expected that participants interested in excursion will take a trip to historical sites in Badagry such as the First story building in Nigeria, the relics of slave trade in Nigeria. The palace of Akran of Badagry, etc

Ìwàlewà omo ènìyàn

Theme:
Traditional festivals in Yorùbá land and in Diaspora: Documentation, Preservation and Protection

Sub-themes include but not limited to the following:

1. Traditional religious festivals and modernity
2. Traditional religious festivals and documentation
3. The Sociology of traditional religious festivals.
4. Traditional Religious festivals and orality
5. Traditional religious festivals ns popular culture
6. Traditional Religious festivals and spirituality.
7. Traditional Religious festivals and African Literatures
8. Traditional Religious festival and Social Capital
9. Traditional Religious festival and Imported Faiths
10. Traditional Religious festival and Tourism
11. Traditional Religious festival and History
12. Traditional Religious festival and Gender issues.
13. Traditional Religious festival, medicine and healing
14. Traditional Religious festival and the Diaspora
15. Traditional Religious festival and Music
16. Traditional Religious festival and oral genres(poetry, prose and drama)
17. Traditional Religious festival and Yoruba language revitalization
18. Traditional Religious festival and advertising.

The list is endless.

Participants
It is expected that the conference will bring together scholars, researchers and practitioners to present their research findings and views, towards the documentation, preservation, protection and re-orientation of people’s perception of the Yorùbá traditional festivals. Scholars in Yorùbá Studies, African Traditional Religions, Sociology, Anthropology, History, African Literature, Archaeology, Ethnography, Linguistics, Music, Performing/Theatre Arts, Cultural Studies, and so forth, will congregate at the Lagos State University in August 2011.  It is expected that the conference will also draw scholars and practitioners from vast Diaspora of the Yoruba and around the world.

Submission of Abstract

Abstracts may be submitted in English or Yorùbá by email (word attachment or PDF is preferred) to the following:

yorubatradconf@lasunigeria.org