CALL FOR PAPERS
'BLACK MIGRATIONS' Symposium
Thursday, February 20, 2020
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Presented by the Department of Black Studies and Department of Statistics, University of Missouri, Columbia
Migration has played a central role in the histories of Africans and their descendants. For some, migration was entirely voluntary while others were forced to move due to violence, political destabilization, ecological degradation, or other upheavals. Black migrations have also resulted in more diverse and stratified interracial populations that have reshaped the societies of the receiving areas. In more recent periods, scholars have begun exploring the impact out-migration and return migration have had on the development and stability of various majority black societies. In addition, scholars, students, and community organizers have been examining the relation between relocation, voting, and democracy.
This one-day symposium will examine black migrations to include relocations within and beyond the US. Symposium organizers seek papers that discuss various periods and streams of migration that have shaped the histories and contemporary realities of African people and their descendants. Papers exploring the impacts and importance of migration on black populations from all time periods and geographic locations are welcome, including new statistical methods for inference on such problems.
Papers will be presented in English. Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes in order to allow time for questions and discussion. Please submit an abstract (Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word) of no more than 250 words to the symposium organizers D.A. Dunkley (dunkleyd@missouri.edu) and Christopher Wikle (wiklec@missouri.edu). Abstract deadline: November 20, 2019. Notification date: December 1, 2019.
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Christopher Wikle
Curators Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Statistics
University of Missouri
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