{"id":7519,"date":"2015-06-11T11:40:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T15:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?page_id=7519"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:53:08","slug":"undergraduate-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/undergraduate-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Undergraduate Conference\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<h3 id=\"carleton-university-institute-of-african-studies-undergraduate-conference\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Carleton University Institute of African Studies Undergraduate Conference<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When<\/strong>: October 17, 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time<\/strong>: All day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Where<\/strong>: Dunton Tower Room 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intended Audience:<\/strong> Anyone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:carleton.iassa@gmail.com\">carleton.iassa@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Facebook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Carleton-University-IAS-Undergraduate-Conference-1583055918614587\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">Page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/carleton-university-ias-undergraduate-conference-tickets-18661329539\" target=\"_blank\">Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"view-biographies-of-students\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/undergraduate-conference\/biographies\/\">View biographies of students!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Institute of African Studies (<a title=\"Homepage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?cu-homepage=homepage\" target=\"_blank\">IAS<\/a>) at Carleton University is hosting its first Undergraduate research conference on 17th of October 2015. This event is&nbsp;organized by the Institute of African Studies Students Association (IASSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal of this one-day interdisciplinary conference is to provide a platform for future researchers in the field of African Studies. Topics that will be presented on that day&nbsp;will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Globalization, Popular and Youth Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Population, Displacement, Migration and Land<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critiques of Imperialism, Colonialism and the Slave Trade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natural Resources and International Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Race, Identity, and Diaspora<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crime, Security, and Political Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environment and Conservation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/carleton-university-ias-undergraduate-conference-tickets-18661329539\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/register-button.jpg\" alt=\"Register Button\" class=\"wp-image-7523\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be&nbsp;guest-speakers, cultural components, and an environment that fosters the kind of support and encouragement that undergraduate students treasure. It will also include lunch and coffee breaks&nbsp;will be provided throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference will take place in the Carleton University&#8217;s Discover Centre on the fourth floor of the MacOdrum Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For directions, here is&nbsp;a link to our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/map\/\" target=\"_blank\">campus map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For general information, please email the organizing committee at: <a href=\"mailto:carleton.iassa@gmail.com\">carleton.iassa@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/PreliminaryProgrammePDF.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"408\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/PreliminaryProgrammePDF-400x408.jpeg\" alt=\"Conference Programme\" class=\"wp-image-7987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/PreliminaryProgrammePDF-400x408.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/PreliminaryProgrammePDF-160x163.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/PreliminaryProgrammePDF-240x245.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/PreliminaryProgrammePDF-768x783.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/PreliminaryProgrammePDF-360x367.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/PreliminaryProgrammePDF.jpeg 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on image to see full programme poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University Institute of African Studies Undergraduate Conference View biographies of students! 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