Announcements

CONFERENCE ON BLACK WOMEN IN AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA: The Afro-American Studies and Research Program at the University of Illinois/Champaign (UIUC) will host an international and interdisciplinary conference on black women in Africa and the African Diaspora, 1-4 June 2000, and is seeking panel and paper proposals that address the broad topics of identity, culture, and politics, in both the historical and contemporary lives of black women in Africa and the African Diaspora. Deadline for one-page paper abstract and/or panel proposals is 15 August 1999. For further information, contact:

Alice Deck, BWAAD Conference chair
Afro-American Studies and Research Program
University of Illinois
1201 West Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801
tel.: 217-333-7781
fax: 217-244-4809
e-mail: a-deck@uiuc.edu

AFRICA ON THE CUSP OF THE 21ST CENTURY: Thelma Ravell-Pinto and Brieuc-Yves Cadat are guest-editing a special number of Thamyris on the theme "Africa on the Cusp of the 21st Century." The issue will provide a forum for a variety of scholarly and creative explorations of the African physical, ideological, emotional, and intellectual space. For further information, please contact:

Editors of Thamyris
c/o Nanny de Vries
Najade Press
PO Box 75933, 1070 AX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
fax: +31-20-679-8874
e-mail: thamyris@wxs.nl or najade@wxs.nl