The Institute for Research on the African Diaspora

in Americas and the Caribbean

and

The CUNY African American Network

WORK IN PROGRESS AT CUNY ON THE AFRICAN DIASPORA:

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE

Save the Date for the 2006 Conference

Friday, October 20, 2006

 Overview:

The  various campuses  of  the  City University  boast  an unusually  large  cohort of individual artists and scholars  in  the humanities,  arts,  and sciences  addressing significant  issues involving  peoples  of  African  descent  in  the  African Diaspora.  Work in Progress at CUNY on the African Diaspora:  An  Interdisciplinary  Conference, cosponsored  by  the  Institute  for  Research  on  the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC)  and  the  CUNY  African  American Network  (CAAN),  has  been  held  biennially  to showcase  their  work  since  the  first  conference  in 1998.   

The  5th Conference  will  be  held  at  the CUNY Graduate  Center  at  365  Fifth  Avenue,  on  Friday, October 20, 2006 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.  The Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC) was founded jointly by The City College of New York (CCNY) and The Graduate Center (GC) of The City University of New York to strengthen the University's capacity to address the African presence in the Americas through scholarly research and public programs. Its mission is to foster understanding and critical interpretation of the history, development, conditions, status, and cultures of the diverse peoples of African descent living in the various societies of the Western Hemisphere. James L. de Jongh (The City College and the Graduate Center) is IRADAC’s director.

The CUNY African-American Network (CAAN) is an organization advocating for black faculty and staff at the City University of New York. Over the last decade, CAAN has voiced strong support for Black Studies, SEEK, College Discovery, Affirmative Action, and Open Admission by sponsoring lecture series, town meetings, luncheons, receptions and Kwanzaa celebrations. Samuel E. Farrell II is CAAN’s president.

For more information, you may contact:

IRADAC - CAAN

James de Jongh, Director IRADAC   *   Email:   JdeJongh@ccny.cuny.edu

Samuel E. Farrell, Director CAAN  *  Email:  samf@lagcc.cuny.edu