Cultures in Motion:
The Africa Connection

Conference Program
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International and Interdisciplinary Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Feb. 6-9, 2003

During the spring semester 2003, the University of Tennessee will engage in a multitude of Africa related activities and events that range from an African Art Exhibit and scholar residencies on campus to a host of outreach and cultural events, including the North-American premiere of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka's play "Oyedipo at Kolhuni," a modern adaptation of Sophocles' "Oedipus at Colonus." Performance dates are Feb. 7-22, 2003, and conference participants will have the opportunity to reserve tickets for the premiere on Friday, Feb. 7, or the performance on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003.

The overall theme for the Africa-Semester at the University of Tennessee is "At Home in Africa - Africa at Home: Celebrating African Art, Literature and Performance," and it is one of our goals to focus on the interrelatedness of African and non-African cultures world-wide and over time.

As part of the Africa Semester at the University of Tennessee, we will hold an interdisciplinary and international conference entitled "Cultures in Motion: The Africa Connection."

During the conference we plan to focus on:

• How Africans and African elements have influenced the cultural production in the Diaspora world-wide,
• How African musicians, writers, performers, and artists reflect non-African (cultural) influences in their works,
• How processes of cultural contact and influence are perceived and interpreted: as an enrichment or as a development that will ultimately lead to the erosion of unique and distinct cultural traditions.