From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Tue Sep 20 2005 - 21:13:59 UTC
>From: Steve McCluskey <scmcc_at_WVU.EDU>
>Reply-To: History of Astronomy Discussion Group <HASTRO-L_at_LISTSERV.WVU.EDU>
>To: HASTRO-L_at_LISTSERV.WVU.EDU
>Subject: [HASTRO-L] First Announcement Ghana Workshop March 2006
>Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:39:33 -0400
>
> Jarita Holbrook has asked that this conference announcement be
>posted on HASTRO-L. This conference should open new ground in the largely
>unexplored area of African archaeo- and ethnoastronomy.
>
>Steve McCluskey
>
>
>First Announcement
>
>The First Workshop on Theories, Methods, and Future Collaborations in
>African Cultural Astronomy
>March 27- April1, 2006
>Cape Coast, Ghana
>Cultural Astronomy is an interdisciplinary research area that encompasses
>the many relationships between humans and the sky including
>archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy, history of astronomy, and how astronomy
>has inspired humanistic expressions. The Edward Bouchet Abdus Salaam
>Institute, the National Society of Black Physicists, the University of
>Nigeria, and the University of Cape Coast announce the first workshop on
>the cultural astronomy of Africa.
>
>Call for Papers and Indication of Interest
>The organizers are seeking abstracts for presentations on the latest
>research results and reports of projects in progress. Abstracts should be
>less than 500 words and should clearly state your research hypothesis,
>method of data collection, and major results. We are interested in literary
>studies, artistic analysis, oral histories, archaeological, and
>anthropological research. Abstracts can be written in any language, but a
>translation into English should be included. Abstracts are due December 1st
>, 2005, with notification of acceptance by January 1st , 2006. If you are
>interested in attending the workshop please send an email to Dr. Holbrook,
>holbrook_at_u.arizona.edu
>
>Cape Coast, Ghana, and the March 29th Eclipse
>This workshop coincides with the total solar eclipse that passes directly
>over Cape Coast, Ghana, on March 29th. Viewing the eclipse will be the
>focus of March 29th, a celestial event that has been acknowledged in a
>variety of ways in African cultures. Cape Coast is famous for its beaches,
>resorts, slave castles, and their university. Cape Coast is within an hour
>of the Kakum animal reserve with its seven suspension bridges in the
>treetops that allow visitors to view the animals below. Ghana is an English
>speaking country. Visas are required for international travelers.
>
>Abstracts should be mailed or faxed to:
>Dr. Jarita Holbrook
>Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology
>Haury Anthropology Building Room 316
>University of Arizona
>Tucson, AZ 85721-0030
>USA
>FAX: 1+520-621-9608
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