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Conference Announcement Theme: Contributions to African Phenomenology Type: International Colloquium Institution: University of Fort Hare University of Pretoria North-West University Centre for Phenomenology in South Africa (CPSA) Location: Chintsa (South Africa) Date: 5.–6.3.2020 __________________________________________________ African phenomenology is an emerging subfield within the broader domain of African and Africana philosophy. The phenomenological method, with its various approaches to studying the meaning of human experience, has been a cornerstone in the thought of African Philosophers such as Paulin Hountondji, Tsenay Serequeberhan and D.A. Masolo, and proponents of Africana Philosophy such as Frantz Fanon, Lucius Outlaw and Lewis Gordon. While this philosophical approach has most evidently informed such thinkers, their contributions are often ‘siloed’, separated from, or neglected in the larger discursive terrain of African/Africana philosophy, postcolonialism/decolonisation, and the global phenomenology movement. The purpose of this colloquium is to explore contributions of African phenomenology to African/Africana philosophy, postcolonial/decolonial discourse, and deliberations within the international phenomenological community. The event will be centred around four keynote speakers, speaking individually, and with response papers tailored to their specific papers. Keynote speakers: Lewis Gordon (University of Connecticut) Paulin Hountondji (Université Nationale du Bénin) Rozena Maart (University of KwaZulu-Natal) Achille Mbembe (Wits University) Respondents: Chris Allsobrook (University of Fort Hare); Thabang Dladla (University of Limpopo); Louise Du Toit (Stellenbosch University); Patrick Eldridge (University of New Brunswick); Schalk Gerber (Stellenbosch University); Albert Kasanda (Czech Academy of Sciences); M. John Lamola (University of Pretoria); Rianna Oelofsen (University of Fort Hare); Bernard Matolino (University of KwaZulu-Natal); Keo Mbebe (University of Pretoria); Uchenna Okeja (Rhodes University); Abraham Olivier (University of Fort Hare); Alena Rettova (University of London); Justin Sands (North West University); Pedro Tabensky (Rhodes University). Venue: Crawford Beach Lodge in Chintsa, South Africa Organisers: Abraham Olivier (UFH), Justin Sands (NWU), Malesela J. Lamola (UP), Keo Mbebe (UP) Program frame: Day 1: 14:00-14:15 Opening 14:15-16:15 Session one: Achille Mbembe 17:00-19:00 Session two: Rozena Maart Day 2 9:30-11:30: Session three: Paulin Hountondji 13:00-15:00 Session four: Lewis Gordon 15:30-16:30 Session five: Panel discussion with keynotes and summative response by Mogobe Ramose 16:30 Close Contact: Abraham Olivier Department of Philosophy University of Fort Hare Chris Hani Building East London South Africa Email: aoliv...@ufh.ac.za __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________