Presented By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
American Portuguese Studies Association 11th International Conference
Democracy in Question: What Does and What Can Culture Accomplish?
In recent years, scholars and pundits have begun talking about a “democratic recession.” For the first time since the early 2000s, the rate of democratic expansion worldwide has slowed and even receded. Some of the reasons suggested for this recession have been a disillusionment with the prevailing democratic models that, for all their benefits, often limit popular participation. The banner of participatory democracy has been hoisted by social movements, by scholars from different disciplines and has also made an appearance in cultural production. This conference proposes to look into what role culture plays in broaching possible crises of the democratic model, how culture participates in the discussion of current democratic models in the cultural and linguistic spheres, and how culture can strengthen and/or expand democracy. The concept of democracy is understood here as a broad umbrella theme that implies different paradigms of belonging and social inclusion and applies to various disciplines.
Keynote speakers will include: Alexandra Lucas Coelho (Portuguese writer), Luiz Ruffato (Brazilian writer), Sidney Chalhoub (Brazilian historian, Harvard University), and Kalaf Epalanga (Angolan-Portuguese writer and musician)
The full conference schedule and registration information are available on the APSA website:
http://apsa.us/apsa-international-conference-2018/
English/Portuguese
Keynote speakers will include: Alexandra Lucas Coelho (Portuguese writer), Luiz Ruffato (Brazilian writer), Sidney Chalhoub (Brazilian historian, Harvard University), and Kalaf Epalanga (Angolan-Portuguese writer and musician)
The full conference schedule and registration information are available on the APSA website:
http://apsa.us/apsa-international-conference-2018/
English/Portuguese
Co-Sponsored By
- The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Rackham Graduate School
- Center for European Studies
- International Institute
- Women's and Gender Studies Department
- Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
- African Studies Center
- Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Center for World Performance Studies
- U-M Office of Research
- Department of Linguistics
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