The Ife Humanities Conference 2015 is an Annual International Faculty of Arts Conference.

 

Date:               March 23rd – 26th 2015

Venue:            Conference Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

 

THEME: The Humanities and the Challenges of Development in Africa

 

SUB-THEMES:

 

• African Development and the Burden of History

• Philosophy and the Challenges of Development in Africa

• Cinema and the Challenges of Development in Africa

• Contemporary African Literature and the Challenges of Development in Africa

• Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustenance in Africa

• Human Resource Development in Africa

• Political administration and Development in Africa

• Religion and the Challenges of Development in Africa

• Technology and Language Learning and Teaching in Africa

• The Place of the Performing Arts in Development

• Sports, Physical and Health Education of Development in Africa

• Gender and Development in Africa

• The Law and the Challenges of Development in Africa

 

Keynote Speaker

 

Professor Kofi Anyidoho, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

 

Plenary Speakers

 

• Professor M.E.M. Kolawole, Kwara State University, Malete

• Prof Christopher Olubunmi Oshun, Lagos State University, Ojo

 

Workshop on Proposal Writing (25th March 2015)

Distinguished fellows of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) will anchor a workshop on Proposal Writing. This is an interactive mentoring session designed especially for young academics. The invited facilitators and past beneficiaries of the African Humanities Program (AHP) grants will share their experiences, answer queries and give tips on how to win AHP grants and other international research awards.

 

 

Host                                                                                 Chief Host

Prof L. O. Adewole                                                          Prof Bamitale Omole

Dean Faculty of Arts                                                        Vice Chancellor