Call for Papers

 

2nd UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST FACULTY OF ARTS COLLOQUIUM
THEME: THE HUMANITIES AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN HEALTH
DATE: 21ST – 23RD MARCH, 2016

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

The Faculty of Arts of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, University of Cape Coast is organizing its second colloquium to pool intellectual resources that will contribute immensely to knowledge and policy formulation related to the Humanities and indigenous knowledge in health. It will bring together researchers, academics and experts from the Humanities, Medical Sciences and allied disciplines to disseminate their research findings, share knowledge and contribute to the development of healthcare provision in Ghana and other cultural contexts.

The issue of health has mostly been discussed at forums where the dominant disciplines have been the Sciences. When the individual thinks about health, it is almost always related to medicine. However, it is worthy to note that health is closely related to the Humanities because individuals live in cultures and communicate in varied modes. Apart from orthodox medicine and health-related communication projects, there are also indigenous philosophies that inform non-traditional healthcare.

This Colloquium will draw the attention of researchers and healthcare providers to the needs of the people regarding indigenous health needs and provision of healthcare. It is very important for societies to relate healthcare provision to indigenous practices, beliefs and knowledge. That is why this Colloquium could be seen as important and relevant to the achievement of the development goals of all countries, especially the developing ones like Ghana.

Original research papers are invited from interested researchers in the Humanities, Medical Sciences, Development Studies and Indigenous health practice. The papers may interrogate issues that link Humanities, Medical Sciences and Development Studies and indigenous health. The proposals must not have been previously submitted to any other conference, colloquium, or for publication. Find below the subthemes.

SUB-THEMES:
  1. Communication and Indigenous Health Practice
  2. Historical perspectives in Health
  3. Translation and Indigenous Health Communication
  4. Law and Indigenous Health Practice
  5. The Arts and Indigenous Health Practice
  6. Religion, Spirituality and Indigenous Health
  7. Literacy and Indigenous Health Practice
  8. The Media, Commercialization and Indigenous Health Practice
  9. Health and Indigenous Knowledge
  10. Music, Dance, Health and Wellbeing
  11. Indigenous Knowledge and Reproductive Health

INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS
ABSTRACTS:
Abstracts between 250 and 300 words should be submitted electronically as MSWord and PDF attachments. For the sake of consistency, the colloquium recommends that abstracts are presented in SINGLE LINE spacing, using TIMES NEW ROMAN and 12 POINT-SIZE FONT. Authors should provide five keywords and indicate the sub-theme under which their papers fall. Authors should also provide their institution of affiliation and contact details including full name as well as email address and telephone number. 
COMPLETED PAPERS:
Finished papers should be between 3000 and 5000 words and presented electronically as MSWord and PDF attachments. Completed papers should be presented in DOUBLE LINE spacing, using TIMES NEW ROMAN and 12 POINT-SIZE FONT. Authors are also required to use the APA Reference Style and foot or end notes should not be included. Headings should not be numbered.

DEADLINES:
Submission of Abstracts: 5th December, 2015.
Response to Abstracts: 30th December, 2015.
Submission of Full Papers: 25th April, 2016.
CONFERENCE FEES
  1. Presenters
    1. Lecturers/Researchers:            GHS 350.00 or US dollar equivalent
    2. Students:                                 GHS 180.00 or US dollar equivalent
  2. Non Presenters:                                   GHS 180.00 or US dollar equivalent
Conference fee includes: conference materials, meals (lunch), snacks and cocktail (and a copy of the published proceedings for presenters) 

IMPORTANT CONTACTS:
Please send abstracts, completed papers and enquiries to:
1. arts.confab@ucc.edu.gh
2. facartsucc@gmail.com
3. foacolloquium.blogspot.com (Visit the website for details)

Download Call for Papers HERE




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