Call for Papers
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
TROPICAL KNOWLEDGE IN MOZAMBIQUE: HISTORY, MEMORY AND SCIENCE
IICT – AHU, 24- 26 OCTOBER 2012
The INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS TROPICAL KNOWLEDGE IN MOZAMBIQUE: HISTORY,
MEMORY AND SCIENCE is the result of the collaboration between research teams pertaining
to various projects of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (IICT), funded by the
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) in the context of the the History of Science
Programme. It intends to present studies and data based upon research in progress in
different academic disciplines, part of which was produced in collaboration with Mozambican
institutions.
In the context of East Africa, Mozambique stands at the crossroads of Oriental and Western
influences, and occupies an intermediate place between the Indian and Atlantic oceans, which
is borne out by the growing number of research and development projects. The International
Conference will serve as a platform in order to provide greater visibility for academic
researchers and their work, and thereby promote wider interest in the country while taking
into account the role played by scientific research in its development.
The International Conference will give priority to comparative and interdisciplinary
approaches that take into account historical, anthropological, sociological, cultural, economic,
political, biological and environmental perspectives, including technical aspects of the
preservation of its cultural heritage and collective memory. The meeting expects to
provide a historical perspective on local, regional and global issues, as well as recognizing
the importance of indigenous and scientific knowledge in present day Mozambique. The
International Conference will also include an exhibition of archival documents and objects
which testifies to and reflects upon the diversity and multidisciplinary nature of the meeting’s
approach while providing insights into the wealth of sources used by researchers for their work
on and in the country.
The meeting intends to contribute towards a better understanding of the past and present
situation of Mozambique, in order to help identify certain problems and chalenges and discuss
possible solutions.
Proposed topics:
Cultural and Scientific Heritage
Pre-Colonial History, Occupation and Slavery
Colonialism, Territory and Frontiers
Scientific Expeditions and Colonial Anthropology
Decolonization and Independence
Ethnobotany and Indigenous Medicine
Biodiversity, Management and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Health and Nutrition
Climate Change and Associated Risks
Architecture and urbanization
Literature, Culture and Education
Development Policies and Cooperation
Organising Committee
Ana Canas (AHU – IICT)
Ana Cristina Roque (IICT)
Ana Ribeiro (IICT)
Conceição Casanova (IICT)
Eugénia Rodrigues (Centro de História – IICT)
Rui Figueira (JBT – IICT)
Vítor Rosado Marques (IICT)
Scientific Committee
Adelaide Agostinho (CIDE - Moçambique)
Alfaro Cardoso (IICT)
Ana Vaz Milheiro (ISCTE-IUL e Universidade Autónoma)
Ana Canas (AHU – IICT)
Ana Cristina Roque (IICT)
Ana Morgado (IICT)
Amélia Souto (CEA - Centro de Estudos Africanos / UEM -Moçambique)
Amílcar Soares (IST-UTL / Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa)
Clara Landeiro (UNDP- United Nation Development Program – African Adaptation Program
(AAP-Moz) / Moçambique)
Cláudia Castelo (IICT)
Eduardo Medeiros (Universidade de Évora)
Eugénia Rodrigues (Centro de História – Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical)
Isabel Amaral (FCT-UNL - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
José Fialho (CEA / ISCTE-IUL e Universidade Lusófona)
José Mucombo (IMAF - Instituto do Mar e das Fronteiras / Moçambique)
Joel Tembe (AHM – Arquivo Histórico de Moçambique/ Moçambique)
José Capela (Universidade do Porto)
Luís Goulão (IICT)
Maria Manuel Romeiras (JBT – IICT)
Olga Silva (FF-UL / Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa)
Paulo Ferrinho (IHMT- Instituto de Higiéne e Medicina Tropical da Universidade Nova de
Lisboa)
Regina Cruz (IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature / Moçambique)
Rui Figueira (JBT – IICT)
Salomão Bandeira (DCB -Departamento de Ciências Biológicas / UEM -Moçambique)
Vítor Rosado Marques (IICT)
V. Zamparoni (Universidade Federal da Baía)
Secretariat
Isabel Lacerda
Laura Domingues
Lívia Ferrão
Teresa Vilela
Promotion and Communication
Jean Pierre Contzen, ARB e ACL
Jorge Braga de Macedo, IICT, ACL e ARB
Rui Malhó, ACL
Teresa Albino, IICT
Designer
Tiago Ribeiro
Contacts:
[email protected]
IICT/DCH: +351 213600580/1/2
The International Conference is open to all interested parties, researchers and the general
public. Paper proposals should be submitted, in English or Portuguese, to the following e-mail
address [email protected]. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 15th Mayl
2012; notifications of acceptance will be sent out by the 15th June. Maximum allotted time for
presentations is 20 mins.
Rules of the submission of paper proposals:
Abstracts in English or Portuguese, of between 300 and 500 words (Font: Calibri 11; 1,5 line
spacing and double space between paragraphs) including between 2 and 5 keywords.
Proposals should include name of author, institutional affiliation and e-mail address.
Registration is mandatory and free; the organizers of the International Conference cannot
provide funding for travel and accommodation expenses.