Call for Papers
Submit Your Proposal
48th NYASA Annual Conference · SUNY Geneseo · October 30–31, 2026
Deadline: August 30, 2026
conference@nyasa.org
— Topics of Interest
We Welcome Proposals On
Diaspora engagement & transnational networks
Migration, mobility & transnational Africa
Decolonizing knowledge & African epistemologies
Governance, democracy & political transformation
Technology, innovation & economic development
AI and African Languages
Ethnolinguistics in transnational African contexts
Transnational identities & knowledge systems
Gender, youth & social transformation
Education and African futures
Culture, arts & global African expression
Proposal Formats Accepted
Individual Papers
Panel Proposals
Roundtables
Workshops
Individual Paper Submissions Must Include:
✓ Title of paper
✓ 250–300 word abstract
✓ Author name(s) and institutional affiliation
✓ Email contact information
✓ Title of paper
✓ 250–300 word abstract
✓ Author name(s) and institutional affiliation
✓ Email contact information