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South-North Griots Summit

Connecting Culturally Diverse Spoken Word Artists
across the Americas

Harbourfront Centre, Toronto , Canada
May 28 - 31, 2015


Submit a Proposal 

FOCUS


The SOUTH-NORTH GRIOTS SUMMIT will connect a culturally diverse pan-continental community of artists, presenters and practitioners in order to engage in performance and dialogue, and actively transform the narrative defining our art of Spoken Word. With reference to the lineage of the Griot as storyteller, poet, musician, community documentarian, cultural voice and sociopolitical commentator, the discourse will centre on Spoken Word as an agent of social change, and a catalyst in the shaping of contemporary identity. The Summit will examine historical traditions, explore new arts practices, and envision future movements throughout the Diaspora. The Summit focuses on developing global networks connecting African Canadian and international artists of African, Caribbean, Central/South American, and Indigenous culture and heritage.



We are inviting Proposals for paper presentations & interactive workshop sessions

addressing the following Themes:

Spoken word & Arts education

Spoken Word Art and community development 

Spoken Word Form & Function Across the Americas
Spoken word & Multidisciplinary Art Forms

Spoken Word, Activism & Social Change

Spoken Word, Technology & Media in a Networked Society

Spoken Word and the Griot Tradition in the

Contemporary Diaspora


Stage to Page to Screen: Spoken Word in Film and Video 


SUBMIT A CONFERENCE PROPOSAL*

Please submit an Abstract of your proposal, which includes TITLE OF PROPOSAL; PRESENTATION TYPE (paper, workshop); SUMMARY (descriptive outline of theme, content, outcomes, 150-200 words max.); PRESENTER BIO (30 words max.); and, CONTACT INFO (e.g. email, address, website, social media links).

SUBMIT A SPOKEN WORD VIDEO OR FILM

Please submit: ONLINE LINK (e.g. Youtube, Vimeo) to Video Poem/Film; ARTIST/DIRECTOR BIO (30 words max.); and, CONTACT INFO (e.g. email, address, website, social media links).

EMAIL PROPOSALS TO :


Griotsnetwork@gmail.com with Subject heading "SNGS 2015 Call For Proposals"

DEADLINE:


JANUARY 30, 2015

NOTES:


Those who cannot attend in person may still submit proposals for potential publication in a collection of Summit presentations.


SUMMIT DETAILS

To learn more about the South-North Griots Summit: SNGRIOTSSUMMIT.weebly.com

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