The 5th Annual International Conference of the African Association for the Study of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AASIKS) will take place from Wednesday 23rd October 2019 – Friday, 25th October 2019
The upcoming 2019 AASIKS conference will take place at the University of Venda, Thohoyandou, Limpopo, South Africa
The Conference Theme: IKS as an agent of decolonization and transformation for socio-economic development in Africa. The first call is now open for the submission of abstracts for papers (short, long, roundtable, symposium and poster on the following subthemes:
One: Education and Decolonization
Relevance of IKS in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Language and Art (STEMLA) education
Challenges and prospects of implementing IKS policies in the education system
STEMLA education a secret weapon of Western Imperialism?
Two: Implementation and Practice
Exemplars of IKS integration practices in medical, agricultural and environmental sciences
IKS and biodiversity in Africa
Ubuntu and communalism in African society
¬Three: Philosophy and Sociology
IKS and African identity
IKS and African cultural survival
Advancing the debate on IKS life-based programs: History, modelling and reflection
Four: IKS and Socio-Economic development
IKS and social entrepreneurship development with inclusive innovation
IKS and knowledge based economy
IKS and sustainable development
We look forward to your participation.
Additional information:
- Message-from-the-Conference-Chair (2019)
- Amended First Call for Paper-5th Annual International Conference of AASIKS (2019)
- Invite-AASIKS-Flyer-2019-UNIVEN
- AASIKS CONFERENCE 2019 *ACCOMMODATION ALTERNATIVES*