The Lagos Studies Association

3rd Annual Lagos Conference

Theme: Futurity in Lagos Scholarship, the Arts, Advocacy, and Social Enterprise

University of Lagos

June 21-23, 2018

Established in 2017, the Lagos Studies Association is an international, interdisciplinary organization of academic and non-academic practitioners whose interest focus on Lagos and its peoples. Our members include scholars, students, activists, artists, teachers, donors, policymakers, and development professionals. Through exchanges between academic and non-academic practitioners, we anticipate deepening the rigor of contemporary scholarship as well as encouraging the integration of critical and thought-provoking questions into non-academic projects on Lagos. The LSA achieves its mission by:

1. Promoting cutting-edge scholarship and access to key debates in Lagos studies.
2. Forming sustained cross-disciplinary conversations among scholars who are working on Lagos from different topical and methodological standpoints.
3. Encouraging sustained intellectual exchanges between scholarly theorizations of issues in Lagos studies and the work of non-academic practitioners working in related fields.
4. Facilitating exchanges between scholars and practitioners to deepen the rigor of contemporary scholarship on Lagos.
5.  Encouraging the network of scholars and practitioners through our annual conference and other avenues such as workshops, seminars, and roundtables.
6.  Through professionalization workshops for graduate students, shape and support the development of emerging scholars.
7. Collaborating with institutions and similar associations across the world to promote the study of cities through conferences, seminars, symposia, and other professional avenues.
8. Aiding research of members by awarding research and travel grants.
9. Publishing a yearly electronic Bulletin/Newsletter highlighting the works of academic and non-academic practitioners of Lagos.

The Lagos Studies Association is pleased to release the final schedule and sign-up form for the pre-conference seminar and workshop of the 3rd Lagos Conference. This event is free and open to everyone. However, registration is required. All sessions will hold at the Faculty of Management Sciences (formerly Faculty of Business Administration), University of Lagos on June 19 and 20. We will provide free breakfast, lunch, and dinner on both days. The main Conference will hold at the same venue between June 21 and 23. Link to the online registration form can be found at the end of this message.

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Day 1: June 19

8:00-8:45
Breakfast

9:00-10:30: Room 11a
Graduate School Experience: Europe and South Africa
Topics
Identifying suitable graduate program
Writing your proposal
Applying for funding and choosing a supervisor
Adjusting to a new academic culture
Conducting fieldwork
Writing your dissertation and preparing for the job market

Facilitators
Damilola Adebayo (University of Cambridge)
Adedamola Seun Adetiba (Rhodes University)
Bamidele Aly (Panthéon-Sorbonne University)
Eniola Boluwaduro (University of Bayreuth)
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10:30-12:00: Room 11a
Academic Book Publishing in the United States
Topics
Developing a book-length project
Choosing a publisher: Difference between academic and trade presses
Writing your book proposal
Peer-review process
What is the difference between a dissertation/thesis and a book manuscript?
Turning your thesis into a book manuscript

Facilitator
Saheed Aderinto (Western Carolina University)
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12:00- 1:30: Room 11a
Professional Matters and Academic Writing
Topics
How to network at conferences and other academic gatherings
Soliciting for letters of recommendation and research support
Plagiarism and how to avoid it
Conducting literature review and making solid argument
Oral interview and fieldwork
Quality academic writing

Facilitator
Abosede George (Barnard College – Columbia University)

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1:30-2:30
Lunch
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3:00-4:30: Room 11a
Graduate School Experience: North America

Topics
Preparing for the Graduate Record Examination and the Test of English as Foreign Language
Choosing graduate program and writing statement of purpose
Coursework
Qualifying exam and reading concentration
Adjusting to a new academic culture
Conducting fieldwork
Writing your dissertation and preparing for the job market

Moderator
Abosede George (Barnard College-Columbia University)

Facilitators
Gabriel Bamgbose (Rutgers University)
Tosin Gbogi (Tulane University)
Abdulbasit Kassim (Rice University)
Dipo Oyeleye (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Olusegun Soetan (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

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4:30-6:00: Room 14
Pedagogy of Teaching

Topics
Developing a teaching philosophy
Designing syllabus: Course objectives and goals
Reading list and access to teaching materials
Technology
Classroom management
Teaching Demonstration

Facilitator
Saheed Aderinto (Western Carolina University)
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6:00-7:00
Dinner

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Day 2: June 20
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8:00-9:00
Breakfast
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9:30-11:00: Room 11a
Academic Journal Publishing (Open only to LSA Fellows)
Topics
The life-cycle of a journal article
Identifying the right journal
Formulating the research agenda
Entering the scholarly conversation
Choosing a good title
The importance of the abstract
Making the intervention
Thinking about the reader’s location
The review process, from submission to final product
Realistic and unrealistic expectations about publishing

Facilitators
Karin Barber (University of Birmingham)
Carli Coetzee (Journal of African Cultural Studies)
Rotimi Fasan (Osun State University)

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9:30-11:00: Room 11b
Predoctoral/Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Topics
Sourcing information on fellowship
Writing proposal
Letter of recommendation and application requirements
Financial and professional reward of fellowship
Overall benefit of fellowship to professional development

Facilitators
Modupe Adeleye-Animashaun (Next Generation Social Science in Africa Fellow/University of
Ibadan)
Mosunmola Adeojo (Fulbright Foreign Language Program, Yale University/University of Lagos)
Mufutau Jimoh (Fellow, African Humanities Program of the American Council of Learned
Society/Federal University-Birnin-Kebbi)
Rosemary Popoola (African Doctoral Academy Fellow, South Africa/Covenant University)

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9:30-11:00: Room 12a
Postdoctoral Fellowship and Residency Program

Topics
Developing proposal and research agenda
Adjusting to new academic culture
Networking and professional development
Conducting research and writing away from home
Financial and professional rewards
Overall benefit of fellowship to professional development

Facilitators
Gbemisola Animasaun (Africa-Oxford Initiative Fellow, University of Oxford/University of Ilorin)
Jendele Hungbo (Cadbury Fellow, University of Birmingham/Bowen University)
Senayon Olaoluwa (The Nordic Africa Institute Fellow, Sweden/University of Ibadan)
Tunde Opeibi (Alexander von Humboldt Fellow/University of Lagos)
Yetunde Zaid (Senior Fulbright Fellow, University of California- Los Angeles/University of Lagos)

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Break
11:00-11:45
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11: 45-1:15: Room 14
Grant Writing
Topics
Identifying a fundable research
Writing research proposal and preparing budget
Identifying prospective funders for your project
Conducting research
Communicating outcome of research through presentation and publishing
Writing report

Facilitators
Elodie Apard (The French Institute for Research in Africa, IFRA-Nigeria)
Emilie Guitard (The French Institute for Research in Africa, IFRA-Nigeria)

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1:30-2:30
Lunch
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2:45-4:15: Room 14
Academic Journal Publishing (Open to everyone)

Topics
The life-cycle of a journal article
Identifying the right journal
Formulating the research agenda
Entering the scholarly conversation
Choosing a good title
The importance of the abstract
Making the intervention
Thinking about the reader’s location
The review process, from submission to final product
Realistic and unrealistic expectations about publishing

Facilitators
Karin Barber (University of Birmingham)
Carli Coetzee (Journal of African Cultural Studies)
Rotimi Fasan (Osun State University)

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4:30-6:00
Documentary Screening
Makoko: Futures Afloat by Femi Odugbemi
Venue Tayo Aderinokun Lecture Theatre (Beside Unilag Guest House), University
of Lagos

Facilitator
Femi Odugbemi (Filmmaker and Director)

Moderator
Añulika Agina (Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos)
Dinner
6:00-7:00

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVb4-20wTvSG-9ZpK14zDI5SwEY5HXLaQ9Jm9oa0CYVEZI6Q/viewform?c=0&w=1