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1ST INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF AFRICANA WOMANISM CONFERENCE

(ICAW)

UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

27 - 29 OCTOBER 2010

UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE; FACULTY OF ARTS, HUMANITIES LECTURE THEATRES 300 & 500, ROLLO DRIVE

MOUNT PLEASANT, HARARE

REMOVING THE WEDGE, REDISCOURSING FAMILY IN SEARCH OF SUSTAINABLE RENAISSANCE: AFRICANA WOMANISM IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES

PROGRAMME

Day 1: Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Conference Coordinator: Prof. Zifikile Gambahaya

Opening Session: Humanities Lecture Theatre 500

|Main Venue: Humanities Lecture Theatre(HLT) 500 |

|0730-0845 |Registration: HLT500 Foyer / University of Zimbabwe Choir |

|0845-0850 |Invocation: The Reverend Hwata |

|0850-0900 |Welcome Remarks: The Vice Chancellor, UZ, Prof Levi M Nyagura |

|0900-0905 |Introduction of the Honourable Vice President Joice Mujuru by Prof. Pedzisai Mashiri, Dean Faculty of Arts, University of Zimbabwe. |

|0905-0930 |Opening Remarks: Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, The Honourable Joice Teurai Ropa Mujuru |

|0930-0935 |Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Dr. Itai Muwati, Chair: Department of African Languages & Literature; U of Zimbabwe |

|0935-1000 |Keynote Address: “Men & Women:--In It Together: Naming & Defining Self in Ending De-Womanization, De-Feminization & De-Humanization,” Dr. Clenora |

| |Hudson-Weems, Conceptualizer of Africana Womanism, UMC, USA |

|1000-1030 Press Conference |

10:30 - 11:00 Tea Break

Plenary 1: Africana Womanism: Life, History and Africana Cultural Knowledge: HLT 500 (Chair: Dr. Tommy Matshakayile-Ndlovu)

|1100-1120 |Africana Womanism: History and Mission |Dr. Jeanette Davidson, Dir, African/African-American Studies, U of |

| | |Oklahoma; Dr. Mark Christian, Author/Prof, Miami U-Ohio, USA |

|1120-1140 |African Indigenous Technology |Dr Xavier Carelse, SIRDC |

|1140-1200 |Being Afrikan and the Sacredness of Afrikan Womanhood |Prof. Mandivamba Rukuni, Consultant and Motivational Speaker |

|1200-1220 |Africana Womanism: Life, History and African Cultural Knowledge |Professor George P. Kahari: UZ |

|1220-1240 |Domesticating Men: Mupfuhwira (Love Potion) as a Strategy for Transformative Masculinity |Prof Ezra Chitando, World Council of Churches. |

|1240-1300 |And Still We Struggle: Naming and Defining Ourselves as Women in Southern Africa |Professor Rudo Barbara Gaidzanwa, University of Zimbabwe |

|1300-1320 |Dr. John Henrik Clarke and the Sovereign Mind: The Africana Men and Women |Dr. Ahati Toure, Delaware State U, USA |

Lunch Break: 1320 - 1410

Session 1: Reclaiming the African Traditional Education System: Preparing the Youths for Assuming the Torch: HLT 500 (Chair: Dr. Amy Tsanga)

|1410-1430 |Building the Whole Person Through Indigenous Education and Knowledge Systems |Prof. Mararike, U of Zimbabwe |

|1430- 1450 |Confronting the Scourge of Violence Against Women and Girls in Zimbabwe: Implications for the School Curriculum |Dr. A. S. Tsanga, Women’s Law Centre |

|1450-1510 |On Teaching Mathematics and Science to the Black African Girl Child in a Black African School |Dr. Dick Mafuba, Witwaterstrand University: South |

| | |Africa |

|1510-1530 |Integrating Traditional African Education into Current Educational Practices: Suggestions for Primary School Pedagogy |Mr. T. Chinyanganya & Mr. C. Majoni:, Zimbabwe Open U|

|1530-1550 |A Critical Appreciation of the Dual Sex System In Traditional Shona Culture |Dr. Tyanai Charamba & Mrs. Baburah Charamba:, |

| | |Midlands State University |

|1550-1610 |The Image of, and Attitude towards the Female Sex in Traditional Shona Child Socialization |Dr. Godwin Makaudze, Great Zimbabwe U & Ms Ennah |

| | |Sakutai Gudlanga, Zimbabwe Open U |

|1610-1640 |An African Womanism Driven Analysis of Performance Space and Respectability in Colonial Zimbabwe |Mr. Kelvin Chikonzo, University of Zimbabwe |

|1640-1710 |Discussion | |

|1800-2000 |Official Launch of ICAW-UZ Chapter: Great Hall | |

Session 2: Respecting Africana Women: Cultural Bearers, First Teachers and Co-Partners, HLT 300 (Chair: Mrs. Ruby Magosvongwe)

|1410-1430 |Taboos and the Prenatal Period Among the Ndebele: An Africana Womanist Approach |Dr. Thinkwell Ngwenya & Ms. Lindiwe Ndlovu, |

| | |Great Zimbabwe University |

|1430-1450 |The Principle of Relations in Shona Worldview: Beyond Male – Female Categories |Dr. Vimbai Gukwe Chivaura, University of Zimbabwe |

|1450-1510 |African Mother as Pillar in Two Selected Stories in Writing Still (2003) |Aaron Mpondi, University of Zimbabwe |

|1510-1530 |Wife and/or Whore: Depicting African Women in The Last King of Scotland and Blood Diamond |Dr. Nyasha Mboti, University of Zimbabwe |

|1530-1550 |Celebrating Africana Motherhood: The Shona Proverb and the Familial and Social Roles of Mothers |Mr. Michael Mazuru, Great Zimbabwe University |

|1550-1610 |Zimbabwe Women Writers and the Struggle Against HIV/AIDS: An analysis of Light a Candle and Totanga Patsva |Ms. Angeline Masowa & Mrs. Rambisai Chivandikwa |

|1610-1640 |The Woman and Stability in the Shona Family |Prof. Pedzisai Mashiri and Dr. Emmanuel Chabata:, University |

| | |of Zimbabwe |

|1640-1710 |Discussion | |

|1800-2000 |Performances from Africa and Abroad | |

Day 2: Thursday, 28 October 2010

Opening Session: Humanities Lecture Theatre 500

| Main Venue: Humanities Lecture Theatre(HLT) 500 |

|0730-0845 |Registration: HLT500 Foyer |

|0845-0855 |Welcome Remarks: Dean of Arts: Professor Pedzisai Mashiri, UZ |

|0855-0900 |Introduction of the Honourable Minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development, Dr. Olivia Muchena |

|O900-0925 |Opening Remarks: Honourable Minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development, Dr. Olivia Muchena. |

Tea Break: Family Centrality: African Men & Women: Collectively Combating Social Ills: HLT 500 (Chair:Prof. R. Moyana)

|1020-1040 |Understanding and Appreciating the True Africana Womanist |Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems, UMC, USA |

|1040-1100 |Deconstructing Gender Roles in Family Work: A Thesis |Dr. L. R. Mberengwa, Uof Botswana |

|1100-1120 |Stone Builders Rejected: Widows in African Traditional Rituals |Prof. Tabona Shoko:, Uof Zimbabwe |

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|1120-1140 |African and African Diasporan Women “Who Speak their Minds Without Batting an Eyelid’’: Discourses on Womanhood, |Dr. Munashe Furusa, Assoc. Dean , College of Arts & Humanities, |

| |Agency and Gender Relations |California State University-Dominguez Hills, USA |

|1140-1200 |To Be or not to Be: Dignity, Destiny and Africana Womanhood in Jambanja: Representations in the Zimbabwean |Mrs. Ruby Magasvongwe: University of Zimbabwe |

| |post-2000 Fiction Land Narratives | |

|1200-1220 |Africana Womanism: Implications for African and African American Studies Programmes |Dr. Jeanette R. Davidson, University of Oklahoma, USA |

|1220-1240 |Discussion | |

|1240-1310 |Official Launching of The Africana Womanism Journal |Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems (UMC) & Prof. Zifikile Gambahaya (UZ) |

Lunch Break: 1310-1400

Session 4: Africana Womanism in Policy & Curriculum: Mandatory Education for our Children, HLT 500 (Chair: Mr. N. Mavhunga)

|1400-1420 |Africana Womanism and African Proverbs: Theoretical Grounding of Mothering/Motherhood in African Culture |Mr. Tavengwa Gwekwerere, University of Zimbabwe |

|1420-1440 |Challenging Hegemonic Masculinities and Building Sustainable Masculinities in Rural Zimbabwe: Traditional Dare |Mr. Gwatirera Javangwe: University of Zimbabwe |

|1440-1500 |Success Despite the Odds: Realities and Constrictions of Winning the War for Female Talent in School Leadership in |Mr. Chrispen Chiome, Ms. Stephania Manyanye & Mr. Alexander |

| |Zimbabwe |Chabaya, Zimbabwe Open University |

|1500-1520 |Hopes and Hiccups Expressed: Barriers to University Female Teachers Promotion |Ms. Rose Mugweni, Ms. Thelma Dlomo & Mr Tafara Mufanechiya, Great |

| | |Zimbabwe U |

|1520-1540 |The Role of Mentors in the Professional Development of Student Teachers |Ms. Rittah Kasowe, Zimbabwe Open University |

|1540-1600 |Paying of the Bride and Its Impact on the Family Concept among the Shona and the Ndebele in Zimbabwe |Mr. Tendai Mangena & Mr. Sambulo Ndlovu, Great Zimbabwe University |

|1600-1620 |Discussion | |

Session 5: Africana Male-Female Relationships & Genuine Sisterhood: Common Bonds for Establishing & Sustaining Healthy Families,

Humanities Lecture Theatre 300 (Chair: Dr. Ahati Toure)

|1020-1040 |Africana Womanist Practices and Experiences: The Impact of the Shona and the Ndebele Women Worldview |Dr. A. P. Barnett & Dr. T.M Nyajeka, Interdenominational |

| | |Theological College |

|1040-1100 |Restructuring the Gender Conceptual Matrix from an African-centered Perspective: Repudiating the Feminist Ontology |Dr. Itai Muwati, University of Zimbabwe |

|1100-1120 |Shona Tag Questions: A Case of Defeminisation |Dr. P. Mabugu & Ms. Kudzai Gotosa, University of Zimbabwe |

|1120-1140 |Africana Male-Female Relationships and Genuine Sisterhood: A Discussion of Virginia Phiri’s Highway Queen and Chris |Prof. Rosemary Moyana, University of Zimbabwe |

| |Cleave’s The Other Hand | |

|1140-1200 |Lubricating the Engines of Survival Together?: Zimbabwean Men and Women in Conflict and Peace Building from 1980 – 2010. |Ms. Chipo Chirimuuta, Zimbabwe Open University |

|1200-1220 |Our Children are Our Future: Depriving the Girl – Child Education – The Surest Passport to Poverty |Mr. Tichaona Mapolisa, Mr. Nelson Chabvonga, Zimbabwe Open U & |

| | |Mr. Charles Dziro, University of Zimbabwe |

|1220-1240 |Discussion | |

|1240-1310 |Official Launching of the Africana Womanism Journal | |

Lunch Break 1310-1400

Session 6: The True Meaning of Africana Womanism: Total Commitment to Ourselves and Our Future HLT 300 (Chair: Mrs. Margaret Chipara)

|1400-1420 |Resistance and Conformity: Reflections on Africana Womanism in Zimbabwean Theatre—The Case of Three Plays |Mr. Nehemiah Chivandikwa, Mrs. Doricha Mhako-Mutonbodza, Mr. K.Sambo,|

| | |Mrs. Ruth Kandawasvika-Chivandikwa |

|1420-1440 |Sociolinguistic Aspects of Informal Cross-Border Trade in The Gauteng Province of South Africa: An Africana Womanist |Mr. Zvinashe Mamvura, Mr. Kufakunesu, University of Zimbabwe |

| |Perspective | |

|1440-1500 |Negotiating Respectability: White Women in the Public Service of Southern Rhodesia |Mr. Ushehwedu Kufakurinani: University of Zimbabwe |

|1500-1520 |Africana Womanism and Genuine Sisterhood |Candace Murphy, U of Missouri Graduate Student in Social Work, USA |

|1520-1540 |Four Girls and For Girls: An Appreciative Enquiry of the Gender Empowerment and Equity Programs, 2000 – 2010 |Mr. Edmore Mufema, University of Zimbabwe |

|1540-1600 |Nation and Family: Interrogating Africana Womanism in the face of Appropriation of the ‘Woman’ in Nationalist Discourse |Mr. Ngonidzashe Muwonwa, University of Zimbabwe |

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|1600-1620 |Discussion | |

Day 3: Friday, 29 October 2010

Morning: DELEGATES ATTEND GRADUATION

| Main Venue: Humanities Lecture Theatre(HLT) 500 |

|1200-1245 |Registration: HLT500 Foyer |

|1245-1255 |Welcome Remarks: Dean of Education: Professor Rosemary Moyana |

|1255-1300 |Introduction of Honorable Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Thokhozani Khupe by Honourable Dr. Henry Madzorera |

|1300-1325 |Opening Remarks: Honourable Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Thokhozani Khupe |

0930-1000: Tea Break

Session 7 Theme: Africana Womanism, Spirituality, Self-Esteem & The Politics of Economics, HLT 500 (Chair: Dr. Fainos Mangena)

|1330-1350 |Africana Womanism, Spirituality and Our Innate Talents |Dr. Francisca H. Chimhanda, University of South Africa |

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|1410-1430 |The Spiritual Position of Africana Women and the Postcolonial Revolutions |Dr. Wilbert Sadomba, University of Zimbabwe |

|1430-1450 |Beautiful Evil: The Construction of Gender in Creation Myths |Mr. Madlozi Moyo, U of Zimbabwe |

|1450-1510 |African Woman, the Silent Voices in Trade Negotiations |Dr. Charity Manyeruke, U of Zimbabwe |

|1510-1530 |Religion: Is it Opium for Women and Children |Ms. Ethelia Sibanda, Great Zimbabwe U |

|1530-1550 |The Position, Role and Image of Women in Some Shona Traditional Marriages Customs |Dr. Godwin Makaudze, Great Zimbabwe University |

|1550-1610 |Decade of the African Woman: 2010-2020 |Mrs. Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, World YWCA & Mrs. Sheila Matindike, |

| | |YWCA Zimbabwe |

|1610-1630 |The Plight of Children in the Absence of their Parents: Latchkey in Zimbabwe |Ms. Emily Ganga & Mrs. Kudzai Chinyoka, Great Zimbabwe University |

|1800-2000 |Official Launching of the ICAW UZ Chapter and Awards Ceremony (Musical Gala): Great Hall | |

Session 8: HIV/AIDS/Drugs: Facing the Global Problem Together for Africa and the World, HLT 300 (Chair: Mr. Munyaradzi Nyakudya)

|1330-1350 |Herbs and the Tradition of Healing |Dr. O. Carelse, SIRDC |

|1350-1410 |Reproductive Health Challenges in Zimbabwean Women: Perspectives of a Gynecologist |Dr. Chirenje, College of Health Sciences |

|1410-1430 |Cultural Linguistic Strategies in HIV/AIDS Discourse in Shona: A Study of Bindura Hospital |Mr. Taurai Chinyanganya, Zimbabwe Open University |

|1430-1450 |Facilitating Women’s Agency to Survive HIV and AIDS: Insights from Lutanga Shaba’s Secrets of a Woman’s Soul |Mrs. Anna Chitando, Zimbabwe Open University |

|1450-1510 |Ending Poverty: Key to Ending De-womanization, de-feminisation and de-humanization |Mrs. Audrey Charamba, Zimbabwe Women’s Writers Association |

|1510-1530 |Public Transport Stickers: Degrading Zimbabwean Womanhood |Ms. Lindiwe Ndlovu and Dr. Thinkwell Ngwenya, Great Zimbabwe University |

|1530-1550 |Unmasking the Impact of HIV and AIDS on Female Teachers in Masvingo Province |Mr. Paul Mupa, Mr. Chrispen Chiwome, Zimbabwe Open University |

|1550-1610 |Perceptions and Misperceptions Expressed: Female College Students Conceptualisation of Sexual Harassment |Ms. Thelma Dlomo, Ms. Rose Mugwen & Ms. Gwen Shonhiwa, Great Zimbabwe |

| | |University |

|1610-1630 |Language Genderedness: A Force Against African Women Emancipation and Empowerment |Mr. Mhute, Great Zimbabwe University |

|1800-2000 |Awards Ceremony (Musical Gala): Great Hall | |

Day 4: Saturday, 30 October 2010

|0900-1030 |Post-Conference Business |

|1030 |Special Tour |

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