International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference
Join Us | IGGAD 2020: March 4-7, 2020
The Charles W. Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina will be holding its second International Gullah Geeechee and African Diaspora Conference on March 4-7, 2020. This year’s theme will focus on the politics and mechanics of digitizing and preserving the African Diaspora.
The IGGAD 2020 conference's theme Without Borders: Tracing the Cultural, Archival and Political African Diaspora will bring together academics and practitioners from interdisciplinary areas of study, who offer their ground-breaking contributions in the form of scholarly papers, films, performances and spoken poetry. We will hold a Gullah Geechee Community Day in collaboration with the City of Conway on Saturday, March 7. Those submitting session proposals will be asked if they would be interested in developing a presentation for general audiences for that community day.
Register Now (early bird registration ends on Jan. 15)
Apply to be a Vendor (deadline: Feb. 21)
Keynotes and Special Events
Read more about our keynotes and see the conference schedule >>
Registration to our conference includes all evening performances and receptions. If you would like to purchase tickets for just one performance, please see the links below and on the schedule.
- Thursday, March 5: Drawing Circles through Dance
Modern and Traditional African dance companies in conversation.- 7:30 p.m. at the Theatre of the Republic
- General Admission: $10, Students: $5
- Group Discount (5 or more): $7
- Friday, March 6: Reclaiming the Banjo
Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton and Justin Robinson (of the Carolina Chocolate Drops) pay homage to the instrument's African roots.- 7:30 p.m., Lib Jackson Student Union Theatre
- General Admission: $10, Students: $5
- Group Discount (5 or more): $7
Conference Partners for IGGAD 2020
- Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission
- Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
- City of Conway
- Conway Downtown Alive
- Horry County Museum
- Horry County Historical Society
- International Gullah Geechee Film Festival
To offer your support of the conference, please make a donation now, or contact Joyner Institute Director Eric Crawford (ecrawford@coastal.edu) to see how you can get involved.
Inaugural Conference Coverage
Thank you to the more than 400 scholars, activists and community members who made our innagural conference a roaring success. Participants described the event as a type of homecoming, where new and old connections were made.
- SCETV: Coverage of Repatriation Event on Palmetto Scene (National Archives Grant: Gullah Geechee Digital Project
- Charleston Chronicle: Gullah Geechee Conference offers opportunities...
- Coming Soon: A Digital Repository of conference papers and presentations
Sponsors
The IGAADS committee is grateful to the following organizations for their support for the 2020 conference.
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Diamond Sponsors ($10,000+) |
Platinum Sponsors and Grants ($5,000+) |
Teal Sponsors ($2,000+) |
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The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
The Burroughs Fund for Southern Studies |
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission
South Carolina Humanities (Major Grant) |
Digital Culture and Design and the Edwards Digital Commons Jen Boyle Office of Diversity and Inclusion Atiya Kai Stokes-Brown |
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Premium Sponsors ($1,000+) |
Sponsors ($500+) | Partners |
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Magnolia Plantation and Gardens Coastal Carolina Univeristy Departmental Sponsors: |
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If you are interested in joining these organizations in your support of the IGGAD 2020 conference, please contact Eric Crawford (ecrawford@coastal.edu).
Learn more about the Conference
The 2020 IGGAD conference will bring together scholars, artists and community practitioners to trace the African Diaspora. Early registration expires on January 15.
