Program


Wed. 03.06. | Thu. 04.06. | Fri. 05.06. | Sat. 06.06.

  Wednesday, June 3rd 2015  

8:00 - 8:30
Shuttle Busses from Hotels to University of Bayreuth Campus
-> Arvena Congress Hotel, Ramada Hotel, Hotel Rheingold

9:00 - 12:00
Registration, Delegate Packs, -> Theater Rehearsal
Book Exhibits -> Rm@Audimax Foyer

12:00-13:00

WOCALA Business Mtg -> GWI, Rm H26

16:00 - 17:45
Lunch -> Mensa (Meat/Fish) & Frischraum (Vegan)

13:00 - 15:00
ALA2015 Opening Ceremony & Keynote: Binyavanga Wainaina
-> Audimax

15:15 - 16:45
Concurrent Session A -> GWI Humanities Bldg

15:15 - 16:45
Concurrent Session B -> GWI Humanities Bldg

18:45 - 19:15
Vernissage Exhibition AFRICA IS THE FUTURE
-> BAT CampusGalerie @ Foyer of the Audimax

19:30 Bus Transfer to City Hall -> Bus Stop Mensa

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Evening Program BIGSAS LitFest 2015

20:00
Vernissage Double Exhibit NOH NEE Dirndl à l'Africaine & Olalekan Jeyifous' Ikire Jones: Africa 2081 A.D.
-> City Hall Bayreuth, Foyer I

20:30
Dinner (reserved meals) -> City Hall, Foyer

20:30
Opening of BIGSAS LitFest 2015: An Evening in Honor of Ama Ata Aidoo (present) with Film by Yaba Badoe and RT
-> City Hall, Balkonsaal



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  Thursday, June 4th 2015  

7:00 - 7:30
Shuttle Busses from Hotels to University of Bayreuth Campus -> Arvena Congress Hotel, Ramada Hotel, Hotel Rheingold

8:00 - 9:30
Concurrent Session C -> GWI Humanities Bldg.

9:45 - 11:15
Concurrent Session D -> GWI Humanities Bldg.

11:30 - 13:00
Double Keynote: Bernardine Evaristo & Noah Sow
-> Audimax

13:00 - 14:00
Lunch -> Mensa (Meat/Fish) & Frischraum (Vegan)

13:00 - 14:30
WOCALA Luncheon; Speaker: Fahamisha Brown
-> GWI, K5

13:00 - 14:30
TRACALA Luncheon; Speaker: Anne Adams
-> Frischraum

14:15 - 15:45
Concurrent Session E -> GWI Humanities Bldg

16:00 - 17:30
Concurrent Session F -> GWI Humanities Bldg

17:45 - 19:15
Concurrent Session G -> GWI Humanities Bldg

19:30 Bus Transfer to City Hall -> Bus Stop Mensa

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Evening Program BIGSAS LitFest 2015

20:00
Dinner (reserved meals) -> City Hall, Foyer

20:30
Dance Performance: Qudus Onikeku
-> City Hall Bayreuth, Balkonsaal

21:30
Reading: Youssef Wahboun & Senouvo Agbota Zinsou
-> City Hall Bayreuth, Balkonsaal

21:30
Reading of Literatures in African Languages: SOUNDINGS by Pam Smith & friends
-> Old Castle



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  Friday, June 5th 2015  

7:00 - 7:30
Shuttle Busses from Hotels to University of Bayreuth Campus -> Arvena Congress Hotel, Ramada Hotel, Hotel Rheingold

8:00 - 9:30
Concurrent Session H -> GWI Humanities Bldg.

9:45 - 11:15
Concurrent Session I -> GWI Humanities Bldg.

11:30 - 13:00
Concurrent Session J -> GWI Humanities Bldg.

13:00 - 14:00
Lunch -> Mensa (Meat/Fish) & Frischraum (Vegan)

13:00 - 14:30
FRACALA Luncheon; Speaker: Papa Samba Diop
-> Frischraum (Séparée)

13:00 - 14:30
LHCALA Caucus Luncheon; Speaker: Zézé Gamboa
-> K5 (Humanities Bldg GWI)

14:15 - 15:45
Concurrent Session K -> GWI Humanities Bldg

16:00 - 17:30
Concurrent Session L -> GWI Humanities Bldg

17:45
Bus Transfer to Iwalewahaus/City Centre) -> Bus Stop Mensa

18:15 - 19:45 Roundtable in memorian Eckard Breitinger: Anne Adams, Susan Arndt, Bole Butake, Biodun Jeyifo, Femi Osofisan, Karim Traoré
-> Iwalewahaus

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Evening Program BIGSAS LitFest 2015

20:00
Dinner (reserved meals) -> City Hall, Foyer

20:30
Reading: Shadreck Chikoti & Nnedi Okorafor
-> City Hall Bayreuth, Balkonsaal

22:00
Film Screening: Stories of Our Lives (Kenya, 2014)
-> City Hall Bayreuth, Balkonsaal

23:00
Roundtable on Film Stories of Our Lives and African/-Diasporic LGBTIQ Activism with Masiha Auma Eggers, Njoki Ngumi & Peggy Piesche
-> City Hall, Balkonsaal



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  Saturday, June 6th 2015  

7:00 - 7:30
Shuttle Busses from Hotels to University of Bayreuth Campus -> Arvena Congress Hotel, Ramada Hotel, Hotel Rheingold

8:00 - 9:30
Concurrent Session M -> GWI Humanities Bldg.

9:45 - 11:15
Concurrent Session N -> GWI Humanities Bldg.

11:30 - 13:00
Keynote by Teju Cole & Response by Francoise Vergès
-> Audimax

13:00 - 14:30
Lunch & ALA Awards Ceremony
-> Mensa (Meat/Fish) & Frischraum (Vegan)

14:30 - 17:00
ALA Business Meeting -> Audimax

15:00 - 16:30
Writing the City: Reading with Moses Serubiri & Parselelo Kantai
-> Old Castle, City Centre

17:15
CBus Shuttles to Hotels -> Bus Stop Mensa

18:30
CBus Shuttles to Hotels ->tbd

19:00 - 21:00
ALA Banquet City Hall Bayreuth, Great Hal

21:00-21:30
Griotage: Conclusio by Biodun Jeyifo
-> City Hall Bayreuth, Great Hall

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Evening Program BIGSAS LitFest 2015

21:30
Concert: Anthony Joseph & Kumaka
-> City Hall Bayreuth, Great Hall

20:00
Bus Shuttles to Hotels
-> City Hall



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