IGCS sponsors or cosponsors a series of academic conferences that examine the global implications of culture. Among these are:

April 29-30, 2005
The New York African Studies Association's 29th Annual Conference 

The 29th Annual Conference’s theme is “Global Africa and the Challenges of American
Hegemony.”.
President's speech

• GLOBAL TOWN MEETING

April 12-13, 2002
Is Globalization a Dialogue of Civilizations? 

Long before September 11, 2001, Binghamton University was grappling with problems of conflict and dialogue among civilizations.  Since September 11, those issues have become even more urgent.  Now we have brought some globally-renowned experts to Binghamton to address these topics.  Join us for a day of discussion on these pressing issues.



• “Islam in Africa: A Global, Cultural, and Historical Perspective” held April 19-22, 2001: hosted by the Institute of Global Cultural Studies. This interdisciplinary conference will focus on the uniqueness of Islam in Africa emphasizing its global context, from the first arrival of the religion on the continent up through current events in which Islam plays a role. Submissions are invited from a number of perspectives: historical, social, cultural, political, philosophical, textual, economic, linguistic, literary, etc.

Deadlines and other details regarding submission of papers to “Islam in Africa: A Global, Cultural, and Historical Perspective” are provided in English, French, and Arabic.

 
• International Conference on “The Military in Africa and Latin America: A Dialogue Between Soldiers and Civilians in Quest of Democracy”: organized by the Institute of Global Cultural Studies, the Institute of Governance and Social Research (Jos, Nigeria) and the Center on Democratic Performance and sponsored by the Ford Foundation in Abuja, Nigeria, August 2000.  Details of this conference will be forthcoming in the next edition of the IGCS newsletter.

 
• “Bellagio Symposium on Peacekeeping in Africa”: An IGCS-organized symposium held at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Conference and Study Center in Bellagio, Italy. For details, download the Winter 2000 IGCS newsletter .

 
• “Walter Rodney Conference”: A salute to Guyanese intellectual and activist, Walter Rodney. Refer to the Online edition of the IGCS Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 1 Fall 1998 for a synopsis of the proceedings.

 
• “Global and Multicultural Dimensions of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy and Social and Literary Thought”: Annual Conference, SSIPS and IGCS.

 
• “Global Africa”: Annual Symposium of the Black Experience and Africana Studies.

 
• “Culture and the World System”: Colloquia cosponsored with the Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems and Civilizations.