Hopes for African Studies Association meeting, ASA 2015, in San Diego

So by this time next week, I’ll be on my way to the big African Studies Association 58th Annual Meeting, ASA2015, in San Diego, California, USA. The conference has the theme: The State and the Study of Africa and will be happening 19-22 November. It is an enormous event which attracts over 2000 scholars! I am terribly excited and have the following hopes:

1.  getting some feedback on my research. I am presenting a paper in a panel called: Rethinking Decolonialization: Institutions, Archives and Identities (Session VII- D1, Fri 20th, 2-3.45pm). My paper is how university students in Ghana and their narratives can help decolonializing migration studies.
2. meeting with other researchers, both interested in Ghana (as under the Ghana Studies Association meeting scheduled for Fri 20th at 7.30pm) and in migration and higher eduction.
3. tweeting (follow me on @kajsaha) and Periscoping!
4. learning more about publishing and post-doc opportunities.
5. finding books and initiatives in the exhibit that accompanies the conference.
6. experiencing some art and maybe good food in the world-reknowned Balboa Park in San Diego.
7. meeting up with other African Studies tweeps, see my list below.Tweets from https://twitter.com/kajsaha/lists/asa2015