La Faculté des Arts, Lettres et Sciences Humaines de l'Université de Yaoundé 1, cherche à mobiliser à l'occasion de ce colloque l'ensemble des disciplines traitant des humanités qu'elle abrite en son sein. Le colloque reste cependant ouvert aux contributions extérieures, venant du reste du Cameroun ou de l'étranger. Pour être en cohérence avec le cap gouvernemental de 2030, seulement trente des meilleures propositions reçues seront sélectionnées. L'ambition de développement fixé par le Cameroun appelle à l'excellence. L'université mieux que quiconque doit y montrer la voie. On attend donc des propositions originales avec un fort potentiel d'opérationnalisation; susceptibles de briser une fois pour toute, ce préjugé ancré dans les imaginaires et qui fait des humanités des sciences du discours et non d'action transformationnelle.

Symposium Organized by the Faculty of Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences (FALSS) of the University of Yaounde I, June 2024

Rationale

In recent decades, Cameroon has embarked on a process to improve its governance principles by specifying, for a well-defined period, priority areas for the structural transformation required to meet sustainable development objectives. The approach is to set a timetable for development based on the program's effects and expected outputs in order to become an emerging country. That emergence is to occur by 2035. Backed by a planned, more controlled economy, such governance mechanisms are nothing new for Cameroon. Indeed, the National Development Strategy (2020-2030) is an improved set of instruments from previous forward-looking and planning documents, notably the Growth and Employment Strategy Plan (2009-2019), which replaced the

Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan (2003-2008) in 2009. All these plans, which can be likened to a compass, chart the major development pathways, and specify the mechanisms that will lead to them. They take into consideration the endogenous and exogenous dynamics that shape social practices and the prevailing socio-political and economic context.

The National Development Strategy-Cameroon 2030 aims to make Cameroon "an emerging country, democratic and united in its diversity." Four key pillars are singled out: the structural transformation of the national economy, the development of human capital, the promotion of employment and economic integration, and the tackling of governance challenges.

With the foregoing in mind and to fulfill its mission to support development, the Faculty of Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences is organizing a grand national symposium to address the drivers of development based on its fields of expertise (arts, letters, humanities, and social sciences), and to make practical proposals to support the government's ambition to turn Cameroon into an emerging country by 2035. Contributions to the brainstorming could be made along the following (non-exhaustive) lines:

Line 1: The contribution of Arts

-             The cultural industries

-             The tourism industry

-             The artistic heritage

Line 2: The contribution of Letters

-             The book industry

-             The place of literature 

-             The contribution of national languages

-             The practice of official bilingualism

Line 3: The contribution of humanities and social sciences

-             The challenge of endogenous development

-             Memory, history, and the issue of national unity

-             Using geography for development

-             Anthropology, sociology, and multiculturalism

Submission guidelines

Papers proposals (300 to 500) words, in French or English should be sent to colloque2024@falsh-uy1.cm

They should include the following elements: 

-             Title of the proposal 

-             Full name of contributor(s)

-             University of affiliation 

-             Summary of the proposal 

-             Keywords

Tentative schedule

• Circulation of the call for papers: March 2024 

• Closing date for receipt of proposals: April 30, 2024

• Deadline for the acceptance/rejection of proposals by the scientific committee: May 14,
• Dates of the Symposium at the University of Yaoundé 1: June 6 and 7, 2024

Editorial supervision

Professor Maurice Aurélien Sosso, Rector of the University of Yaoundé 1

Scientific coordination

Professor Christiane Félicité EWANE ESSOH, Dean of the FALSH

Organizing committee

President: Christiane Félicité EWANE ESSOH, Dean of the FALSH

Vice-president: Désiré ATANGANA KOUNA, Vice-Dean for Research and Cooperation

Synthesizer: Christian BIOS NELEM, Head of Students Services

Members:

UBANAKO Valentine NJENDE, Vice-Dean for Programs 

Vandelin MGBWA, Vice-Dean for Students Services

André Jules ELOUNDOU, Head of the Academic Affairs Division

Arlette BASSOGOG, Head of Financial Affairs Division

Scientific committee

President: Professor Christiane Félicité EWANE ESSOH Members:

Professor Stephen MFORTEH AMBE

Professor Paul ABOUNA

Professor Cyrille BELLA

Professor UBANAKO Valentine NJENDE

Professor Germain EBA’A

Professor Paul TCHAWA

Professor Edouard BOKAGNE

Professor Philomène ATYAME

Professor Paulin ONANA ATOUBA

Professor Florence TABE

Professor Cécile DOLISANE EBOSSE

Professor Nathanaël OWONO ZAMBO

Professor Chandel EBALE MONEZE

Professor Alphonse TONYE

Professor Armand LEKA ESSOMBA

Professor Christian BIOS NELEM

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