<div dir="ltr"><div>The meeting was held in Tisch Hall, in the History Department Seminar Room. I did not take a register, but the meeting was attended by about a dozen people from several disciplines. Originally I had intended to take careful notes but I was very distracted by the discussion so this account may be missing something important. Please do remind me if that's the case.<br>
<br></div><div>We began with short introductions and then moved quickly on to the question of the dates for the first meeting in South Africa. <b>We agreed that May 5 to May 19 would work.</b> Some people were surprised -- and a little concerned -- at the length of time involved in these workshops. Future workshop organisers may need to mix-up the events, locations and people in the workshops.<br>
<br></div><div>All those present were keen to attend the first workshop. There was a widely expressed worry that the problem -- The Global South as a Source of Theory -- was very close to the Comaroffs' existing scholarship -- Writing Theory from the South -- and that <b>the topic should be broadened and problematized</b>. <b>Martin Murray and Anne Pitcher volunteered to be the Michigan organisers of the workshop. They will work with Gabrielle Hecht, Keith Breckenridge and Achille Mbembe to assemble a bibliography and a program of events.<br>
</b><br></div><div>We agreed that a significant part of the first workshop should be focused on intellectual biographies of the participants using short written pieces. These <b>biographies and research agenda will be posted to a web site (Keith will do this off the WISER web site)</b>. We agreed that the program should be experimental and mindful of the fact that two weeks is a long time for concentrated academic work. We agreed that it would be good to allow generous time for writing and collaboration activities, and that some time at Wits Rural would be useful.<br>
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was general agreement to make the next workshop -- in Ann Arbor -- on the <b>Digital Humanities in the US Fall of 2014. Derek Peterson and Danny Herwitz agreed to coordinate from
the UM side. </b><br><br>There was considerable discussion of the difficulties of securing accommodation during the football season in Ann Arbor. Danny memorably observing that the US has football but no government. Devon kept us all attentive to the importance of nailing
dates down so that we can nail housing down.</div><br></div><div>If I've forgotten anything simply reply to the list with your correction.<br><br>Many thanks, Keith<br></div><div><br><br clear="all"><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">
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