Paper long abstract:

The plan is:

Hassan Arero presents H A & Z.Kingdon (2005) East African Contours: Reviewing Creativty and Vidual Culture (London: Horniman Museum)-- Introduction & 8 essays, topics including pastoral aesthetics, kanga textiles, ornaments, wood sculpture.

Kiprop Lagat presents KL & J.Hudson (2006) Hazina Traditions Trade & Transitions in East Africa (Nairobi: Oakland Media for National Museum of Kenya; dual text English/Swahili) -- Introduction, four essays; 20 object descriptions by different writers.

Elsbeth Court presents EC, Rachel Mason with Salah Hassan

(forthcoming, 2006) Artists and Art Education in Africa.

(London: Saffron Press)includes 15 texts re eastern Africa that concern history and provision of art and art studies in formal education,the scope of workshops and selected cosmopolitan art practices.

Invited respondent is Prof John Mack.