{"id":1362,"date":"2026-04-09T12:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:39:59","slug":"isola","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/en\/isola\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT ISOLA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1362\" class=\"elementor elementor-1362\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa6c25 e-flex e-con-boxed wcf-starter-animations-none wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fa6c25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_pin_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;aae_enable_header_sticky_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8519b3 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8519b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_pin_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;aae_enable_header_sticky_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03906a wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e03906a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c0 propos d\u2019ISOLA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-hxzil8w elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"hxzil8w\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_pin_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;aae_enable_header_sticky_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ca8923\" data-id=\"0ca8923\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2eb206 wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2eb206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_8i23uhc8o\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin cmsmasters_11\"><div id=\"cmsmasters_column_hj1jf8hjic\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div id=\"cmsmasters_heading_mp5nco5tvb\" class=\"cmsmasters_heading_wrap cmsmasters_heading_align_center\"><p class=\"cmsmasters_heading\">ISOLA est une organisation de recherche internationale, multiculturelle et multilingue, d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tude, la promotion, la conservation et la diffusion des riches traditions orales de l\u2019Afrique Globale, comprenant le continent et ses diasporas \u00e0 travers le monde.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16559b e-flex e-con-boxed wcf-starter-animations-none wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e16559b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_pin_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;aae_enable_header_sticky_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcebcf e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edcebcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_pin_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;aae_enable_header_sticky_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96820d3 wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96820d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c0 propos d\u2019ISOLA<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed305a wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aed305a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 est n\u00e9e en 1991 durant une conf\u00e9rence concernant les arts oraux africains, tenue \u00e0 School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 de Londres. Elle est officiellement fond\u00e9e durant la conf\u00e9rence du Cap en 1998. Depuis son lancement, ISOLA s\u2019est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e de fa\u00e7on extraordinaire, offrant un accueil institutionnel et des bourses pour les chercheurs se r\u00e9unissant en conf\u00e9rence biennale en Afrique, en Europe et plus r\u00e9cemment aux Cara\u00efbes.<\/p><p>La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 compte parmi ses membres internationaux des experts et des \u00e9tudiants impliqu\u00e9s dans la recherche sur les traditions de l\u2019Afrique et de sa Diaspora, riches et dynamiques . Ses membres s\u2019engagent dans un large \u00e9ventail de recherches sur les traditions orales africaines, pass\u00e9es et contemporaines, dans des domaines tels que la performance, les arts litt\u00e9raires, la linguistique, l\u2019histoire et les dynamiques sociales, ainsi que sur des \u00e9tudes th\u00e9oriques ou comparatives. Les membres sont encourag\u00e9s \u00e0 rendre compte de la revitalisation, de l\u2019archivage et de la recherche sur le terrain en \u00e9tablissant des r\u00e9seaux multidisciplinaires. A cette fin, l\u2019activit\u00e9 principale de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 est sa conf\u00e9rence biennale, aboutissant \u00e0 des publications.<\/p><p>Le caract\u00e8re international d\u2019ISOLA s\u2019est d\u00e9montr\u00e9 par la diversit\u00e9 de ses membres et la distribution des sites de conf\u00e9rence. La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 recherche activement la participation d\u2019universitaires et d\u2019\u00e9tudiants dipl\u00f4m\u00e9s du continent africain, de la diaspora africaine et des sp\u00e9cialistes de l\u2019Afrique \u00e0 travers le monde. Actuellement, nos principales langues de discussion et de communication sont l\u2019anglais et le fran\u00e7ais.<\/p><p>Toutefois, \u00e0 court terme, notre but est de solliciter et d\u2019encourager activement l\u2019adh\u00e9sion de chercheurs issus des communaut\u00e9s portugaises et espagnoles et de la diaspora africaine en Am\u00e9rique.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1bb4c e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e1bb4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_pin_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;aae_enable_header_sticky_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a6132 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61a6132\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_pin_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;aae_enable_header_sticky_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bccaa3 wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bccaa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf-image-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FILLM_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3968\" alt=\"fillm logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FILLM_logo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FILLM_logo-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FILLM_logo-768x366.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"  title=\"ABOUT ISOLA\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f0b9d e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12f0b9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_enable_cursor_hover_effect_text&quot;:&quot;View&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_pin_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;aae_enable_header_sticky_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e5bc5 wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60e5bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ISOLA is a member of the FILLM<\/strong><br \/><em>(Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures).<\/em><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fillm.org\/\">Visit FILMM website<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-syfdi9v elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"syfdi9v\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wcf_enable_pin_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;aae_enable_header_sticky_area&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe83d4\" data-id=\"2fe83d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7904552 wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7904552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf-image-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Isola-membership.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3987\" alt=\"isola membership\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Isola-membership.jpg 500w, https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Isola-membership-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"  title=\"ABOUT ISOLA\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc52d1 wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbc52d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaisola.org\/membership\">\u00catre Membre<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c492c6\" data-id=\"7c492c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501a0b7 wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"501a0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf-image-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/previous-conferences.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3988\" alt=\"previous conferences\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/previous-conferences.jpg 500w, https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/previous-conferences-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"  title=\"ABOUT ISOLA\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81bbcf5 wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81bbcf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaisola.org\/past-conferences\">Conf\u00e9rences Pass\u00e9es<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49af9cc\" data-id=\"49af9cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d9a42 wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1d9a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf-image-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Photo-Gallery.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3989\" alt=\"photo gallery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Photo-Gallery.jpg 500w, https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Photo-Gallery-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"  title=\"ABOUT ISOLA\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd24a6c wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd24a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaisola.org\/photo-gallery\">Galerie de photos<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19be226 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base 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data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>International Society for the Oral Literatures of Africa (ISOLA)<br \/><\/strong>Department of English<br \/>University of Fort Hare<br \/>Alice, 5701<br \/>South Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6dcb1 wcf-starter-animations-none wcf-t-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e6dcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;wcf_text_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DOWNLOAD<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/africaisola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISOLA-Constitution-2010-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&gt; ISOLA Constitution (English)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/africaisola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISOLA-Constitution-2010-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&gt; ISOLA Constitution (French)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c0 propos d\u2019ISOLA ISOLA est une organisation de recherche internationale, multiculturelle et multilingue, d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tude, la promotion, la conservation et la diffusion des riches traditions orales de l\u2019Afrique Globale, comprenant le continent et ses diasporas \u00e0 travers le monde. \u00c0 propos d\u2019ISOLA La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 est n\u00e9e en 1991 durant une conf\u00e9rence concernant les arts oraux africains, tenue \u00e0 School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 de Londres. Elle est officiellement fond\u00e9e durant la conf\u00e9rence du Cap en 1998. Depuis son lancement, ISOLA s\u2019est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e de fa\u00e7on extraordinaire, offrant un accueil institutionnel et des bourses pour les chercheurs se r\u00e9unissant en conf\u00e9rence biennale en Afrique, en Europe et plus r\u00e9cemment aux Cara\u00efbes. La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 compte parmi ses membres internationaux des experts et des \u00e9tudiants impliqu\u00e9s dans la recherche sur les traditions de l\u2019Afrique et de sa Diaspora, riches et dynamiques . Ses membres s\u2019engagent dans un large \u00e9ventail de recherches sur les traditions orales africaines, pass\u00e9es et contemporaines, dans des domaines tels que la performance, les arts litt\u00e9raires, la linguistique, l\u2019histoire et les dynamiques sociales, ainsi que sur des \u00e9tudes th\u00e9oriques ou comparatives. Les membres sont encourag\u00e9s \u00e0 rendre compte de la revitalisation, de l\u2019archivage et de la recherche sur le terrain en \u00e9tablissant des r\u00e9seaux multidisciplinaires. A cette fin, l\u2019activit\u00e9 principale de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 est sa conf\u00e9rence biennale, aboutissant \u00e0 des publications. Le caract\u00e8re international d\u2019ISOLA s\u2019est d\u00e9montr\u00e9 par la diversit\u00e9 de ses membres et la distribution des sites de conf\u00e9rence. La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 recherche activement la participation d\u2019universitaires et d\u2019\u00e9tudiants dipl\u00f4m\u00e9s du continent africain, de la diaspora africaine et des sp\u00e9cialistes de l\u2019Afrique \u00e0 travers le monde. Actuellement, nos principales langues de discussion et de communication sont l\u2019anglais et le fran\u00e7ais. Toutefois, \u00e0 court terme, notre but est de solliciter et d\u2019encourager activement l\u2019adh\u00e9sion de chercheurs issus des communaut\u00e9s portugaises et espagnoles et de la diaspora africaine en Am\u00e9rique. ISOLA is a member of the FILLM(Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures).Visit FILMM website \u00catre Membre Conf\u00e9rences Pass\u00e9es Galerie de photos International Society for the Oral Literatures of Africa (ISOLA)Department of EnglishUniversity of Fort HareAlice, 5701South Africa DOWNLOAD &gt; ISOLA Constitution (English) &gt; ISOLA Constitution (French)<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1362","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1362"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5163,"href":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1362\/revisions\/5163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isola16conference.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}