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- You have accessRestricted accessReframing the Reach of Archaeology in GhanaCommemorating James Kwesi Anquandah (1938–2017)Ebony ColetuGhana Studies, January 2019, 22 (1) 146-149; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.22.1.146Ebony ColetuPennsylvania State UniversityRoles: SPECIAL FORUM EDITOR
- You have accessRestricted accessDescendant EpistemologyEbony ColetuGhana Studies, January 2019, 22 (1) 150-172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.22.1.150Ebony ColetuEbony Coletu () is an assistant professor of African American Studies, English, and African Studies at Pennsylvania State University. She is also a Fulbright Scholar in Ghana (2019–2020) at the Institute for African Studies, University of Ghana-Legon. This essay draws from her Fulbright research and book project: Pan-African Logistics: Chief Sam and the Origins of African American Migration to Ghana.
- You have accessRestricted access“Archaeo, That Useless Subject”Excavating the Past through Autoarchaeology and Community Outreach EducationRachel Ama Asaa EngmannGhana Studies, January 2019, 22 (1) 173-190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.22.1.173Rachel Ama Asaa EngmannRachel A. A. Engmann () is an assistant professor in Critical Social Inquiry at Hampshire College (USA). Her research and teaching interests include the historical and contemporary forms of the African experience, such as archaeological ethnography, critical heritage, material culture, museums, West African Islam, transatlantic slave trade, and colonial photography.
- You have accessRestricted accessIconography, Documentary Evidence, Continuity, and Akan Musical Expressions Before the 15th CenturyKwasi AmpeneGhana Studies, January 2019, 22 (1) 191-205; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.22.1.191Kwasi AmpeneKwasi Ampene () is associate professor of Music at the University of Michigan. As an ethnomusicologist, Ampene specializes in the rich musical traditions of the Akan people of West Africa. His research interests include the intersections between lived experience, music, and social values; the performance of historical and social memory, and politics. He is the current chair of the African Music Section in the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM). He has also provided expert advice for public engagement projects on Asante and Akan culture and music to institutions such as the British Library, Tufts University, and Princeton University. Professor Ampene is the author and coauthor of journal articles and books, including Engaging Modernity: Asante in the Twenty-First Century (Michigan Publishing, 2016); Discourses in African Musicology: J. H. Kwabena Nketia Festschrift (Michigan Publishing, 2015); and Female Song Tradition and the Akan of Ghana: The Creative Process in Nnwonkorɔ (Ashgate, 2005). Ampene is the director and producer of a documentary film, Gone to the Village: Royal Funerary Rites for Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II. Ampene’s book manuscript, Asante Court Music and Verbal Arts in Ghana: The Porcupine and the Gold Stool, is currently under contract with Routledge.
- You have accessRestricted accessThe Influence of James Anquandah on the Development and Practice of Eclectic Archaeology in GhanaMohammed Mustapha and Wazi ApohGhana Studies, January 2019, 22 (1) 206-221; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.22.1.206Mohammed MustaphaMohammed Mustapha () is a doctoral candidate in anthropology at the University of Florida. His research is examining the relationship between ironworking and social complexities in northern Ghana. He is currently conducting fieldwork for his PhD dissertation at the Nasia archaeological smelting sites.Wazi ApohWazi Apoh () is a senior lecturer and Frederick Douglass Teaching Scholar at the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, University of Ghana. His previous Volkswagen Foundation–funded project focused on the archaeology of German missionization and colonization of Togoland. He is currently involved with the Coastal Volta Slave Route Archaeology Project in Ghana.
- You have accessRestricted accessGhana Freedom: Ghana Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia (11 May–24 November 2019)Benjamin N. LawranceGhana Studies, January 2019, 22 (1) 223-230; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.22.1.223Benjamin N. LawranceUniversity of Arizona
- You have accessRestricted accessVoices of Ghana: Literary Contributions to the Ghana Broadcasting System, 1955–57Jesse Weaver ShipleyGhana Studies, January 2019, 22 (1) 230-231; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.22.1.230Jesse Weaver ShipleyDartmouth College
- You have accessRestricted access“Eating Kola”The Pharmacological and Therapeutic Significance of Kola NutsEdmund AbakaGhana Studies, January 2018, 21 (1) 143-155; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.21.1.143Edmund AbakaEdmund Abaka (), University of Miami
- You have accessRestricted accessComment on “Eating Kola”The Revolution to Come? or The Revolution That Never Was?Edmund AbakaGhana Studies, January 2018, 21 (1) 156-162; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.21.1.156Edmund AbakaEdmund Abaka (), University of Miami
- You have accessRestricted accessComment on “Eating Kola”The Global Circulation of Plants from GhanaAbena Dove Osseo-AsareGhana Studies, January 2018, 21 (1) 163-165; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.21.1.163Abena Dove Osseo-AsareAbena Dove Osseo-Asare (), University of Texas at Austin