Identity meets nationality : voices from the humanities / edited by Helen Lauer, Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Jemima Asabea Anderson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lauer, Helen.

Amfo, Nana Aba Appiah.

Anderson, Jemima Asabea.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics.

Humanities.

Physical Description:

xiv, 297 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Accra, Ghana : Sub-Saharan Publishers, [2011]

Summary:

This collection gathers 16 peer-reviewed essays by interdisciplinary contributors, all faculty and graduate students from the University of Ghana, from the University's 2009 Annual Faculty of Arts Colloquium held in April 2009. The book includes two plenary presentations by renowned Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu, touching on African notions of divinity and indigenous systems of govnernance, and the potential of basing an epistemology on indigenous Akan metaphysical reflections. Other contributors address topics such as constructing a national language as a vehicle for national identity, material culture and ethnic identity of the Krobo in Ghana, the poetry of Equatorial Guinea, Ghanaian musical composers, and gender empowerment in the short stories of Sembene Ousmane and Ama Ata Aidoo. B&w photos from the event are included. There is no subject index. Distributed in North American by the African Books Collective. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9988647964

OCLC:

729343956

Publisher Number:

99944902694