Ghana Studies Research Focus Group

The Ghana Studies Research Focus Group builds on a new strength in Ghana studies on the UC Santa Barbara campus. It offers an opportunity to explore a set of themes from different disciplinary perspectives and methodologies. The Research Focus Group has been initiated by a group of UCSB faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates. This collective consists of scholars who are either Ghanaians or work on Ghana from a wide range of perspectives and methodological approaches. Starting with Ghana as a geographical space, i.e., the place where the Greenwich Meridian meets the Equator, how can the country inform our thinking, theories, and methods? Members of the collective work primarily in the disciplines of the social sciences, the humanities, and the arts, but also interface with both the physical and life sciences. The Ghana Studies RFG reflects an organizational framework that is nomadic, bridges scholars’ domiciles, and accounts for intergenerational thinking and conversations.

Conveners
Peter Bloom, Professor, Film & Media Studies
pbloom@ucsb.edu

Stephan Miescher, Professor, History
miescher@ucsb.edu

Photo: Volta River Authority 10th Annual Report and Accounts 1971