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SUMMARY:&quot\;Accra to Lagos\; Lagos to London&quot\;: African Engagement
 s with the Higher Education industry *culled from the titles of two music 
 volumes by Mr Eazi - Prof Akosua Adomako Ampofo\, Institute of African Stu
 dies\, University of Ghana\, Legon 
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CONTACT:Victoria Jones
DESCRIPTION:Mr Eazi is a Nigerian-born\, Ghana-based artist who\, with his
  track “Accra to Lagos” on the album Life is Eazi\, Vol. 1 “plays to
 ur guide\, assembling the sounds and energies of two dynamic cities—Accr
 a and Lagos—into an electrifying mixtape” (Apple music).  In Life is E
 azi\, Vol. 2\, “Lagos to London”\, the first 9 tracks portray Lagos an
 d the last 6 the London side of his story.  Oluwatosin Ajibade (his legal 
 name) is not the first\, or even the most well-known African artiste to br
 ing African-flavoured fusions to the table.  His vibe has been hailed over
  his lyrics.  And yet\, both vibe and lyrics provide interesting metaphors
  for the ways in which knowledge travels—to and fro\, around detours\, m
 anaging road-blocks\, discovering delicious cul-de-sacs\, protecting littl
 e lanes\, announcing new routes. The decolonizing project in higher educat
 ion has engaged significantly with the valorization of knowledge\; highlig
 hting\, unpacking\, interrogating the who-says-what-to-whom epistemologies
  and methodologies in our universities.  This lecture looks at how African
 s are engaging with higher education\, what conversations we bring to the 
 table\, what form they take and what they destabilize or even transform bo
 th on our campuses and the larger “indus-try”—in teaching and resear
 ch\, publishing\, international collaborations\, funding and so forth.  Wh
 at\, for example\, does “international” mean\, what kinds of conversat
 ions are held and with whom\, and what do these conversations convey about
  the place of Africa in the larger higher education ecosystem? Knowledge p
 roduction and sharing outside of\, or parallel to the ivory tower\, as wel
 l as what Mjiba Frehiwot has referred to as the “blue collar” side of 
 pan-African work\, will also be examined: are there more conversations and
  collaborations than are recognized\, and what do these trends portend for
  our professional sites and selves? \n\nThis event will be followed a drin
 ks reception and is open to all. There is no need to pre-book.\n\nAkosua A
 domako Ampofo is Professor of African and Gender Studies at the Institute 
 of African Studies\, University of Ghana (UG).  She considers herself an a
 ctivist scholar\, and at the heart of her work are questions of identity a
 nd power—within families\, institutions\, political and religious spaces
 \, and the knowledge industry.  In her current work on black masculinities
 \, she explores the shifting nature of identities among black men in Afric
 a and the diaspora. Earlier work on masculinities has explored the ways in
  which the discourse of “men of God” (i.e religious leaders) becomes a
  meta knowledge and (re)defines femininity.  In 2015 she presented the Afr
 ican Studies Review distinguished lecture\, subsequently published in 2016
  as “Re-viewing Studies on Africa\, #Black Lives Matter\, and Envisionin
 g the Future of African Studies” in African Studies Review (59)2: 7-27. 
  She co-edited\, with Cheryl Rodriguez and Dzodzi Tsikata Transatlantic Fe
 minisms: Women’s and Gender Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Lanham\,
  MD\, Lexington Books (2015).  In 2005 she became the foundation Director 
 of the University of Ghana’s Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy\, an
 d from 2010-2015 she was the Director of the Institute of African Studies.
   Adomako Ampofo is President of the African Studies Association of Africa
  http://www.as-aa.org/index.php/officers\; Editor-in-Chief\, Contemporary 
 Journal of African Studies\; Co-Editor\, Critical Investigations into Huma
 nitarianism in Africa blog\, www.cihablog.com as well as African Studies R
 eview.  She is a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. @adomak
 oampofo.
LOCATION:LG19\, Cambridge Faculty of Law\, 10 West Road\, Cambridge CB3 9D
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