https://www.theblackarchives.nl/echoes-07-03-25.html What does Ghana's independence in 1957 mean to the Ghanaian and African diaspora in this day and age? Are the reverberations of the struggle for independence still felt in the dreams of the diaspora? How do contemporary dreams emerge and to what ends? Can we still find inspiration in the (post)indepedence movement for individual … Continue reading Echoes of In*dependence: Ghana’s 6 March 1957 event @ The Black Archives
It is with such great excitement that I announce the premiere screening of my documentary film - 'The Embodied Absence of the Past: Tourism's intersection with slavery and colonial heritage memories in the Ghana-Suriname-Netherlands triangle'. The premiere will be one of the main highlights during 'The Calabash Onder de Bigi Bon' event. This event is … Continue reading Documentary Film Premiere (06.12.24): The Embodied Absence of the Past
Are you looking for a new podcast episode to listen? Perhaps something 'slow and low...is the way to go' kind of episode that is soothing to the ear interspersed with nuggets of knowledge and opportunity to learn something new? Well, I have sometime to offer to you. Check out my session on the Tourism Geographies … Continue reading Live and On Air: a podcast discussion on the #Yearof Return2019 paper
It took a while to cook this to the right taste but it is well done now....we are delighted to invite you to savour and enjoy this freshly baked off the hot press research article that has been published in the Tourism Geographies journal. This article forms part of the outputs from my ongoing NWO … Continue reading [New paper, Open Access] Commemoration and commodification: slavery heritage, Black travel and the #YearofReturn2019 in Ghana
We finally found a home for this manuscript after almost throwing it in the bin at some point. The journey of this manuscript has been perhaps too long and understandably our love in this pet project began to wane. Thanks to my co-author Chris Mensah at Ho Technical University, Ghana for persisting when I wanted … Continue reading [New paper, Open Access] Tourism and Hospitality Research in the Peripheries: Thematic Focus and a Research Agenda from Ghana
In line with taking time to enjoy the rejections and acceptance in academic publishing life, I am happy to share the news of my book chapter which is currently in print in a volume on 'Tourism, Change and the Global South' edited by Jarkko and Jayne. This chapter has had a long incubation period starting … Continue reading New book chapter in print: Images, instruments and the governance capacity of local governments in tourism development planning
What serendipity is this!?! I have been searching for a document I remember I had once made listing all the cost/scholarship amounts of my expensive university education so far. I just couldn't remember the name of this document so I was going folder by folder opening every word file I come across with the faint … Continue reading Thoughts on Ghana…so far (2nd November, 2014)
I am delighted to be able to share free copies of my freshly minted research article that has been published. Use this link to get your free copy.... https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/z8epyuHMDtUFMUAEuTnM/full Feedback and comments are very much welcomed... The abstract is below... Historical Trajectories of Tourism Development Policies and Planning in Ghana, 1957–2017 Abstract Historical research on … Continue reading Historical Trajectories of Tourism Development Policies and Planning in Ghana, 1957–2017
It has been 61 years since Ghana become an independent country. If it were to be a person, Ghana as a public service worker is now 1 year into compulsory retirement and living on pension. As ever, much of the debate around today's Independence Day celebration will be around how much monthly pension our pensioner … Continue reading The story of tourism in Ghana’s economic development plans since independence in 1957
Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong 