This took a while but I guess all is well that ends well. We submitted the first version of the manuscript in September 2022 and over the next three years we went through the ringer of revise and resubmit. At some point I did want to give up on the manuscript and put it on … Continue reading [New paper published] Heritage Conservation Management and Inter-Institutional Relations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Zanzibar Stone Town, Tanzania
What constitutes African (digital) heritage? Who assigns heritage values to (im)material cultural elements of the past, present and future? Who maintains and conserves these cultural elements and for which (shared) purposes? To what extent do African state actors and individual cultural entreprenuers work together-apart in activating heritage memories at home and in the diaspora? These … Continue reading Upcoming Workshop: “African (Digital) Heritage” at the Univesity of Bayreuth, 18 – 19 January 2023
I will be on this panel discussion on "Exhibiting Africa: Decolonizoing 21st century museums". I am looking forward to what should be an educative session at the Lux-Nijmegen Center.
It is official now and the cat can go out of the bag. It had been signed and sealed way back in April, 2020. Given the current times we find ourselves in, I consider it a rare privilege and God's blessing to delightfully share this promotion news with you. From today 1 July, 2020 I am … Continue reading Back to my roots: geographies of slavery heritage tourism & sustainable tourism development policy
Finally, the wait is over. Sometimes, good things come in multiples and in quick succession  🙂 After months, years of hard work of revise-resubmit, some fruits have began to appear in December. The past three weeks have seen some publications came to full light. Now they look like proper published articles with the right elements. There are … Continue reading Academic Christmas presents come early.
Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong 