Kwame Nkrumah (1912-1972), a pioneering pan-Africanist and Ghana’s independence leader (1957-1966), is regarded by many as one of Africa’s greatest politicians. Commentators, historians and scholars have given him accolades such as ‘the Black Star’, ‘Africa’s Man of Destiny’ and ‘the Pride of Africa’. Twenty years ago, the BBC’s African listeners voted him as Africa’s Man… Continue reading How an African leader used metaphor as a political weapon against colonialism
Author: Mark Nartey
Publish, Perish, and Cookie-Cutter Research: The Catch-22
The mantra ‘publish or perish’ originally coined by Archibald Coolidge in 1932, though dreaded, is now a reality. Contemporary academic life has become largely a negotiation with the ‘regime of publication’, resulting in another maxim: ‘publish and flourish’. It seems then that to remain a competitive academic means an upgraded understanding of the game: to… Continue reading Publish, Perish, and Cookie-Cutter Research: The Catch-22