Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1130345 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kwamena |
| FAMILY NAME | Kwansah-Aidoo |
| SIGNATURE | KWANSAH-AIDOO K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Comparative Analysis of Hillary Clinton and John Mahama’s Concession Speeches in the 2016 US and Ghanaian Presidential Elections
Comparative research contributes to knowledge by providing a better understanding of how a phenomenon manifests in different socio-cultural contexts. In this present study, we examined the concession speeches of Hillary Clinton (United States, Democratic Party) and John Mahama (Ghana, National Democratic Congress, NDC) in the aftermath of their 2016 electoral defeats. Findings indicated that three similar frames emerged between the two candidates…
A contemporary, empowered female figure? Towards a feminist reading of Frimpong-Manso’s Life and Living It and The Perfect Picture
This article examines the contemporary Ghanaian female figure as portrayed in two video films by Shirley Frimpong-Manso: Life and Living It (2007) and The Perfect Picture (2009). Though the selected films individually foreground male and female subjectivities, they share similar recurring motifs in female characterization. Using the postfeminist and African feminist frameworks as conceptual lenses, we interrogate the precise ways in which the fem…
Blackness as Burden? The Lived Experience of Black Africans in Australia
Skin color is broadly accepted as a conspicuous marker of difference and racial belonging. Yet while the body is understood as a given, it is also socially inscribed: heavily sexualized, gendered, and even "colored." This article is about African bodies that are colored Black. It critically discusses the experiences of black embodiment for African diaspora bodies that are coded "black" and inscribed with blackness in Australia. The article is wri…
Media Event, Racial Ramblings, or Both? An Analysis of Media Coverage of the Tamworth Council Sudanese Refugees Resettlement Case (2006)
This article presents our analysis of Australian media reporting of the 2006 Tamworth City Council’s decision to refuse the resettlement of five Sudanese families in Tamworth (NSW) and subsequent reversal, supposedly due to the pressure brought to bear on the council as a result of the media “hype.” The question at the core of our analyses is as follows: Did the media play a role in the over-(re)presentation of this case as racist or was it just …
A Viable Framework for Ensuring Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the mid-1980s, Timberlake asserted that 'Africa is in environmental crisis', and argued that the continent had overdrawn its environmental accounts resulting in environmental bankruptcy (1985, p.18). Nwosu (1993) also points out that 'Africans have numerous environmental problems with a rapidly expanding human population ' (p.14). Two decades down the track, the environmental situation in Africa has hardly seen any improvemnet. Indeed, some wo…
Events That Matter: Specific Incidents, Media Coverage, and Agenda-Setting in a Ghanaian Context
Traditional agenda-setting research has convincingly demonstrated that the media's agenda influences the public's agenda in a somewhat linear fashion. Following from that, agenda-setting researchers are now investigating the attributes of culturally specific agendas. Their studies provide insight into what appears to be a complex process that may be affected by factors beyond those already documented. This paper similarly examines the intricate c…
Telling stories: The epistemological value of anecdotes in Ghanaian communication research
Telling stories and/or anecdotes is a normal part of everyday life and communication in Ghana. Consequently, using anecdotes narrated by participants in research on people's attitude towards the environment and the role of the media in encouraging environmental awareness, this article argues that anecdotes can be used as epistemological tools which can inform ways of knowing and doing communication research in Ghana. In particular, it is noted th…
The Appeal of Qualitative Methods to Traditional Agenda-Setting Research: An Example from West Africa
Agenda-setting research is vigorously pursued within the general field of communication research. Despite this, the agenda-setting model continues to be criticized on methodological grounds. Some of the criticisms arise out of the field's heavy reliance on quantitative methods. This article argues that qualitative methods can be used to counter some of these criticisms. This is done using research on media coverage of the environment in the West …
Blackness as Burden? The Lived Experience of Black Africans in Australia
Skin color is broadly accepted as a conspicuous marker of difference and racial belonging. Yet while the body is understood as a given, it is also socially inscribed: heavily sexualized, gendered, and even "colored." This article is about African bodies that are colored Black. It critically discusses the experiences of black embodiment for African diaspora bodies that are coded "black" and inscribed with blackness in Australia. The article is wri…
The Appeal of Qualitative Methods to Traditional Agenda-Setting Research: An Example from West Africa
Agenda-setting research is vigorously pursued within the general field of communication research. Despite this, the agenda-setting model continues to be criticized on methodological grounds. Some of the criticisms arise out of the field's heavy reliance on quantitative methods. This article argues that qualitative methods can be used to counter some of these criticisms. This is done using research on media coverage of the environment in the West …
A contemporary, empowered female figure? Towards a feminist reading of Frimpong-Manso’s Life and Living It and The Perfect Picture
This article examines the contemporary Ghanaian female figure as portrayed in two video films by Shirley Frimpong-Manso: Life and Living It (2007) and The Perfect Picture (2009). Though the selected films individually foreground male and female subjectivities, they share similar recurring motifs in female characterization. Using the postfeminist and African feminist frameworks as conceptual lenses, we interrogate the precise ways in which the fem…
Telling stories: The epistemological value of anecdotes in Ghanaian communication research
Telling stories and/or anecdotes is a normal part of everyday life and communication in Ghana. Consequently, using anecdotes narrated by participants in research on people's attitude towards the environment and the role of the media in encouraging environmental awareness, this article argues that anecdotes can be used as epistemological tools which can inform ways of knowing and doing communication research in Ghana. In particular, it is noted th…
The Appeal of Qualitative Methods to Traditional Agenda-Setting Research: An Example from West Africa
Agenda-setting research is vigorously pursued within the general field of communication research. Despite this, the agenda-setting model continues to be criticized on methodological grounds. Some of the criticisms arise out of the field's heavy reliance on quantitative methods. This article argues that qualitative methods can be used to counter some of these criticisms. This is done using research on media coverage of the environment in the West …
Events That Matter: Specific Incidents, Media Coverage, and Agenda-Setting in a Ghanaian Context
Traditional agenda-setting research has convincingly demonstrated that the media's agenda influences the public's agenda in a somewhat linear fashion. Following from that, agenda-setting researchers are now investigating the attributes of culturally specific agendas. Their studies provide insight into what appears to be a complex process that may be affected by factors beyond those already documented. This paper similarly examines the intricate c…
A Viable Framework for Ensuring Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the mid-1980s, Timberlake asserted that 'Africa is in environmental crisis', and argued that the continent had overdrawn its environmental accounts resulting in environmental bankruptcy (1985, p.18). Nwosu (1993) also points out that 'Africans have numerous environmental problems with a rapidly expanding human population ' (p.14). Two decades down the track, the environmental situation in Africa has hardly seen any improvemnet. Indeed, some wo…
Media Event, Racial Ramblings, or Both? An Analysis of Media Coverage of the Tamworth Council Sudanese Refugees Resettlement Case (2006)
This article presents our analysis of Australian media reporting of the 2006 Tamworth City Council’s decision to refuse the resettlement of five Sudanese families in Tamworth (NSW) and subsequent reversal, supposedly due to the pressure brought to bear on the council as a result of the media “hype.” The question at the core of our analyses is as follows: Did the media play a role in the over-(re)presentation of this case as racist or was it just …
A contemporary, empowered female figure? Towards a feminist reading of Frimpong-Manso’s Life and Living It and The Perfect Picture
This article examines the contemporary Ghanaian female figure as portrayed in two video films by Shirley Frimpong-Manso: Life and Living It (2007) and The Perfect Picture (2009). Though the selected films individually foreground male and female subjectivities, they share similar recurring motifs in female characterization. Using the postfeminist and African feminist frameworks as conceptual lenses, we interrogate the precise ways in which the fem…
Blackness as Burden? The Lived Experience of Black Africans in Australia
Skin color is broadly accepted as a conspicuous marker of difference and racial belonging. Yet while the body is understood as a given, it is also socially inscribed: heavily sexualized, gendered, and even "colored." This article is about African bodies that are colored Black. It critically discusses the experiences of black embodiment for African diaspora bodies that are coded "black" and inscribed with blackness in Australia. The article is wri…
A Comparative Analysis of Hillary Clinton and John Mahama’s Concession Speeches in the 2016 US and Ghanaian Presidential Elections
Comparative research contributes to knowledge by providing a better understanding of how a phenomenon manifests in different socio-cultural contexts. In this present study, we examined the concession speeches of Hillary Clinton (United States, Democratic Party) and John Mahama (Ghana, National Democratic Congress, NDC) in the aftermath of their 2016 electoral defeats. Findings indicated that three similar frames emerged between the two candidates…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Media studies (5 works) · Media Studies and Communication (5 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Rhetoric and Communication Studies (3 works)