Kuukuwa Manful
Biographic Data
| ID | 197146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kuukuwa Manful |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kuukuwa |
| FAMILY NAME | Manful |
| SIGNATURE | MANFUL K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4657-6772 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Building blocks of soft power
Building Classes
It is widely accepted that social class in Africa is defined not just by economic metrics but also by social perceptions and individual identifications. Yet less has been written about the mechanisms through which people form these class perceptions and identifications. This article explores how the sociopolitical and physical architecture of schools affects people's understanding of social class. Using participatory methods with students complem…
Architecture and Politics in Africa
Invented Modernisms
This article examines recent attempts to create specifically African forms of modernist political architecture that draw on ‘traditional’ or ‘pre‐colonial’ aesthetic forms and ideas. Taking examples of three prestigious structures – the presidential palace in Ghana, the parliament in Malawi and the Northern Cape regional parliament in South Africa – the article shows how vernacular ideas have been incorporated into state‐of‐the‐art political arch…
Research with African Adolescents
Whereas much research with adolescents in Africa engages them mainly with respect to issues limited and explicitly related to youth, this research note makes epistemic and methodological arguments for engaging adolescents more broadly in our research about Africa. I present a practical application of research design and methods based on these arguments through a study with adolescents in a secondary school in Ghana in which I engendered their ent…
Objects of Study
Objects of Study: A Response to Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri." Journal of African Cultural Studies, 33(1), pp. 111–112
Research with African Adolescents
Whereas much research with adolescents in Africa engages them mainly with respect to issues limited and explicitly related to youth, this research note makes epistemic and methodological arguments for engaging adolescents more broadly in our research about Africa. I present a practical application of research design and methods based on these arguments through a study with adolescents in a secondary school in Ghana in which I engendered their ent…
Building blocks of soft power
Objects of Study
Objects of Study: A Response to Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri." Journal of African Cultural Studies, 33(1), pp. 111–112
Architecture and Politics in Africa
Invented Modernisms
This article examines recent attempts to create specifically African forms of modernist political architecture that draw on ‘traditional’ or ‘pre‐colonial’ aesthetic forms and ideas. Taking examples of three prestigious structures – the presidential palace in Ghana, the parliament in Malawi and the Northern Cape regional parliament in South Africa – the article shows how vernacular ideas have been incorporated into state‐of‐the‐art political arch…
Research with African Adolescents
Whereas much research with adolescents in Africa engages them mainly with respect to issues limited and explicitly related to youth, this research note makes epistemic and methodological arguments for engaging adolescents more broadly in our research about Africa. I present a practical application of research design and methods based on these arguments through a study with adolescents in a secondary school in Ghana in which I engendered their ent…
Building blocks of soft power
Building Classes
It is widely accepted that social class in Africa is defined not just by economic metrics but also by social perceptions and individual identifications. Yet less has been written about the mechanisms through which people form these class perceptions and identifications. This article explores how the sociopolitical and physical architecture of schools affects people's understanding of social class. Using participatory methods with students complem…
Political science (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)