Armiyaw Sulemana
Biographic Data
| ID | 4052335 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Armiyaw Sulemana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Armiyaw |
| FAMILY NAME | Sulemana |
| SIGNATURE | SULEMANA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shanghai University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4946-2201 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Form and symbolism: A cross-cultural analysis of ancient Chinese and West African traditional figurative sculptures
This study looks at the development of figurative sculpture in ancient Chinese and traditional West African sculpture, aiming to preserve insights for future generations. While there has been a burgeoning corpus of scholarly inquiry exploring China-Africa relations, much of the research remains siloed, focusing exclusively on one region’s artistic traditions. The absence of comparative studies examining the intersections of symbolism, and form in…
The Black body in context: A phenomenological experience of the Black body within China
This article explores the constant misrepresentation and epidermalization of the Black body in non-Black dominated spaces through the lived experiences of Sulemana Armiyaw, an international PhD student from Ghana, who studied at Shanghai University, China. While acknowledging the multiplicity of Black experiences, the article argues for a recurrent pattern – what may be termed a ‘semblance with variation’ – that transpires across diverse geograph…
Reimagining Blackness through posthumanist sculpture: An analysis of the works of Ghanaian artist, Sulemana Armiyaw
This paper offers a critical analysis of two portrait sculptures by Ghanaian artist, Sulemana Armiyaw that explores posthumanist possibilities in the conception of identity through sculpture. Through a multidisciplinary approach that blends posthumanist theory, art history, and racial studies, the article investigates how Sulemana’s sculptures offer new ways of looking at race, body, and identity beyond the historically framed black identities an…
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Reimagining Blackness through posthumanist sculpture: An analysis of the works of Ghanaian artist, Sulemana Armiyaw
This paper offers a critical analysis of two portrait sculptures by Ghanaian artist, Sulemana Armiyaw that explores posthumanist possibilities in the conception of identity through sculpture. Through a multidisciplinary approach that blends posthumanist theory, art history, and racial studies, the article investigates how Sulemana’s sculptures offer new ways of looking at race, body, and identity beyond the historically framed black identities an…
Form and symbolism: A cross-cultural analysis of ancient Chinese and West African traditional figurative sculptures
This study looks at the development of figurative sculpture in ancient Chinese and traditional West African sculpture, aiming to preserve insights for future generations. While there has been a burgeoning corpus of scholarly inquiry exploring China-Africa relations, much of the research remains siloed, focusing exclusively on one region’s artistic traditions. The absence of comparative studies examining the intersections of symbolism, and form in…
The Black body in context: A phenomenological experience of the Black body within China
This article explores the constant misrepresentation and epidermalization of the Black body in non-Black dominated spaces through the lived experiences of Sulemana Armiyaw, an international PhD student from Ghana, who studied at Shanghai University, China. While acknowledging the multiplicity of Black experiences, the article argues for a recurrent pattern – what may be termed a ‘semblance with variation’ – that transpires across diverse geograph…
African history and culture studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sculpture (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)