Faculty
Joseph K. Adjaye
Professor of African History and Culture
Contact
Office: WWPH 4160
Phone: 412-648-7544
E-mail: jadjaye@pitt.edu
Qualifications
University of Ghana (BA honors)
SUNY-Binghamton (MA)
Northwestern University (MA, PhD).
Areas of Specialization
Professor of African History and Culture (e.g., classical, pre-colonial, modern, diplomatic, pan-Africanism, historical methodology, African spirituality, popular culture, time in Africa and its diaspora, Akan language, history and culture); Caribbean history (slavery, African retentions, Maroon history).
Selected Honors/Recognitions
- Ghana's Teacher Ambassador to the U.S. (1972-73)
- Choice magazine Outstanding Academic Book award
- Herskovits finalist for Diplomacy and Diplomats in 19th Century Asante
- Recipient of various Fulbright-Hays and National Endowment for the Humanities grants, teaching and research grants from the University of Pittsburgh and Northwestern University.
Selected Publications /Productions /Research
- Diplomacy and Diplomats in 19th Century Asante (1996 [1984])
- Time in the Black Experience (1984), with Adrianne Andrews
- Language, Rhythm, and Sound: Black Popular Cultures into the 21st Century
- Boundaries of Self and Other: Studies in Ghanaian Popular Culture (under contract).
Articles
Numerous essays and reviews in History in Africa, The International Journal of African History Studies, Journal of Ethnic Studies, American History Review, Journal of Black Studies, and African Historical Review.
