Akosua Adomako Ampofo at IMAF (Campus Condorcet, Paris)
Stay: 12 May 2026 – 11 June 2026
Profile
Akosua Adomako Ampofo is Professor of African and Gender Studies at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. She describes herself as an activist scholar, and her work is grounded in the analysis of identity and power across social, political, and intellectual domains. Her research spans African knowledge systems, higher education, race and identity politics, gender relations, masculinities, and popular culture. For more information click here.
Seminars at IMAF
During her residency, Ampofo will contribute to the intellectual life of the project through two seminars:
- 29 May 2026
Feminist Methodologies in the Polycrises - 5 June 2026
Decolonizing Transnational Assemblages of Knowledge from African Feminist Perspectives
These seminars address key methodological and theoretical questions central to the project, particularly in relation to feminist knowledge production and African-centred analytical frameworks.
Research Stay Overview
During her stay at the Institut des mondes africains (IMAF), Campus Condorcet, Ampofo will engage with the WomatWork research team, contributing to ongoing discussions on gender, labour, and knowledge production in African contexts.
Her presence will support the project’s engagement with feminist theory and methodology, as well as its broader aim of developing historically grounded and critically informed perspectives on women’s work and professional trajectories.
Contribution
Ampofo’s residency brings a strong theoretical and methodological dimension to the project, particularly through her work on feminist knowledge production and African intellectual traditions. Her engagement is expected to enrich both the conceptual framing of the project and its collaborative research environment.