Kofi ANYIDOHO

  • Africa
  • Western Africa
  • Ghana
English

Kofi ANYIDOHO is Professor of Literature at the University of Ghana, and just completed a term at the University as acting director of the School of Performing Arts, while serving as Administrator of the CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Program. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Texas, Austin. Best known as a poet, Dr. Anyidoho has published several poetry collections, including A Harvest of Our Dreams (1984), Earthchild (1985), and Ancestrallogic & Caribbeanblues (1993). He has also published several book chapters and scholarly essays in various journals, and edited works on African literatures, including The Word Behind Bars & The Paradox of Exile (Northwestern University Press, 1997) and a recent special issue of the journal Matatu. Dr. Anyidoho is currently President of the African Literature Association. His participation in the International Writing Program is supported by the Program in African Studies and the IWP.

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  • Congratulations to our colleagues Jennifer Croft and Aron Aji, who are among those serving as judges for the National Book Awards this year, in their case in the category of translated literature.

  • Ranjit Hoskote’s speech at the 2024 Goa Literary Festival addresses the current situation in Gaza.

  • In NY Times, Bina Shah worries about the state of Pakistani—and American—democracy.

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  • In the January 2024 iteration of the French/English non-fiction site Frictions, T J Benson writes about “Riding Afrobeats Across the World.” Also new, a next installment in the bilingual series featuring work by students from Paris VIII’s Creative Writing program and the University of Iowa’s NFW program.

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