Through the Lenses of Culture: A diasporic sisters dialogue on power struggles informing African women’s representations in Ghanaian and Canadian contexts.

Authors

  • Reggie Nyamekye University of Saskatchewan
  • Abigail Zita Seshie PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v8i2.70798

Keywords:

African women, Representations, Resisting Exceptionalisms, Cultures, Diaspora

Abstract

This Exchanges article  profiles the perspectives of Abigail Zita Seshie (Ph.D.) a current postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), and Reggie Nyamekye, a graduate student in Women’s and Gender Studies at USask on culture, African women, representations, African feminisms, resisting exceptionalisms, with a focus on Ghanaian and Canadian contexts.

Author Biographies

Reggie Nyamekye, University of Saskatchewan

is a storyteller, scholar, and advocate. Her research interests include Afrocentrism, gender, policies, decolonization, justice, and agency of African women. Reggie also promotes respect, inclusion, thoughtfulness, celebration of diversity, and positivity in her interactions with others. She remains an avid volunteer who believes in giving back, supporting, and contributing to make a difference in every community she finds herself. 

Abigail Zita Seshie PhD

obtained her doctorate in Sociology, and she is currently a postdoctoral fellow of the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at the University of Saskatchewan, where she completed her doctoral studies. Her areas of research interest include gender and transnational feminisms, health equity, international development, and social policy. Zita is passionate about scholar activism and community service. 

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Engaging Feminisms: Challenging Exceptionalism Imaginaries

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Published

2022-11-27

How to Cite

Nyamekye, R., & Seshie, A. Z. . (2022). Through the Lenses of Culture: A diasporic sisters dialogue on power struggles informing African women’s representations in Ghanaian and Canadian contexts. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, 8(2), 177–188. https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v8i2.70798

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022): Challenging Exceptionalist Imaginaries through Feminist Community Engagements

Section

Exchanges

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