"Feminists make too much noise!" Generational differences and ambivalence in feminist development politics in Ghana" in Canadian Journal of African Studies, 52 (1), 1-17
Despite the crucial role feminist movements play in securing progressive development policies, legislation and socio-legal protections for women, labeling women's rights issues as feminist has contradictory, mostly negative, effects on the women's movement in Africa. This paper discusses research findings that show that older women (activists) are more likely to self-identify as feminists than younger […]
"Agency, Social Status and Performing Marriage in Postcolonial Societies" in Journal of Asian and African Studies, 54 (7)
This article examines contextually-grounded perspectives on the socio-political significance of marriage in contemporary Ghanaian society. Drawing on qualitative interviews among men and women in northwestern Ghana, this article argues that, beyond historicizing the institution of monogamous marriage, women’s agency in desiring, and navigating marriages are performatively agentic and tied to attaining a myriad of socio-cultural, […]
"(Un)African women: identity, class and moral geographies in postcolonial times" in African Identities, 16 (4)
The concrete and abstract geographies of difference on the African continent not only arise from environmental, socio-cultural and religious factors but also from the historical and differential impacts and experiences of colonization and its legacies. In this paper, we use the web series, An African City, as a reference point, to examine the troubling nature […]
"Ageing transmigrants and the decolonisation of life course" in Decolonising Lifelong Learning in the Age of Transnational Migration, 48-66
This paper examines how ageing transmigrants engage in practises that serve to decolonise life course in order to create increased opportunities to live well. It analyses the experiences of Jamaican Canadian older adults (age 60 and older) who decided to remain in Canada, return to Jamaica, or travel between countries after retirement. As transmigrants with […]
From 'remittance' to 'tax': the shifting meanings and strategies of capture of the Eritrean transnational party-state African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal 6 (2) 189-207
For decades, mass out migration has remained a defining characteristic of Eritrea. The country's first major refugee crisis occurred in the early 1980s, in the midst of its liberation movement. Upon gaining resettlement in the industrialized world, Eritreans overwhelming continued their support of the liberation war, both financially and politically. Since independence, the ruling government […]
"Castrating Blackness: Surveillance, Profiling and Management in the Canadian Context" in Spaces of Surveillance—States and Selves, 187-210
Includes an afterword written by Professor Vian Bakir, Bangor University Offers a unique insight into the ways in which identity has been shaped and defined by changing technology and its resultant effect on bodies. This is the first multidisciplinary account of how surveillance has affected identity The systematic approach from one area of study to […]