Agbenyega Adedze
Associate Professor
History
Office
Schroeder Hall - SCH 315
Office Hours
T/R 8:30 - 9:30 and or/by appointment.
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
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Current Courses
265.001African Civilization
104.001History Of Africa
307.001Selected Topics In Non-Western History
266.001Modern Africa
104.001History Of Africa
266.001Modern Africa
490.005Readings -- Field Of Study
Teaching Interests & Areas
Professor Adedze is a specialist in African history with interests in material culture and the cultural history of museums. He has published articles on material culture and museums as tools for nationalism in Africa. His dissertation focused on the social history of museums in West Africa.
Research Interests & Areas
African History
Ph D History
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
MA
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
BA
Université du Benin
Lome, Togo
American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Novice Award
American Philatelic Society
2022
Vermeil
American Philatelic Society
2022
Book, Chapter
Adedze, T. Memory and Museums in Africa. New Encyclopedia of Africa, 2nd Edition. Gale Group (2007)
Journal Article
Adedze, T. A New Star is Born: The Early Years of Ghana Postage Stamps. Wayne L. Youngblood (EDs). Topical Time (Journal of Thematic Philately) 66.392 (2015): 34-44.
Adedze, T. Domination and Resistance Through the Prism of Stamps. Africa Zamani (2012): 227-246.
Adedze, T. Visualizing the Game: The Iconography of Football on African Postage Stamps. Soccer & Society 13.2 (2012): 294-308.
Presentations
African Football/Soccer Postage Stamps and Globalization: A Comparative Visual Study. Soccer as A Global Phenomenon. Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. (2016)
Collecting and Exhibition West Africa in Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (IFAN) Museums: 1950-1980s. African Studies Association. (2016)
Ghana: An Early Stamp History: 1957-1966. Cornbelt Philatelic Society Meeting. Cornbelt Philatelic Society. (2016)
The Public Memory of the TransAtlantic Slave Trade: Ghana, Senegal, Brazil, Haiti and Suriname.. African Culture Week - Illinois Wesleyan University. (2015)
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah: A Philatelic Exhibition. International Symposium “The Dream, The Reality: Reassessments of African Independence. (2010)
Icons of Independence or the Role of the Individual in History. International Symposium “The Dream, The Reality: Reassessments of African Independence. (2010)
The Beautiful Game: World Cup Soccer on Postage Stamps. McLean County Arts Center. (2010)
Visualizing the Game: The Iconography of Football on African Postage Stamps. International conference: Visualizing the Game: Global Perspectives on African Football. University of Basel. (2010)
Portraits in the Hands of Strangers: Colonial and Postcolonial Postcards As Vignettes to African Women's History. Codesria Conference on Writing the History of Women in Africa: Past, Present, and Future. (2009)