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Commemorating an African Queen: Ghanaian Nationalism, the African Diaspora, and the Public Memory of Nana Yaa Asantewaa, 1952–2009
Harcourt Fuller
Harcourt Fuller
Harcourt Fuller is Assistant Professor of History in the Department of History at Georgia State University. He holds a PhD in International History from the London School of Economics. His research and teaching expertise include the history of Africa, West Africa (Ghana in particular), the African Diaspora, and Maroon nations in the Atlantic World. His publications include articles in Nations and Nationalism (2008), African Studies Quarterly (forthcoming), the co-edited book Money in Africa (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 2009), and the book Building the Ghanaian Nation-State: Kwame Nkrumah's Symbolic Nationalism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). He is also writing and producing a documentary film and book entitled, Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess (www.nannythemovie.com). hfuller@gsu.edu.
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Harcourt Fuller
Harcourt Fuller is Assistant Professor of History in the Department of History at Georgia State University. He holds a PhD in International History from the London School of Economics. His research and teaching expertise include the history of Africa, West Africa (Ghana in particular), the African Diaspora, and Maroon nations in the Atlantic World. His publications include articles in Nations and Nationalism (2008), African Studies Quarterly (forthcoming), the co-edited book Money in Africa (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 2009), and the book Building the Ghanaian Nation-State: Kwame Nkrumah's Symbolic Nationalism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). He is also writing and producing a documentary film and book entitled, Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess (www.nannythemovie.com). hfuller@gsu.edu.
Online Issn: 1937-2108
Print Issn: 0001-9933
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African Arts (2014) 47 (4): 58–71.
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Harcourt Fuller; Commemorating an African Queen: Ghanaian Nationalism, the African Diaspora, and the Public Memory of Nana Yaa Asantewaa, 1952–2009. African Arts 2014; 47 (4): 58–71. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/AFAR_a_00183
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