Indigenous Pedagogy: How to Teach a Decolonized Curriculum

Akua is currently Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs at Boston College. Originally from New York City, she earned a Bachelor's degree in English from Dartmouth College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in African Languages & Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A former Fulbright Scholar, Akua has published two books: “The Histories, Languages and Cultures of West Africa: Interdisciplinary Essays” (2006) and “Black Women Writers' Contributions to Contemporary Feminist Discourse” (2003). Her research interests include West African literature and film, African retentions in the Americas, and representations of Africa in contemporary African-American literature.