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Conference in Honour of Prof. Atta Gyamfi Britwum

Date/Time/Duration
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 8:30am
Venue/Location
Amissah-Arthur Language Centre
Organized By
Department of French
Speaker(s)
Special Guest: (Vice-Chancellor, UCC)
Chairperson: (Provost, College of Humanities and Legal Studies, UCC)
Keynote Speaker: Prof Kwame Opoku-Agyeman (Former Dean, School of Liberal Arts, , Kuntenase)
Host: (Head, , UCC)
Chairperson: (Former Dean, , UCC)
Chairperson: (Former Vice Dean, , UCC)
Chairperson: (Dean, , UCC)

THEME: LITERATURE AND THE HUMANITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES

This conference is organised in honour of Prof. Atta Gyamfi Britwum, one of the pioneers of the Department in recognition of his long service and the quality of his contribution towards the advancement of the Department. Ìý

The three-day conference organised under the theme: Literature and the Humanities in the 21st Century: Interdisciplinary Perspectives brings together some of the best brains in the Humanities across the sub-region to examine issues relating to the theme.

It will be climaxed by a round-table discussion and an interaction with Prof. A. G. Britwum who has dedicated his life’s work to the promotion of literature in particular and the Humanities in general.

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Activities

Wednesday 13thÌýMarch 2019 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Opening Ceremony Ìýand Parallel Sessions

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Thursday 14thÌýMarch 2019 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýParallel Sessions and Campus Tour

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Friday Ìý Ìý Ìý15th March 2019 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Round-Table Discussion and time with Prof. AttaÌýGyamfiÌýBritwum

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Round-table DiscussantsÌý

  1. Ìý- Former Dean, School of Graduate Studies ÌýºÚÁÏÉç
  2. Ìý- Former Vice-Chancellor,ÌýºÚÁÏÉç and Minister of Education
  3. - Journalist and Editor-In-Chief,Ìý
  4. Ìý- Former Head, ºÚÁÏÉçÌý
Key Features / Side Attractions
Round-table Discussion
Parallel Sessions
Time with Prof. AttaÌýGyamfiÌýBritwum