He holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, MA and BA degrees in Literature from University of Nairobi. A Kenyan, Amuka is Professor of Comparative Literature. He was educated in Ghana and the United States and received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in medical sociology from the University of Connecticut in 1985.Īlso set to interrogate the legacy of the late Ghanaian writer is Prof. Aidoo taught at universities in Ghana, Tanzania, and the United States.

He is currently a Senior Fellow at Humanity United, and was the founding Executive Director of TrustAfrica – a foundation dedicated to promoting equitable development, social justice, movement building and democracy in Africa.Īidoo currently serves on the Boards of several international organisations including Human Rights Watch, International Development Research Centre, and the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment at Wits Business School at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Some of his awards include: Grand Manhae Prize in Literature, Korea (2014), Arab Journalism Award in Culture, UAE (2015), The Gold Medal in LIFFT Eurasian Literary Festival, Turkey (2021) and Sawiris Cultural Award, Children Literature, Egypt (2023).Įqually primed for the panel is Dr. He is the President, Asia Journalist Association and Editor in Chief, The Silk Road Literature Series. An anthology of his poetry books, A Street in Cairo, The Memory of Butterflies, The Memory of Silence, and The Whisper of the Sea and The Shells, has been published in English, Sindhi, German, Russian, Persian, Turkish and Spanish. The 63-year-old culture journalist has been on the beat for more than 35 years. One of the panelists is Ashraf Aboul-Yazid. The panelists will shed light on Aidoo’s works, her cultural influence, and the ways in which she shaped African literature. The event will provide opportunity for participants to gain insights into Aidoo’s unique perspective, creative process, and political activism. The discussants will interrogate how Aidoo’s extraordinary life and legacy, and the lasting impact she has had on the literary world.

Sindhi poetry collection