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Land, Deed, and Debt: University Campuses in West Africa

Symposium

March 27, 2025
9am-5pm

Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning: Commons 
2000 Bonisteel Blvd. 
Ann Arbor, MI 48109




Speakers: Kwasi Adarkwa, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; Taibat Lawanson, Professor of Urban Management and Governance, University of Lagos, Nigeria and School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, UK; Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi, Associate Professor of History, Howard University; Kuukuwa Manful, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan; Łukasz Stanek, Professor of Architecture, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan; Michael Dziwornu, University of Michigan African Presidential Scholar, Taubman College Africa Alliance Associate, Research Scientist, The CSIR-Institute for Scientific and Technological Information, Ghana

The ‘Land, Deed, and Debt’ symposium focuses on the consequences of the “ceding”, “gifting”, and “granting” of land by indigenous communities for the establishment and expansion of higher educational institutions in West Africa. Participants will discuss the impact of such land gifts, grants, and cessions on the design, construction, and uses of space on and around the campuses, as well as the socio-spatial relationships between communities and institutions resulting from these. Organized by Prof. Łukasz Stanek and Dr. Kuukuwa Manful, the symposium will facilitate an international comparative perspective on the histories of land “gifted” or “granted” by indigenous people to educational institutions.

Topics:
Land Imaginaries



Convenors: 
Kuukuwa Manful and Łukasz Stanek

Friends: 
African Studies Center, University of Ghana at Legon, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Kumasi), University of Lagos. 

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