I love teaching.

I bridge theory and practice, and try to move my students beyond social apathy toward an African-rooted social empathy. My courses span African studies, popular culture, media, and digital cultures, running the gamut from the history of afrobeats to political theory, digital identity, and AI ethics. I challenge my students to see themselves as not just receivers of culture but its future architects. If you can create culture, you can change it, and if you can shift culture, you can help change society. I teach by any means necessary, blending personal experience, humour, and a mix of films, music videos, tweets, podcasts, and more. Learning is a two-way street I walk alongside my students. My classroom is a space for critical thinking, questioning, and debate: challenge me, challenge the world.

I hold an LL.B in Law and an MA in International Studies & Diplomacy from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

Places & Things I’ve Taught

Stanford University (April 2025)

I was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Department of African & African-American Studies (DAAAS). Invited by Professor Ato Quayson to present a lecture series on a subject of my choice, I used afrobeats and highlife as pedagogical tools to trace Ghana’s history and politics, blending scholarship with sound.

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) (2023 to date)

• Atlantic Crossings (an exploration of music, philosophy, culture and politics between Africa and its Diasporas)

Dikan Center (2023 to date)

• Writing Skills for Impactful Journalism
• Research & Writing Between the Lines (as part of Dikan’s Photojournalism & Documentary Practice Certificate Course)
• New Literacy & Research (an introduction to research methodology and AI in the age of (mis)information)

School for International Training (SIT) Study Abroad Program (2019 to date)

• Religion in Africa
• Ghana’s Creative Arts Scenes: an Introduction
• A History of Highlife
• Afropolitanism, Afrofuturism & AfricanFuturism
• Black Panther & the African Imagination

Webster University Ghana (2018 to 2023)

• Cornerstone Global Seminar: Introduction to African Social Theory
• Introduction to Interactive Digital Media
• Cultural Diversity in the Media
• Student Leadership Development

Ashesi University (2011 to 2018)

• Text & Meaning
• Written & Oral Communication
• Social Theory
• African Philosophical Thought
• Africa in International Affairs
• Leadership I: What Makes a Good Leader?
• Leadership II: Rights, Ethics & the Rule of Law

Media

Retooling technology to make learning fun: the case of the Ashesi class that has lessons on Whatsapp (2013)

On Pop Academia: lecturer Kobina Ankomah-Graham looks beyond academic systems (2017)

CCCI on European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 7) (2017)