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Global Pathways: Imagining Ghanaian Culture Through Visual and Multimedia Storytelling

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Asanteland, Ghana: The Chief, the Gold, and the King (2003)

Summary: To the northeast of Kumasi, these are the last material remains of the great Asante civilization, which reached its peak in the 18th century. The dwellings, made of earth, wood and straw, are gradually being destroyed by the effects of time and weather.

Still frame of beginning of documentary: Asanteland, Ghana: The Chief, the Gold, and the King

This Day in History: February 11, 1951 -- Kwame Nkrumah Wins the First Parliamentary Election in Ghana

Still frame of crowd celebrating first Ghana Parliamentary election

Ghana Becomes an Independent Nation (1957)

Summary: In 1957, after 56 years of British rule, Ghana became the first independent nation in West Africa.

Title shot of archival newsreel on Ghana's independence in 1957.

Gone to the Village (2019)

Summary: Gone to the Village is a film about the crucial role of female leaders in the social and political life in Asante culture over the past 500 years.

Still frame opening of documentary Gone to the Village

Exploring Ghana's Diverse Culture (2019)

Summary: News Central TV examines Ghana's diverse culture as its over 28 million people are composed of a number of ethnicities from the Dagombas of the Dagbon region, to the Ashantis of Kumasi, and many other minorities.

Video still of waving Ghanaian flags

 

The Golden Stool - History of Africa with Zeinab Badawi [Episode 14] (2020)

Summary: In this BBC News Africa presentation, Zeinab Badawi travels to Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire to find out about the Asante people and their kingdom.

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Culture Quest - Ghana [Episode 2] (2021)

Summary: Travel to Ghana, where the young artists are at the top of African art internationally and are using their art to call attention to real issues effecting their daily lives: climate change, waste and poverty – while at the same time trying to carve out their own cultural identity instead of the one that was placed upon them through slavery and colonialism.

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