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Dannabang Kuwabong is a Ghanaian Canadian. [1] He is an author, poet and professor of Caribbean Literature and Culture. He was born in Nanville in the Upper West Region of Ghana. [2] He has written many anthologies and edited academic journals. [3]
Dannabang Kuwabong had his tertiary education at University of Ghana where he was awarded Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in English. [4] He also obtained a Magisteriate in Environmental Studies (MES) in Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada. He further went to the University of Stirling, Stirling, UK where he earned his master's degree in Modern Poetry in English and was given a Master of Letters (MLITT). He then went to McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada to do his doctoral degree in English in 1997 [5] [6]
He has his works published in ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, Journal for the Association for Research on Mothering, Journal of Dagaare Studies, La Torre, Sargasso, Canadian Women's Studies /les cahiers de la femmes and Universitas. He co- authored English textbooks for Senior High School English Textbooks I, II, III [5]
He has taught in tertiary institutions such as ; Rivers State College of Education, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria, University of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria, University of Ghana and McMaster University, Canada. He is currently a teacher of Caribbean literature at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan [5] [7]
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Theophilus Ernest Anin is a Ghanaian lawyer, banker, financial consultant, and writer. He served as the managing director, and chairman of the board of directors of the Ghana Commercial Bank from 1972 until his retirement in August 1980.
Modjaben Dowuona was a Ghanaian educationist and public servant. He was the first Registrar of the University of Ghana, and also served as Ghana's Commissioner of Education (Minister) from 1966 to 1969.
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