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Biography
Augustine Danso is an African film scholar who has authored critical and interesting scholarly works on cinema in Africa. He has served as a voluntary research associate at the University of Cape Coast (Ghana) and supervised relevant projects, both academic and non-academic within the field of cinema. Augustine has been honored and acknowledged for his research expertise and critical contribution to African film scholarship by the Reinnhovert films and scholars of African media and cinema. He is currently pursuing his doctoral studies in Communication Sciences at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon. Augustine's doctoral thesis focuses on Ghanaian cinema within the context of 'Third Cinema' project, where he attempts to investigate the shift and paradigms of cinema as a critical political tool from the African perspective. His research interests are focused on questions of representations, politics and power from the perspective of cinema and media.
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Education/Academic qualification
Master, MA in Applied and Interdisciplinary History: "Usable Past", National Research University: Higher School of Economics
31 Oct 0004 → 7 Jun 2019
Award Date: 7 Jun 2019
Bachelor, BA in History, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Award Date: 22 Jun 2015
PhD, PhD in Communication Studies, ongoing., Universidade Católica Portuguesa
22 Sept 2023 → 15 Oct 2027
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- AZ History of Scholarship The Humanities
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CECC: Research Centre for Communication and Culture
Lopes, A. (PI), Martins, A. (Researcher), Santos, L. (Researcher), Gil, I. C. (Coordinating Professor), Vieira, I. E. (Researcher), Maurício, A. F. (Researcher), Hanenberg, P. (Coordinating Professor), Albuquerque, A. (Researcher), Ribeiro, N. (Coordinating Professor), Valdigem, C. (Researcher), Ganito, C. (Coordinating Professor), Oliveira, F. (Researcher), Abrantes, A. M. (Researcher), Bernardo, A. M. (Researcher), Matoso, A. (Researcher), Emonts, M. (Researcher), Beaufils, A.-F. (Researcher), Arêas, C. (Researcher), Burnay, C. D. (Researcher), Ferreira, C. (Researcher), Louchet, C. (Researcher), Gil, C. (Researcher), Gonçalves, D. (Researcher), Torres, E. C. (Researcher), Dias, P. (Researcher), Ilharco, F. (Researcher), Trapani, G. (Researcher), Bär, G. (Researcher), Guarda, F. V. (Researcher), Cheng, G. (Researcher), Coelho, I. R. (Researcher), Fonseca, I. A. (Researcher), Duarte, J. R. (Researcher), Roberts, J. (Researcher), Moura, J. (Researcher), Meirim, J. (Researcher), Simão, J. (Researcher), Lourenço, J. F. (Researcher), Carvalho, J. V. D. (Researcher), Alves, J. S. (Researcher), Sardica, J. M. (Researcher), Cruz, M. A. (Researcher), Bello, M. D. R. L. (Researcher), Capucho, M. F. (Researcher), Mendes, M. S. (Researcher), Fragoso, G. (Researcher), Moniz, M. L. (Researcher), Faria, L. L. D. (Researcher), Victorino, M. (Researcher), Lopes, M. D. S. (Researcher), Barros, M. F. (Researcher), Quadrio, M.-P. (Researcher), Brandão, N. G. (Researcher), Amado, N. (Researcher), Conde, N. (Researcher), Anzini, P. (Researcher), Pinto, P. C. (Researcher), Maia, R. B. (Researcher), Faria, R. (Researcher), Figueiras, R. (Researcher), Santos, R. (Researcher), Brás, R. M. (Researcher), Pinto, S. (Researcher), Dix, S. (Researcher), Ganito, T. (Researcher), Seruya, T. (Researcher), Ferreira, T. J. (Researcher), Barbosa, Á. (Researcher), Colla, E. (Researcher), Terenas, G. G. (Researcher), Rosa, G. P. (Researcher), Cunha, J. B. D. (Researcher), Andrade, J. G. (Researcher), Antunes, J. M. L. (Researcher), Sá, L. (Researcher), Caeiro, M. (Researcher), Fuks, R. (Researcher), Lindemann Lino, V. (Researcher), Dias, M. (Researcher), Oliveira, V. (Researcher), Lopes, A. C. (Researcher), Carvalho, A. L. (Student), Mauro, A. P. (Student), Navas, G. (Student), Mason, M. (Student), Junguito, M. (Student), Müller, N. (Researcher), Brant, A. (Student), Kovič, A. (Student), Barreto, A. I. (Student), Brasil, A. C. (Student), Dinger, A. (Student), Aires, R. (Student), Casado, A. (Student), Vale, C. (Student), Ni, B. (Student), Ambulo, B. (Student), Caldeira, C. (Student), Riordan, C. (Student), Fernandes, D. (Student), Cardoso, E. P. (Researcher), Komatsu, E. (Student), Cordas, E. (Student), Duffy, E. M. P. (Student), Rudari, F. (Student), Adu-Kankam, G. (Student), Simões, H. (Student), Silva, I. (Student), Baguia, J. (Student), Biscainho, J. (Student), Oliveira, J. (Student), Fonseca, J. B. (Student), Moreira, J. (Student), Klein, M. (Student), Bicheiro, L. (Student), Hilsdorf, L. (Student), Koncz, L. (Researcher), Rodrigues, L. P. (Student), Elnaiem, M. (Student), Sousa, M. D. N. (Student), Falcón, M. (Student), Costa, T. (Student), Thaler, M. (Student), Fonseca, M. (Student), Peters, D. (Researcher), Danilova, N. (Student), Husch, O. (Student), Monteiro, P. A. (Student), Teixeira, P. (Student), Santos, P. (Student), Rodrigues, P. (Student), Krolow, P. (Student), Ubach Trindade, R. (Student), Ross, R. (Researcher), Ferreira, R. S. (Researcher), Marcondes, R. (Student), Martínez, I. (Student), Yousef, R. (Student), Leasca, S. (Student), Pinheiro, T. (Student), Herold, V. (Student), Page, V. M. (Student), Barradas, M. F. (Researcher), Arnuco, M. (Student), Resende, F. (Researcher), Yang, Y. (Student), Curvelo, R. (Researcher), Barros, C. (Researcher), Pereira, A. (Researcher), Minga, E. (Researcher), Cacchioli, S. (Researcher), Marra, S. (Researcher), Coutinho, M. C. (Researcher), Freire, C. (Researcher), Coelho, A. M. (Student), Avelar, M. J. (Student), Bossone, F. (Student), Cardoso, P. B. (Student), Chumbo, I. (Researcher), Claro, R. (Student), Vera-Cruz, C. (Student), Fernandes, I. F. (Student), França, M. (Student), Lameira Grosso, C. (Student), Khachatryan, R. (Student), Léger, J.-P. (Student), Lourenço, I. (Student), Martins, P. M. (Researcher), Mendes, C. M. (Student), Miller, R. (Student), Muneeb, F. (Student), Munir, S. (Student), Mutsch, T. (Student), Pinto, N. (Student), Salgueiro Rodrigues, A. (Student), Juvonen, A. (Student), Iancu, Z. (Student), Maihoub, A. (Researcher), Miguel, I. V. (Researcher), Sousa, M. M. (Researcher), Magno, S. (Researcher), Nagaty, S. (Researcher), Zhou, S. (Researcher), Baum, M. (Researcher), Brogueira, J. (Researcher), Campos, I. (Researcher), Tavares, P. (Researcher), Morêdo, J. (Researcher), Silva, J. M. D. (Researcher), Tshuma, L. (Researcher), Quintela, M. M. (Student), Alecrim, T. (Researcher), Brücker, A. (Student), Danso, A. (Student), Di Dia, F. G. (Student), Galvão, D. (Student), Hu, C. (Student), Iyer , A. (Student), Job, B. (Student), Kase, Y. (Student), Young Sun, K. (Student), Lucas, I. (Student), Murphy, R. (Student), Lietti, T. (Student), Prasanna, S. (Student), Saad, S. (Student), Martins, A. V. (Researcher), Al-Hassan, T. (Researcher), Weinholtz, T. (Student), Shevchenko, P. (Student), Furtado, M. R. (Researcher), Oliveira, A. B. D. (Researcher), Tavares, S. B. (Researcher), Sobral, F. A. (Researcher), Amorim, M. P. D. (Researcher), Torres, F. (Researcher) & Franco, S. G. (Researcher)
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Research output
- 4 Article
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Preserving the imperial project: documenting film - censorship practices in the gold coast (Ghana)
Danso, A., 2024, In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 44, 1, p. 52-65 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vestige of colonialism? propaganda in Ghanaian cinematic texts
Danso, A., 2023, In: Quarterly Review of Film and Video. 40, 3, p. 319-331 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Post-coloniality: projection of Ghana in video-films
Danso, A., 14 Dec 2021, In: CINEJ Cinema Journal . 9, 2, p. 101-113 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reconstructing cinematic activities in the early twentieth century: gold coast (Ghana)
Danso, A., Dec 2021, In: Journal of African Cinemas. 13, 2-3, p. 147-155 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review