Free Talk – Academic Dress in Ghana

Posted: 22nd May 2024

Sun, 3 Sep 2023 17:00 – 18:30 BST

The Burgon Society is delighted to host a free online talk about academical dress in Ghana:

Investigation into the Design history of academic gowns of selected Technical Universities in Ghana. Given by Peggy Simpson (Lecturer, Kumasi Technical University, Ghana)

Academic Gown Designs in Ghana: An Aesthetic Discourse of Patrick Osei-Poku’s Decolonial Efforts. Given by Prof. Osuanyi Quaicoo Essel, PhD.

Sign up to the talk on Eventbrite.

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