Profile
Philomina is friendly person with the ability to work effectively and efficiently as a team player or independently. She is flexible and diligent with excellent interpersonal skills and with a willingness to learn and succeed.
Basic Information
Name: Dr. Philomina Odi Mintah
Designation: Lecturer
Department: Department of Communication and Media Studies
Institutional Email: pmintah@central.edu.gh
Office Location: Room G214, First Floor, Block G
Academic Qualifications/Education:
- Ph.D., English, University of Ghana, 2022
- M.A., English, University of Ghana, 2011
- B.A., English and History, University of Ghana, 2007
Research Interests
- African literature
- Literature on Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
- American literature
- Diaspora literature
- Colonialism and post-colonial studies
- Gender & feminist studies
- Writing & representation
Publications
- Meeuw, L. T. A., & Mintah, P. O. (2024). Secondary source reporting as the norm: Ghanaian media coverage of the Russia–Ukraine War. In Media, Dissidence and the War in Ukraine (pp. 48-62). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003431862-5/secondary-source-reporting-norm-liesbeth-tjon-meeuw-philomina-odi-mintah
- Mintah, P. O., & Adjandeh, E. A. (2023). The Strategies of Survival by Women in Manu Herbstein’s Ama: A Story of the Slave Trade. JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies, (42). https://www.africaknowledgeproject.org/index.php/jenda/issue/view/352
- Mintah, P. O. (2016). Images of Women in Armah’s Two Thousand Seasons: A Thematic Study”. Revue Ivoirienne de Langues Entrageres. Vol. 11, pp 94 – 105. Retrieve from: http://rile-ci.net/numero11/06%20Philomina.pdf
Professional Memberships
- Ghana Association of Writers
- African Literature Association
- African Studies Association of Africa
- International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
- Literature Association of Ghana
- Women in Tertiary Education
Courses Taught
Post-graduate level
- Business Writing
- Public Speaking
- Creative Communication
Undergraduate level
- English Language Use and Communication Skills
- Creative Writing
- Advanced Creative Writing
- Media Culture and Society
- Introduction to Online Media
- Speech Writing and Public Speaking
- African Studies
- American Literature
- The English Novel in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- Victorian and Edwardian Literature
- Critical Thinking
- Renaissance Drama
- 17th and 18th Century Poetry and Drama
- African History, Literature and Society
- Digital literacy and Analytical Thinking
- University-wide English Proficiency I & II
- University-wide The Great African Writers
- University-wide Business Report Writing
- Academic Writing
- Introduction to Literature
Certificate Courses
- English Proficiency to Francophone nationals from West African Countries
- English Proficiency to Expatriates
Projects and Grants
- 2019 – Travel Grant, Journal of African Cultural Studies Writing Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya (23rd October, 2019)
- 2019 – Travel Grant, African Humanities Programme/Journal of African Cultural Studies Article Writing Workshop in Lalibela, Ethiopia (18th August, 2019)
- 2019 – Travel Grant, Consortium of Humanities Centres and Institutes. Venue: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (3rd to 17th January, 2019) https://chcinetwork.org/programs/chci-africa-workshop-addis-2019/participants
- 2018/2019 – Thesis Completion Grant, Building a New Generation of Academics in Africa (Banga-Africa Project), PhD completion.
Outreach and Engagement
- Community Involvement – PIWC-Atomic career guidance fair
- Media Engagement & Institutional Promotion – Oyerepa Radio & TV, Kumasi; Peace FM, Accra
Workshop Participation
- Grantsmanship Training Workshop for Early Career Researchers, ORID – University of Ghana, Legon (5th to 6th June, 2024)
- Media Foundation WEST Africa Citizen Group Training on Right to Information, Greater Accra, Ghana (25th May,2023)
- Journal Works Academy in Cape Town, South Africa (11th to 16th April 2022)
- Journal of African Cultural Studies Writing Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya (23rd October, 2019)
- African Humanities Programme/Journal of African Cultural Studies Article Writing Workshop in Lalibela, Ethiopia (18th August, 2019)
- African Humanities Workshop by Mellon – Consortium of Humanities Centres and Institutes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (3rd to 17th January, 2019) https://chcinetwork.org/programs/chci-africa-workshop-addis-2019/participants
Additional Roles / Responsibilities
- Patroness – Creative Alliance (Literary club hosted by the Dept. of Communication and Media Studies)
- Department Examination Officer (2024 to date)
- Academic Advisor to Level 100 students of Communication (2023 to date)
- Academic Supervisor for selected MA/MPhil & Level 400 students of Communication thesis, long essays & projects (2023 to date)
- Editor – Central University Library Newsletter (January 2022 to date)
- Secretary – Central University Teachers Association (2024 to date)
- Organising Secretary – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Colloquium Committee (2017 & 2023/2024 academic year)
- Internal Examiner (2012 to date)
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