Mr. Africanus Aveh

 

Africanus Aveh has since August 2010 been the Head, Department of Theatre Arts, School of Performing Arts. Appointed a Lecturer in October 1995, Africanus was promoted a Senior Lecturer in 2006. He is a specialist in Radio, Film, Television and Video Studies and has supervised numerous student academic essays, projects and creative videos. He was also a Tutor, Norwegian Language & Society - NORAD Fellowship Programme, University of Trondheim, Norway. (1992-1994). He speaks English, Norwegian, Swedish, French and many local Ghanaian languages.

Contac E-mail: obubu@ug.edu.gh
 

Academic Qualifications:

• 1993 :Awarded Candidatus Philologiae (Master of Philosophy) in Film Studies, University of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway. Thesis title: From Flaherty to Nichols: A Critical Study of Conceptual Issues in Documentary Film Representation
• 1990: Awarded Candidatus Magisterii (Bachelor of Arts) in Norwegian, Drama, Film, Television & Video, University of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway.

• 1986: Awarded Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English, Drama & Theatre Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

International Professional Recognition:
2009: National Academy for Television Arts & Sciences (USA) Nominee for the 30th News and Documentary Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research.
 

Fellowship/Scholarship Awards:
2004: Visiting Scholar, International Programs, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA. [a 10-week Resident-Scholar Program funded by CUAP]
1997: Research Fellow, CODESRIA African Humanities Institute, University of Ghana, Legon. [Fellowship Program funded by Ford Foundation]
1997: Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study and Research in the African Humanities, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. [Fellowship Program funded by Ford Foundation]

Research Activities & Interests:
1) The socio-cultural impact of locally produced feature videos on the people of Ghana. [on-going]
[This research project involves the viewing of over 500 Ghanaian videos, analyzing them and conducting interviews with both filmmakers and viewers. A multi-volume video directory will soon be published.]

2) Television in Ghana: achievements and prospects in the face of emerging private television broadcasting. [on-going]
[This research is assessing the impact of private broadcasting on the Ghanaian media landscape.]

3) Documentary film representation and the issue of cultural preservation. [on-going]
[This research examines to what extent documentary films affect the preservation of culture.]

4) Film policies in Ghana and the development of the industry. [on-going]
[This is a study of national policies that regulate the film and video industry. It has produced papers for seminars and conferences.]

5) Docudrama and effectiveness of raising public awareness. [on-going]
[This is a project on the effective use of docudrama in public education. It has contributed to some productions that I have done]

6) New experiments in video production within emerging technology. [on-going]
[This is a project in experimenting with new technologies in video production. It has resulted in some productions that I was involved]

7) Representation, Ideology, Authenticity & the Image. [on-going]
[This is a major part of my doctoral research in ideology as a catalyst in style of production which raises questions of representation and authenticity of images and sound on our screens.]

8) Documenting African Experience on Slavery through Film & Video. [on-going]
[This project, undertaking with the support of CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, is an attempt to document on video the African slave experience both past and present. It involves field trips to sites in West Africa where slavery relics, monuments and artifacts still abound and filming them. Major sites visited include Goree Island in Senegal, Abomey, Porto Novo & Ouidah in Benin, and sites in Northern Ghana as well as castles and forts along the coast of Ghana. Post-production work is in progress to produce video documentaries and educational DVD-ROMs for teaching and presentations.]

9) Documenting Ghanaian Artistic Expressions on Video [on-going]
[This project aims at documenting Ghanaian artistic works (dance, music, drama) on video for use as teaching material as well as preservation. The project has produced videos of several major artistic creations and performances]

10) The Mass Media and the Ghanaian Society [on-going]
[This research involves an examination of the mass media especially newer ones like the Internet and its effect on the Ghanaians.]

11) Children and Television in Ghana. [on-going]
[An assessment of children programmes on Ghanaian television and its impact on the development of the Ghanaian child. Develop culturally appropriate television productions for Ghanaian children.]

12) Theatrical Hybrid: Video clips as part of live stage drama. [on-going]
[An experimental project in the creation of a mixed media production involving live stage drama and video projection in an attempt to increase dramatic realism on stage in order to increase interest in theatre in Ghana. This project has produced a major performance entitled “Cosmic High Court” and a conference paper – “Screening the Stage: New Dimensions in Theatrical Production”.]

13) National Identification System [completed]
[Intensive commissioned study and research into the proposed National Identification System for Ghana leading to writing, directing and producing short video features and a multi-language radio drama for public education]

14) HIV/AIDS Educational Campaign. [on-going]
[Study and research into the HIV/AIDS situation in Ghana. Wrote and directed a short video feature for the National AIDS Commission and an interactive stage drama for Bank of Ghana for public education on HIV/AIDS. A television serial is currently been developed for production.]

15) Nollywood and the Ghanaian Film Industry [on-going]
[Study of the Nigerian video film production and distribution in Ghana and its effects on the Ghanaian film industry. Papers have been delivered at major conferences and some journal publications are forthcoming]

Professional Memberships (Past & Present):

• African Literature Association (ALA), based in USA.
• University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), based in Ghana
• Nordic Anthropological Film Association (NAFA), based in Scandinavia.
• Ghana Association of Writers (GAW)
• Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa [CODESRIA] based in Dakar, Senegal.
• International Association of Media and Communication Research [IAMCR], based in Europe.

Professional & Consultancy Experience:
Media & Documentation Consultant, CODESRIA 13th General Assembly Conference on the theme: Africa and the Challenges of the 21st Century, Rabat, Morocco, (Dec. 2011) [I handled the Video Documentation of the whole conference proceedings and working on a documentary production on the conference.]

Member of Planning & Organising Committee, 6th Annual Real Life Documentary Film Festival, Accra, Ghana. (Oct. 2011)

Member of Planning & Organising Committee, 5th Annual Real Life Documentary Film Festival, Accra, Ghana. (May 2010)

Media & Documentation Consultant, CODESRIA 12th General Assembly Conference on the theme: Governing the African Public Sphere, Yaounde, Cameroon, (Dec. 2008) [I handled the Video Documentation of the whole conference proceedings and produced a documentary on the conference.]

Media & Documentation Consultant, CODESRIA 11th General Assembly Conference on the theme: Rethinking African Development: Beyond Impasse, Towards Alternatives, Maputo, Mozambique, (Dec. 2005) [I handled the Video Documentation of the whole conference proceedings and produced a documentary on the conference.]

Executive Director, StudyGhana Foundation – a non-governmental, public service oriented, non-profit organization committed to promotion and development of education and youth in Ghana. (August 2005-June 2006).

Media & Documentation Consultant, CODESRIA 30th Annivesary Conference on the theme: 30 Years of Social Science Research and Knowledge Production, Dakar, Senegal, (Dec. 2003) [I handled the Video Documentation of the whole conference proceedings]

Artistic Director, Obugacy (creative & artistic performing group) (since 2002)

Technical Consultant and Member of Production Team, African Heritage Series, Ghana Television (1997-2000)

 Guest Lecturer, In-Country Orientation for tourists & businessmen visiting Ghana, Expert Travels Company Limited and American Vacation Camp in Ghana. (1997-2000)

Line Producer/Consultant (Ghana), Traces of the Trade, (a major international documentary on Trans-Atlantic Slavery) Ebb Pod Productions, USA (July-August 2001)

Production Consultant, “The Killing Zone” (2002), an award-winning feature film shot partly on locations in Ghana by Zone Productions, USA in association with Delta Entertainment, written and directed by Joe Brewster.

Member of Jury, 5th African Student Film and Television Festival (ANIWA 2001), National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Accra (July 2001).

 Member of Jury, 4th African Student Film and Television Festival (ANIWA ’99), National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Accra (July 1999).

Creative Director, Obubu Legacy Limited, Accra, Ghana. Audio/Video Production; Marketing; Publishing; Travel & Tours Operators. (1998-2006)

Resource Person, Institute for Advanced Study & Research in the African Humanities, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA (April - June 1997) [I directed the video documentation of an 8-week institute programme]

Member, Ghana Government Delegation to Burkina Faso in connection with a proposed joint film and video cooperation. (September 1996)

Artistic/Creative Director, (Video/TV Production) TRAAF ARTS, Accra, Ghana. [1995 – 1998]

Major Conferences, Seminars, Festivals & Workshops Attended:
33rd Durban International Film Festival, Durban, South Africa, (July 2012)

International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2012 Conference on the theme: South-North Conversations, Durban, South Africa. (July 2012)

 CODESRIA 13th General Assembly Conference on the theme: Africa and the Challenges of the 21st Century, Rabat, Morocco, (Dec. 2011)

 6th Annual Real Life Documentary Film Festival, Accra, Ghana. (Oct. 2011)

African Literature Association, 37th Annual Meeting & Conference, Athens, Ohio, USA, hosted by Ohio University, Athens under the theme: African Literature, Visual Arts and Film in Local and Transnational Spaces [April 2011]

22nd Pan-African Festival of Film and Television (FESPACO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Theme: African Cinema and Markets (Feb. – March 2011)

3rd CODESRIA, Workshop on African Film, Video & the Social Impact of New Technologies organised in collaboration with FESPACO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. [Feb. 2011)

5th Annual Real Life Documentary Film Festival, Accra, Ghana. (May 2010)

8th Annual Colloquium, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. Theme: Communicating as a Nation: Back to the Future (April 2010)

7th Annual Colloquium, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. Theme: The Humanities and the Construction of National Identity (April 2009)

CODESRIA, Workshop On New Directions in African Cinema, organised in collaboration with FESPACO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. [March 2009)

21st Pan-African Festival of Film and Television (FESPACO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Theme: African Cinema: Tourism and Cultural Patrimony (Feb. – March 2009)

2nd Ife International Film Festival, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Theme: African Film: Looking Back, Looking Forward. (January 2009)

CODESRIA 12th General Assembly Conference on the theme: Governing the African Public Sphere, Yaounde, Cameroon, (Dec. 2008)

6th Annual Colloquium, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. Theme: Legon at 60: New Directions for the Humanities (May 2008)3rd Annual Real Life Documentary Festival, Accra & Kumasi, Ghana. (May – June 2008)

CODESRIA, Workshop On Cinematographic Aesthetics and Cultures of Africa, organised in collaboration with FESPACO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. [Feb-March 2007]

20th Pan-African Festival of Film and Television (FESPACO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Theme: African Film and Cultural Diversity (Feb. – March 2007)

4th Annual Colloquium, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. Theme: The Humanities and the Job Market (April 2006)

African Literature Association, 32nd Annual Meeting & Conference, Accra, co-hosted by CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, Legon and New York University in Ghana under the theme: Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century: Generations in Creative Dialogue. [May 2006]

19th Pan-African Festival of Film and Television (FESPACO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Theme: Training Opportunities in Film in Africa (Feb. – March 2005)

Conference on “Researching Ghanaian Theatre”, organized by Bokoor African Popular Music Archives (BAPMAF) in collaboration with Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana. [August 2005]

CODESRIA 11th General Assembly Conference on the theme: Rethinking African Development: Beyond Impasse, Towards Alternatives, Maputo, Mozambique, (Dec. 2005)

 2nd Annual Colloquium, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. Theme: Globalisation and the Humanities (May 2004)

18th Pan-African Festival of Film and Television (FESPACO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Theme: The Role of the Actor in the Creation of the African Film (Feb. – March 2003)

 WiderNet Project Decision-Makers Workshop & Technicians Training Workshop, University of Ghana, Legon, (June 2003)

 CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme International Symposium at University of Ghana, Legon under the theme: Canonical Works and Continuing Innovation in African Arts and Humanities. (Sept. 2003)

CODESRIA 30th Annivesary Conference on the theme: 30 Years of Social Science Research and Knowledge Production, Dakar, Senegal, (Dec. 2003)

The Link: Ghana and the Black Soul of the Netherlands Workshop on Film Policy, Accra, Ghana. (Feb – March 2002).

Workshop on Ghana-European Union Co-operation on Cultural Initiative Support Programme (PSIC), Accra, Ghana (July 2002)

 17th Pan-African Festival of Film and Television (FESPACO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Theme: Cinema and New Technologies (Feb. – March 2001)

International Video Seminar and Conference on the theme: Modes of Seeing and the Video Film in Africa, Iwalewa Haus, Centre for Africa Studies, University of Bayreuth, Germany. (June 2001)

5th African Student Film and Television Festival (ANIWA 2001), National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Accra (July 2001).

5th Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST 2001), Cape Coast/Elmina, Ghana. Theme: Re-emergence of the African Civilisation - Uniting the African Families: (July-August 2001)

2000 CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, Legon. Theme: The Composition and Transmission of Musical Forms in Africa (Jan - March 2000)

A Consultation on Media and Religion in Africa sponsored by International Study Commission on Religion, Media and Culture at GIMPA, Accra. (May 2000)

A Consultative Project Review and Planning Meeting on Transcending Boundaries: The Humanities and Socio-Economic Transformations in the African World, The Goree Institute, Senegal. (September 2000)

16th Pan-African Festival of Film and Television (FESPACO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Theme: Cinema and the Channels of Distribution in Africa. (Feb. - March 1999).

1999 CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, Legon. Theme: National Culture and Identity in Africa: The Relevance of Philosophy. (March 1999)

4th Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST ‘99), Cape Coast/Elmina, Ghana. Theme: Re-emergence of the African Civilisation - Uniting the African Families: Youth - the Agenda for the next Millennium. (July-August 1999).

1998 CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, Legon. Theme: Memory & Vision: Africa and the Legacy of Slavery. (March 1998)

 One-Day Forum on the Electronic Media under the theme: Towards a National Communications Policy, organised by Ministry of Communications in Accra. (September 1998).

 23rd Annual Conference of the African Literature Association (ALA), East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Theme: FESPACO Nights in Michigan: African Film and Literature. (April 1997)
International Conference on The Atlantic Slave Trade in African and African-American Memory, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA. (May 1997)

1997 CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, Legon. Theme: Film/Video/Television & Socio-economic Transformation in the African World. (Jan - April 1997)

15th Pan-African Festival of Film & Television (FESPACO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Theme: Youth and Cinema (Feb. - March 1997)

6th Congress of the Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Feb. 1997)

3rd African Film Festival, Columbia College, Chicago, USA. Theme: African Visions: Voices of Screen Griots. (April 1997)

1997 Institute for Advanced Study and Research in the African Humanities Fellowship Program, Northwestern University, USA. Theme: Cinematic Call and Response: Contemporary African Film Culture and Practice. (April - June 1997).

3rd Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST ‘97), Cape Coast/Elmina, Ghana. Theme: Re-emergence of the African Civilisation: Uniting the African Families. (Aug. - Sept. 1997).

Seminar on Contemporary African Film Culture and Practice, Institute for Advanced Study and Research in the African Humanities, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA. (April 1997)

Seminar on Film, Communication Theory and a History of Film in the African World, CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana. (March 1997)

 Seminar on Draft National Film Policy for Ghana, organised jointly by the Goethe Institute in Ghana, National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Ghana Films Industry Corporation (GFIC) and Ministry of Information, in Accra. (June 1996)

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute, Accra, Ghana, organised by Department of Black Studies, The Ohio State University and hosted by University of Ghana. Theme: Literature and Modern Experience in Africa. (July - August 1996).

 2nd International Oral Literature in Africa Conference, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon. (October 1995) 12th Nordic Anthropological Film Association (NAFA) Conference in Oslo, Norway. (May 1991)

National Writers Workshop organised by Institute of Adult Education, University of Ghana, at Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. (July - August 1981)

Guest Lectures & Papers Presented [selected]:
“The Nigeriazation of Ghanaian Eyes and the Attendant Socio-Economic Transformations in Ghana”, 2012 International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference on the theme: South-North Conversations, Durban, South Africa. (July 2012)

 “Culture, Identity, Nationalism & the African Cinema: The Dream & Current Challenges” CODESRIA 13th General Assembly Conference on the theme: Africa and the Challenges of the 21st Century, Rabat, Morocco, (Dec. 2011)

“Who am I? The Challenges of Public Education Through Film”, African Literature Association, 37th Annual Meeting & Conference, Athens, Ohio, USA, hosted by Ohio University, Athens under the theme: African Literature, Visual Arts and Film in Local and Transnational Spaces [April 2011]

“Hot Fork in the Hearts of Men: 2Bad 4Play Reloaded with Dirty Secrets of Shakira” 3rd CODESRIA, Workshop on African Film, Video & the Social Impact of New Technologies organised in collaboration with FESPACO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. [Feb. 2011)

“Communicating Through Films: How Effective is it?” 8th Annual Colloquium, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. Theme: Communicating as a Nation: Back to the Future (April 2010)

“Tofiakwa, Oga, Oya: of Nollywood on Ghanaian Socio-Cultural Landscape”, Workshop on New Directions in African Cinema, organised by CODESRIA in collaboration with FESPACO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. [March 2009]

“Sankofa, Nostalgia, Innovations: Envisioning a Motion Picture Industry in Ghana”. Lead paper presented at 2nd Ife International Film Festival, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Theme: African Film: Looking Back, Looking Forward. (January 2009)

“Docu-drama: An Effective Tool for Public Education”, 6th Annual Colloquium, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. Theme: Legon at 60: New Directions for the Humanities [May 2008]

“Re-presenting a Nation: Ideology, Culture and the African Film”, Workshop On Cinematographic Aesthetics And Cultures Of Africa, organised by CODESRIA in collaboration with FESPACO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. [Feb-March 2007]

Heritage… Africa: Whose (His)Story Is It?”, African Literature Association, 32nd Annual Meeting & Conference, Accra, co-hosted by CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, Legon and New York University in Ghana under the theme: Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century: Generations in Creative Dialogue. [May 2006]

Ideology, Authenticity & the Image: (Mis)Representation in Ghanaian Videos”, African Literature Association, 32nd Annual Meeting & Conference, Accra, co-hosted by CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, Legon and New York University in Ghana under the theme: Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century: Generations in Creative Dialogue. [May 2006]

Screening the Stage: New Dimensions in Theatrical Production”. Conference on Researching Ghanaian Theatre, organized by Bokoor African Popular Music Archives (BAPMAF) in collaboration with Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana. [August 2005]

“How far Are We? Locating Ghana in the Cinematic World”. Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, 2003 Seminar Series (Nov. 2003)

"Digi-This, Digi-That, The Dilemma of the Visual Artist in Present-Day Technological Labyrinth: Which Way Out?", Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, 2001 Seminar Series (September 2001)

"hy wo bo: The Vexed Issue of Images on Our Screens – A Concerned View" Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, 2001 Seminar Series (September, 2001)

"Historical Fiction, Imagined Facts: The Question of (Mis)Representation in Ghanaian Video Feature", International Video Seminar and Conference on the theme: Modes of Seeing and the Video Film in Africa, Iwalewa Haus, Centre for Africa Studies, University of Bayreuth, Germany. (June 2001)

"Is That How You Are? Representation and the Ghanaian Movie", Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, 2000 Seminar Series (October 2000)

"Demons in Raffia, Saints in Suits: Critically looking at Religious Iconography in Ghanaian Video Features", A Consultation on Media and Religion in Africa sponsored by International Study Commission on Religion, Media and Culture at GIMPA, Accra. (May 2000)

"Film in Higher Education”, a paper presented to Association of African Universities for a Regional Workshop on Film in Higher Education, in connection with Hopes on the Horizon Project. (March 1999)

“Culture, Identity, Nationalism & the African Cinema”, CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, Legon. (March 1999)

 “Policing Our Screens into the next Millennium”, One-Day Forum on the Electronic Media under the theme: Towards a National Communications Policy, organised by Ministry of Communications in Accra. (September 1998)."Current state of Film Production in Ghana: An Assessment”, Guest Lecture, National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Accra, (June 1998)

“From Celluloid to Tape: Contemporary Motion Picture Production in Ghana”, an Intra-Faculty Lecture, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, (May, 1998.)

“Re-presenting Slavery: The Films of Burnett, Gerima, and Davis.” CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, Legon. (March 1998)

“Docudrama: An Effective Medium for Raising Community Awareness", Institute for Advanced Study and Research in the African Humanities, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. (April 1997)

At the Crossroads: The Future of the Ghana Film Industry”. 23rd Annual Conference, African Literature Association (ALA), East Lansing, Michigan, USA. (April 1997)

 “The Role of Documentary in International Television”, Institute of Drama, Film and Theatre, University of Trondheim, Norway. (May 1993)

Representation and Interpretation in the Ethnographic Film”, Institute of Drama, Film and Theatre, University of Trondheim, Norway. (January 1993)

Gotham City: A Review”, Institute of Drama, Film and Theatre, University of Trondheim, Norway (March 1992)

Beyond Observational Cinema”, Institute for Drama, Film and Theatre, University of Trondheim, Norway. (November 1990)

“Political Plays of Africa” (with reference to Wole Soyinka’s Kongi’s Harvest, Lewis Nkosi’s The Rhythm of Violence, & Tewfik Al-Hakim’s Fate of a Cockroach), Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, (May 1988).

“University Theatre Concept in Ghana”, School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon. (February 1987)

Publications:
Aveh Africanus: “The Rise of the Video Film Industry and its Projected Social Impact on Ghanaians” in Africa Literature Today Vol. 28, pp122-132: Film in African Literature. Emenyonu Ernest (ed.) [2010] ISBN: 978-1-84701-510-5

Aveh Africanus (ed.): Ananse in the Land of Idiots – Yaw Asare, [with introduction by James Gibbs]. StudyGhana Foundation, Accra, 2006. ISBN: 9988-0-3684-1

Aveh Africanus: "Ghanaian Video Films of the 1990s: Annotated Select Filmmography", in Fontomfrom: Contemporary Ghanaian Literature, Theatre and Film, Matatu Vol. 21-22, pp 283-300, Kofi Anyidoho & James Gibb (eds.), Rodopi BV, Amsterdam/Atlanta, 2000. ISBN: 90-420-1283-8

Aveh Africanus: "Wither Academic Tourism?", Business Watch, Vol. 3 No. 8 September 1999, Accra, Ayuureyisa Kapini Atafori (ed.), pp19-20

 Aveh Africanus: “National Film Policy for Ghana”, Glendora Review, Vol.1 No.4 1996, Lagos. pp 43-45

Aveh Michael A.: Kidnappers in Action (novel), Adwinsa Publications Ghana Ltd., Accra. 1986. ISBN: 9964 955 21 9

Productions (roles in brackets):
Video Documentaries

Literature and Modern Experience in Africa (1996) - a video documentary on an 8-week Summer Institute in Accra organised by Department of Black Studies, Ohio State University. (camera, director, editor)

Vandals Homecoming (1997) - a video documentary on Homecoming Programme of Commonwealth Hall, Legon. (producer, director, editor)

Dinning with the Departed Ones (1998) - a video documentary on a ritual ancestral feeding ceremony of the people of Agorta, in the Volta Region of Ghana. (producer, director, editor)

On the Trail of the Slave Routes So Long Gone - a video documentary on the field trip of 1998 African Humanities Institute Program. (camera, director, editor)

 Togbe’s Last Journey (2002) - a video documentary on the burial and funeral ceremony of the Paramount Chief of the Anlo Traditional Area in 1998. (camera, director, editor)

Commonwealth Writers Prize 2000 Africa Region – a video documentary on the press conference in Accra in February 2000, to announce award winners. (camera, director, editor)

 University of Ghana Conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degree on Nelson Mandela (2002) – a documentary by University of Ghana (editor)

Goree (2000) – a documentary on Goree Island, Senegal (camera, director, editor)

Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North (2008) – An Emmy Nominated Documentary on Trans-Atlantic Slavery, Ebb Pod Productions, USA. (Line Producer/Consultant in Ghana),

Maputo 2005 – a video documentary on CODESRIA 11th General Assembly Conference on the theme: Rethinking African Development: Beyond Impasse, Towards Alternatives, Maputo, Mozambique. (2008) (camera, producer, director)

Yaounde 2008 – a video documentary on CODESRIA 12th General Assembly Conference on the theme: Governing the African Public Sphere, Yaounde, Cameroon, (2010) (camera, producer, director)

Television Programmes
Dialogue with Prof. Zeinabu irene Davies, African Heritage Series shot in Evanston, Illinois, USA for Ghana Television, 1997. (camera, sound)

 Dialogue with Prof. Haile Gerima, African Heritage Series shot in Evanston, Illinois USA for Ghana Television, 1997. (sound)

Features
Kakraba (video feature), Ideal Concepts Production, Accra. 1997 (script & production consultant)

The Killing Zone, (2002), a feature film by Zone Productions, USA in association with Delta Entertainment, written and directed by Joe Brewster,{Production Consultant in Ghana)

Enyonam (2004), a short feature film [with French sub-titles] on HIV/AIDS for Students Against AIDS with funding from Ghana AIDS Commission (screenplay, director, editor, performer)

Who Am I? (2005) a commissioned screen production for public education on the National Identification System by CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, for the National Identification Authority. (screenplay, director, co-producer, performer)

Video Documentation
Ritual Murder (2001) – a choreography by Nii Kwei Sowah (director of photography, editor)

Atentenben Medley (2001) – musical performance by Abibigromma (director of photography, editor)

Ajamutukale (2001) – a choreography by Nii Kwei Sowah (director of photography, editor)

The Palmwine Drinkard (2002) – a dance drama by William Ofotsu Adinku (director of photography, editor)

Abibigoro 2001 (2001) – a documentation of Abibigromma productions (director of photography, editor)

Asipim (2002) – a dance drama by F. Nii-Yartey (director of photography, editor)

The Lost Warrior (2006) - a dance drama by F. Nii-Yartey (director of photography, editor)

The Orphan (1996) – a dance-drama by William Ofotsu Adinku (camera, screen direction, editor)

Eternal Idol (1995) – a dance-drama by William Ofotsu Adinku (camera, screen direction, editor)

Holding Talks (1999) – a stage production by Oluyinka Dixon (camera, screen direction, editor)

Ghana Dance Ensemble (1996) – choreographed dance pieces (camera, screen direction, editor)

National Theatre Players (1995) – stage production by Yaw Asare (camera, screen direction, editor)

Novisi Dance Company (1995) – choreographed dance pieces (camera, screen direction, editor)

Music Video
Wayemye Dooso (2002) a music video featuring Diana Akiwumi from Koso Aba album (producer, director, camera, editor)

Mixed Media Production
Cosmic High Court (2004/2010), an adaptation of “In The High Court of Cosmic Justice” [from the collection of poems EarthChild] by Kofi Anyidoho. This production by Obugacy Group combines screen and live stage performance. (director, camera, editor, producer)

Theatre Production
Woman Palavar (2004), a commissioned stage drama on HIV/AIDS to sensitize staff of Bank of Ghana on World AIDS Day (script, director, performer)

Ananse in the Land of Idiots (2007) A Ghana@50 Theatre Production at the National Theatre, Accra, Ghana. (director, co-producer)

 Desert Dreams (2010) A Staff Theatre Production, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, at Efua Sutherland Drama Studio, Legon Ghana. (director)

 The Trial of Mallam Ilya (2011) A Staff Theatre Production, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, at Efua Sutherland Drama Studio, Legon Ghana. (director)

The Alien King (2012) A Staff Theatre Production, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, at Efua Sutherland Drama Studio, Legon Ghana. (director)

Corporate Video
Welcome to Keldaco Farms (2005) a corporate video production for KELDACO Farms Ltd. (script, camera, director, editor)

Radio Drama Production
Knowing U Knowing Me (2005) a commissioned radio production [in English] for public education on the National Identification System by CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, for the National Identification Authority. (script, director, co-producer)

Leemi ni ma lebo (2005) a commissioned radio production [in Ga] for public education on the National Identification System by CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, for the National Identification Authority. (script, director, co-producer)

Nyam ni ma nya wo (2005) a commissioned radio production [in Ewe] for public education on the National Identification System by CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, for the National Identification Authority. (script, director, co-producer)

Nim me na me nim wo (2005) a commissioned radio production [in Twi] for public education on the National Identification System by CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, University of Ghana, for the National Identification Authority. (script, director, co-producer)

Other Written Works:
Directing King Oedipus (director’s production script covering dramatic analysis and theatrical interpretation with stage blocking, set & costume designs and adaptation & directorial notes on Sophoclean King Oedipus), 1986.

Utdanning i ghana (an unpublished essay in Norwegian on educational system in Ghana), 1988.

The Ghana Film Industry (an unpublished essay on the development and prospects of the film industry in Ghana), 1988.

 Researching Film History (an examination of the nature of film history research and scholarship), 1989.

The Dramaturgy of Spike Lee (an unpublished study of Lee’s style of production), 1989.

From Flaherty to Nichols: A Critical Study of Conceptual Issues in Documentary Film Representation (Unpublished Masters Thesis), 1993.

 Enyonam – a screenplay produced as a short movie for National Aids Commission, 2004

Woman Palavar – a script produced as a stage drama for Bank of Ghana, 2004

Who Am I? – a screenplay produced as a movie for National Identification Authority, 2005

 Knowing U Knowing Me – a script produced as a radio drama for national Identification Authority, 2005.

Forbidden Dreams – a screenplay, 2007

Benx Dogtar (2008) – a screenplay for a movie short.

Interrupted Power Supply (2008) – a screenplay for a movie short.

Yes Why Not? (2008) – a screenplay for a movie short.

Passing the Baton (2009) – a screenplay,

World Class Institute (2010) – a short drama published in Theatriks Vol. 1, under a pen name.

Lunch 101 (2011) – a short drama published in Theatriks Vol. 2, under a pen name.

Lareba – a ScriptNet Production 2000. UK/Ghana (editor)Chief Executive Officer, Obugacy Company Limited – a multi-media design, production, training and consultancy company, Accra. (July 2006- July 2007)