Department of EnglishSocial Sciences
Confidence Gbolo Sanka
28 Publications21 Research Themes21 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus
The researcher employs an interdisciplinary approach, combining literature, literary theory, cultural studies, and ethics, to analyze texts across diverse domains such as African, Jewish, and Middle Eastern cultures. Their work explores themes like humor, education for marginalized communities, cultural representations, language dynamics, media studies, and social justice. By examining key authors and their works, the researcher aims to uncover the interplay between culture, society, and identity through a critical lens that integrates theoretical frameworks with literary analysis.
Faculty Biography
C. G. Sanka is a researcher in Literature in general. His main interest, however, lies in in African literature(oral and written).
Key Research Themes (21)
Social Sciences
African cultural and philosophical studies
Social Sciences
African history and culture analysis
Social Sciences
African history and culture studies
Social Sciences
Contemporary Literature and Criticism
Social Sciences
Cultural Identity and Representation
Social Sciences
Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Social Sciences
Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Social Sciences
Foucault, Power, and Ethics
Social Sciences
Humor Studies and Applications
Social Sciences
Islamic Studies and History
Social Sciences
Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
Social Sciences
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Social Sciences
Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics
Social Sciences
Media, Communication, and Education
Social Sciences
Multilingual Education and Policy
Social Sciences
Music History and Culture
Social Sciences
Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
Social Sciences
Samuel Beckett and Modernism
Social Sciences
South African History and Culture
Social Sciences
Theatre and Performance Studies
Social Sciences
Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
Publications (28)
The Dagomba Praise (Singers, Singing And Naming): Roles And Cultural Significance
Open AccessUsing Dirt to Clean Dirt: Deconstructing The Enigmatic Portrait of Mara in Darko’s Beyond The Horizon
Open AccessDefining the Idiot for Africa’s Political Advancement: A Literary Analysis of the Title of Asare’s Ananse in the Land of Idiots
Open AccessThe Nature and Culture Binary in Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness
Open AccessSome Womanist Inscriptions in Ebony Reigns’ Song Maame Hwɛ: A Literary Approach
Open AccessInterrogating The Discourse of Power and Its Resistance in Nawal El Sadaawi’s God Dies by The Nile
Open AccessAn African Perspective of Drama: The Case of the Homowo Festival among the People of Teshie, Greater Accra Region – Ghana
Open AccessKEEPING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN ONE UNIT: A STUDY OF IRONY AS COMMUNICATIVE TOOL IN SELECTED SISAALA PERSONAL NAMES
“By June, Everyone Would Have Died”: Historicising Humour during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Ghana
Open AccessDeconstructing Feminist Positions in Unigwe’s “Possessing The Secret Of Joy” and Aidoo’s “The Girl Who Can”
Open AccessThe Textuality of “Anansesεm”: A Pedagogical and Ideological Resource in Traditional Human Relations among the Akans in Ghana
Open AccessThe Mythopoetics of Atogun’s Fight Against Political Corruption in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of Taduno’s Song and Orpheus Myth
Open AccessThe Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy In Nigeria: An Ecocritical Analysis of Habila’s The Chibok Girls
Open AccessTales in the Paasaali Dirge: Structure and Moral Lessons from the Past
Open AccessIDENTITY, INDEPENDENCE AND CURRENT STATE OF LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA: AN INTERTEXTUAL READING OF BABATUNDE’S BOMBAY’S REPUBLIC
2019South African History and Culture
The Contribution of Patriarchy to the Concept of Manhood in African Societies: A Marxist Reading of Isidore Okpewho’s The Last Duty
Uncovering the Truth for a Better Education: A Marxist Approach to J. C. De Graft’s Sons and Daughters
Open AccessUntitled
From The Theory of Mimesis to Moral Corruption in The Family: A Literary Critique of Helon Habila’s Measuring Time
Open AccessThe Postcoloniality of Poor African Leadership in Achebe’s Fiction: A Close Reading of Arrow of God and A Man of the People
Open AccessUnderstanding The Mad Heart: A Deconstructionist Approach To Efua T. Sutherland’s Edufa
Open AccessThe Mythopoetics of Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah
Open AccessHaffali Mulla: A Hollow Merry Making Under the Moon Light? A Critical Appreciation of Traditional Marriage and Marriage Songs among the Pasaalas in Ghana
Open AccessGutter Creativity: Post-colonial Analysis of Dagbon Cultural Nuances and Islamic Ethics
2016African history and culture analysis
The Language of Political Myth in Achebe?s <em>Arrow of God</em>
Open AccessThe Importance of Oral Tradition in Ngugi WA Thiongo?s Writings: A Critical Analysis of the River between and Petals of Blood
Open AccessAma Ata Aidoo And The Akan Culture A Critique Of The Dilemma Of A Ghost And Anowa
2013African cultural and philosophical studies
Comedy As A Way Of Correcting The Ills Of Society: A Critical Reading Of Wole Soyinka's The Trials Of Brother Jero And Harold Pinter's The Caretaker
2013Samuel Beckett and Modernism
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of English
Total Publications28
Research Themes21
Open Access Papers21
Department of English
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology