Akosua Mawuse Amankwah
Department of Industrial ArtSocial SciencesPhysical Sciences

Akosua Mawuse Amankwah

14 Publications11 Research Themes7 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher’s overall focus is on examining how sustainable practices are implemented in Ghana's fashion and textile industries, particularly across themes of circularity, socio-economic development, quality management, cultural identity, and digital transformation.

Faculty Biography

Akosua Mawuse Amankwah is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Industrial Art, Faulty of Art, of the College of Art and Built Environment (CABE)- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Tecknology (KNUST) Kumasi Ghana. She holds a Bachelor of Art in Textiles (2001), a Master of Design in Professiional Design for Textiles and Fashion (MDES) from Heriot Watt Universit, Edinburgh (2007) and a PhD in Fashion Design Technology from KNUST (2023). She facilitates Design and Marketing related courses in undergraduate and post graduate programs in her Department. Her research interest is in Ghana Fashion Industry Sustainability particularly in the area of Circular Fashion.  she is a menber of the University Teachears Aassociation of Ghana (UTAG); The Institute of Textiles and Fashion Professionals, Ghana (ITFPG); the International Learning Network on Sustainability (LeNS); and an Outreach Member of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI).

Key Research Themes (11)
Social Sciences

Architecture, Art, Education

Physical Sciences

Augmented Reality Applications

Social Sciences

Consumer Retail Behavior Studies

Social Sciences

Cultural Industries and Urban Development

Physical Sciences

Design Education and Practice

Physical Sciences

Digital Media and Visual Art

Social Sciences

Fashion and Cultural Textiles

Social Sciences

Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Social Sciences

Intellectual Property Law

Social Sciences

Quality and Supply Management

Social Sciences

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Publications (14)

Challenges and prospects of ready-to-wear garment manufacturing and retail in Ghana: a case study of the Ashanti region

2025Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesDOI: 10.1108/rjta-11-2024-0199

Awareness and perceptions of sustainability and circular strategies among SME fashion producers in Ghana

2025Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentDOI: 10.1504/ijewm.2025.146560

Quality issues in the Garment Industry: A perspective of Ghana’s SMEs and Dressmakers

Open Access
2024Quality and Supply ManagementDOI: 10.35738/ftr.v5.2024.02

The role of developing countries in the global fashion industry sustainability discourse: Ghana in perspective - A narrative review

Open Access
2024Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentDOI: 10.22515/sustinere.jes.v8i1.357

Evaluation of Circular Srategies and their Effectiveness in Fashion SMEs in Ghana

Open Access
2024Fashion and Cultural TextilesDOI: 10.3197/jps.63799977346493

Circular Approach to Environmental Impact of Apparel Production in Ghana: A Narrative Review

2023Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementDOI: 10.4314/just.v41i3.9

Examining the structure of the fashion industry in Ghana in ensuring the successful adoption of sustainable approach

Open Access
2023Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentDOI: 10.22515/sustinere.jes.v7i2.304

The “Authenticity Discourse” in Contemporary Application of West African Textiles

2023Architecture, Art, EducationDOI: 10.1080/14759756.2023.2178050

Awareness and perceptions of sustainability and circular strategies among SME fashion producers in Ghana

2023Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentDOI: 10.1504/ijewm.2023.10061762

Digital imitation of batik, tie-dye and weave effects for manual screen printing

2022Digital Media and Visual ArtDOI: 10.1504/jdr.2022.127567

Digital imitation of batik, tie-dye and weave effects for manual screen printing

2022Augmented Reality ApplicationsDOI: 10.1504/jdr.2022.10052655

PHD STUDENT FORUM: ONGOING DOCTORAL RESEARCH ON DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Open Access
2021Design Education and PracticeDOI: 10.5380/8sds2021.art72

Exploration of Legal Remedies Available to Fashion Designers in Ghana Through Global Industry Practices: A Review

Open Access
2021Intellectual Property LawDOI: 10.35738/ftr.v3.2021.01

Expression of the Ordeals of “kayayie” through Mixed-Media Textile Art

Open Access
2021Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentDOI: 10.7176/ads/89-02
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Industrial Art
Total Publications14
Research Themes11
Open Access Papers7

Department of Industrial Art

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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