Africa-Related Dissertations Database
The Africa-Related Dissertations Database is a resource that represents various areas of Africa-Related expertise developed by Howard University graduate students. It provides information about Africa-Related dissertations and theses completed at Howard University. The database is searchable by area of study, country, type or year. You can also search using any keyword or name in the "Search" field.
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Title Sort ascending | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year |
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“Out of Tradition: A Myriad of Identities;” An Analysis Of Mariama Ba's Scarlet Song and So Long A Letter | Glenda Y. Johnson | Culture, Gender Studies, Literature | Senegal | Thesis | 1994 |
“Izingoma zo Mzabalazo” Esiqithini! Role of Songs in the African Liberation Struggle of South Africa, 1960-1991, A Culture History of Robben Island | Neo Lawrence Ramoupi | Culture, History, Music | South Africa | Dissertation | 2013 |
“An Analysis of Women’s Participation: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa | Tasha Reid Hippolyte | Conflict Resolution, Gender Studies, Sociology | South Africa | Dissertation | 2018 |
Zulu Rites of Passage Ceremonies from Childhood to Young Adult: A Museum Education Resource | Stephanie C. McKissic | Culture, Education, Youth | South Africa | Thesis | 1996 |
Zimbabwe’s Land and Resettlement Program: Assessing the Public Policy Impact on the Economy | Crystal Biobelemoye Oluwadamilare | Economics, Land Tenure, Public Policy | Zimbabwe | Thesis | 2018 |
Zanzibari Women in Local Social Entrepreneurship: A Participatory Social Learning Approach to Community Sustainability | Ronya Foy Connor | Gender Studies, Social Work | Tanzania | Dissertation | 2014 |
Women’s Education and Employment Rights in Egypt: From President Gamal A. Nasser to President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi | Engie Abousarieh Saleh Hamed | Education, Gender Studies, Governance, Political Science, Public Policy | Egypt | Dissertation | 2017 |
Women, Culture and the Oral Tradition in West Africa: A Study of the Griottes of Senegal | Alfia Johnson | Culture, Gender Studies, Literature, Music, Oral Tradition, Sociology | Senegal | Thesis | 2000 |
Women and Rural Development in Bukoba District, Tanzania | Linda E. Byrd | Development, Gender Studies | Tanzania | Thesis | 1983 |
Wolof Market Women of Senegal: African Women in National Development | La Bae Daniels | Development, Gender Studies | Senegal | Thesis | 2006 |
William Henry Sheppard: Pioneer African-American Presbyterian Missionary, Human Rights Defender, and Collector of African Art, 1865-1927 | Wallace Short | Art History, Fine Arts, Human Rights, Religion / Theology | Dissertation | 2006 | |
Who Speaks for Squatters: A Case Study of an Informal Settlement South of Johannesburg Called Joe Slovo Park | Marilyn S. Hoosen | Political Science, Public Policy | South Africa | Thesis | 2000 |
Western Acculturation Processes as Elements of Change in the Patterns of Family Relationships Among the Yoruba | Christopher E. Boyo | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Benin, Nigeria | Thesis | 1973 |
Weapons of the Weak and African Politics Protests and Resistance in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria | Ifunanya Cynthia Nwokedi | Governance, Political Science, Public Policy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2015 |
We Are Not Scared to Die: Julius Malema’s Signifying YouTube Rhetoric During the 2019 South African General Election Campaign Season | Tiffany Thames Copeland | Communications and Media | South Africa | Dissertation | 2020 |
W.E.B. Du Bois' Vision of Africa 1900-1945 | Carolyn O. Williams | Culture, Political Science | United States | Thesis | 1972 |
Violence, terrorism and instability in the Niger Delta: Understanding the domestic and global dimensions of underdevelopment | Sabella Abidde | Economics, Globalization, Political Science, Sociology, Terrorism, Violence | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2009 |
Urbanization and Poverty in Africa: Case Study Nairobi, Kenya | S. Morag Kinnison | Public Policy | Kenya | Dissertation | 1977 |
Urban Housing in Nigeria: A Historical Analysis, 1960-1983 | Joel Ademisoye | History, Public Policy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1991 |
Urban Housing and Housing Policy in Dakar, Senegal | Robert McKinnie | Public Policy | Senegal | Dissertation | 1982 |
Unraveling the Influence of Media: Skin Color Preferences in Youth of African Descent | Renee A. Davis | Ethnic and Racial Studies | United States | Dissertation | 2019 |
Understanding the Nexus Between Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Human Security in Mauritania | Darryl L. Jones II | Environmental Studies, Human Security | Mauritania | Dissertation | 2020 |
Understanding Men’s Interference in Women’s Empowerment and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Nigeria: A Gender Comparison | Annie N. Duru | Communications and Media, Culture, Gender Studies, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2011 |
Un/silencing Resistance in the African Diaspora: Unokanma Okonjo and the Pan African Student Union of Austria (PASUA), 1961-1964 | Araba Evelyn Johnston-Arthur | Political Science, Diaspora | Austria | Dissertation | 2020 |
Ubuntu: A Study of African Women’s Representation and Identity in South African Creative Media | Nancy Plaatjies | Cinema, Communications and Media, Gender Studies, Literature | South Africa | Dissertation | 2001 |
Types of Land Tenure in the Kingdom of Buganda Before and After the Advent of Europeans | Henry K. Kanyike | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Land Tenure | Uganda | Thesis | 1960 |
Two Rebellions in German East Africa and their Study in Microcosm | Igor G. Kozak | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Burundi, Germany, Rwanda, Tanzania | Thesis | 1968 |
Trichotomy of Tension: A Case Study of Africans in Local Government | Nina W. T. Robbins | Governance, Political Science | Thesis | 1970 | |
Tribal Land Tenure in the North Mara District of Tanzania | Kembo Migire | Land Tenure, Political Science | Tanzania | Thesis | 1968 |
Trends in the Presentation of Africa in Selected Children's Literature in English, 1930-1969 | Gayleatha B. Brown | Literature, Youth | Thesis | 1970 | |
Transportation and Communications Media in East Africa, 1930-65 | Alfred K. Lyaro | Communications and Media | Thesis | 1965 | |
Transnational Corporations and Democracy In Africa: A Case Study Of Côte d'Ivoire | Michee D. Sare | Political Science, Public Policy | Cote D’ivoire | Thesis | 1998 |
Transformations in Art Production and Exhibition in Egypt From 1980 to 2014 | Sarah Kristine Sharp | Art History, Fine Arts | Egypt | Dissertation | 2016 |
Traditional Processes of Peace-Making in War-Torn Societies: Situating the New Relevance of Paramount Chieftaincy in Engendering Sustainable Peace Among the Mende of Sierra Leone | Hindowa Momoh | Conflict Resolution | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 2004 |
Trade and Religion in a West African City-State: The Ekpe Society of Old Calabar | Ikwo Arit Ekpo | Commerce / Trade, Political Science, Religion / Theology | Nigeria | Thesis | 1985 |
Towards Economic Development in the Kingdom of Lesotho: A Case Study of Women’s Participation in National Development | Janice McCain | Development, Economics, Gender Studies | Lesotho | Dissertation | 2006 |
Towards a New Model of the Informal Sector: the Case of Tanzania | Gene Smith | Public Policy | Tanzania | Thesis | 1998 |
Toward a Successful Plan for Educational Technology for Low-Income Communities: A Formative Evaluation of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Projects in Nigeria and Ghana | Bellarmine Anthonia Ezumah | Communications and Media, Education, Technology, Youth | Ghana, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2011 |
Through the Lenses of the Ghanaian Immigrant Community in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area: An Exploration of Identities and Cultures | Juone Latette Darko | Culture, Diaspora, Immigration / Migration | Ghana, United States | Dissertation | 2015 |
Three Essays on Examining Monetary Policy in South Africa | Khalid I. Ali | Economics | South Africa | Dissertation | 2017 |
Three Essays in International and Development Economics | Majed Sulaiman Almozaini | Economics | Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Liberia, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela | Dissertation | 2019 |
Thematic Trends of the East African Novel | Saundra C. Williams | Literature | Thesis | 1971 | |
The World Health Organization and AIDS in Africa | Ernestine Johnson | Health / Medicine, HIV/AIDS, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Dissertation | 1994 | |
The World Bank/International Monetary Fund Policies in the Informal Financial Activities in the Congo: The Case of Savings and Credit Associations | Sombele Taka | Economics, Foreign Policy, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Dissertation | 2001 |
The Women’s Forgotten Voices and Building Peace Through a Gendered Lens | Florence Nwando Didigu | Gender Studies, Communications and Media | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2020 |
The Woman Image in Nigerian Novels: A Study of the Fiction of Flora Nwapa | Benaiah E. Oguzie | Gender Studies, Literature | Nigeria | Thesis | 1976 |
The War on Terror in the Horn of Africa: Human Security Matters | Adrian Taylor | Human Security, Terrorism | Dissertation | 2007 | |
The Viability of Community Participation Approach in the Operation and Management of Sustainable Urban Sanitation Systems in Less Developed Countries: The Case of Sewage Disposal and Social Waste Management in Tanzania | Elias Magembe | Development | Tanzania | Dissertation | 2000 |
The Validity of Traditional African Health Practices: A Survey of Birthing Practices Among Traditional Birth Attendants and Trained Traditional Birth Attendants in Desse, Ethiopia 1992 | Hanna Dagnachew | Culture, Health / Medicine | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1993 |
The United States of America’s Strategic Policy Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beyond Humanitarianism and Development Assistance | Loralie Noutong Oyelowo | Development, Foreign Policy, Humanitarianism, Political Science | United States | Dissertation | 2013 |