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.
Most of the dissertations and theses below are available on ProQuest. Most universities, including Howard University, have ProQuest subscriptions so that students, faculty and other personnel have complimentary access when logged into their university account.
Title | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year Sort descending |
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Presidential Public Address as Power Maintenance: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Speeches by President Uhuru Kenyatta | Shamilla Amulega | Communications and Media, Governance, Political Science | Kenya | Dissertation | 2021 |
Senegal: Continuity and Change | Gamby Diagne Camara | Culture, Development, Literature, Communications and Media, Sociology, Globalization | Senegal | Dissertation | 2021 |
Human Development Pedagogy for At-Risk Students: The Case of a Community Afterschool in Nigeria | Priscilla Nkechi Chukwu | Development, Public Policy, Education | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
Characterization of the Resistome and Bacteriophages in kitfo, an Ethiopian Beef Steak Tarter | Behailu B. Eshetea | Food Security, Health / Medicine, Biology | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2021 |
Breaking the Chain: A Holistic Reconceptualization for Authentic African Value-based Institutions | Kelley Manning Page Jibrell | Culture | Dissertation | 2021 | |
Petroleum Extraction, Agriculture and the Local Communities in the Niger Delta: A Case Study of Ilaje Community | Adedayo Razak Ladelokun | Development, Economics, Agriculture | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
The Role of Culture, History and Indigenous Institutions in Building Viable Nation Statehood, The Case for Somaliland | Rashid Mohamed Nur | Culture, History, Governance, Political Science, Conflict Resolution, Public Policy, Development | Somalia | Dissertation | 2021 |
A Sustainable Development Model: Exploring Social Entrepreneurship in Nigeria | Tochukwu Okasi-Nwozo | Development, Commerce / Trade | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
Predominance and Diversity of Antibiotic Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens in Leafy Vegetables and Clinical Sources From Gondar, Ethiopia | Cherinet Wondyifraw Yigrem | Biology, Chemistry | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2021 |
A Return Migration: The Afro-Jamaican Garveyites of Liberia, 1920-1964 | Adisa Vera Louise Beatty | Immigration / Migration, History, Diaspora | Liberia, Jamaica | Dissertation | 2022 |
Scattering Texts: Translation of Dani Kouyate’s Keita: The Heritage of the Griot (1995), Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies (2008), and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth (2000) as Edouard Glissant’s Relationality and Diasporization | Desperina Emily Broaster | Literature, Diaspora | Burkina Faso, India, United Kingdom | Dissertation | 2022 |
Rising Screen: Women Filmmakers, Poetic Politics and the Developmental Cinema Complex of the Rwandan Film Industry,1991-2018 | Camille Ciara Dantzler | Cinema, Communications and Media, Gender Studies, Political Science, Development | Rwanda | Dissertation | 2022 |
The Role of Islam in the Construction and Affirmation of Identity in the Nation of Islam and the Layenne Brotherhood of Senegal | Julius G. Johnson | Religion / Theology, Culture | Senegal | Dissertation | 2022 |
An Assessment of the Impact of Oil Revenues on the Social Sectors in Ghana | Maame Frema Praa Osei Boakye | Economics, Sociology, Environmental Studies | Ghana | Dissertation | 2022 |
Cooperative Liberalism or Competitive Realism in International Organizations in Africa? A Case Study of the Nature of the BRICS in Nigeria, Angola and South Africa | Constance Monique Pruitt | Political Science, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Governance, Development | Nigeria, Angola, South Africa | Dissertation | 2022 |
Living in America: Exploring the Impact of Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, Mental Health, Afrocentric Worldview and Spirituality on West African Immigrants' Professional Mental Help-Seeking Attitudes | Nancy Ajaa | Sociology, Immigration / Migration, Culture, Health / Medicine | United States | Dissertation | 2022 |
Socio-Cultural Influences of Courtesy Stigma Among Family Members of Nigerians Living With Mental Health Challenges: A Multi-National Study | Folasade Patricia Akinkuotu | Sociology, Culture, Health / Medicine | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2022 |
Slaves or 'Black Moors' in Captivity: The Enslaved African Muslim in the Transatlantic Discourse of Islam, Humanity and Freedom | Gadah Saad Algarni | Slavery, Religion / Theology, Literature, History | Dissertation | 2022 | |
Online Shaming on Twitter: Examining the Experiences of Women From the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region | Shoaa Almalki | Communications and Media, Culture, Gender Studies | Dissertation | 2022 |