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AKAN STUDIES COUNCIL NEWSLETTER NUMBER 1 September 1989 CO-CHAIRS' STATEMENT This first issue of the Newsletter is being sent by to everyone on the original list, as we really do Judith Timyan and want to include the widest audience possible. Raymond A. Silverman However, beginning with the next issue only mem­ bers (i.e. those who have returned a completed Here, finally, is the first issue of the Akan questionnaire) will receive Akan Studies Council Studies Council Newsletter. As we promised, we correspondence. What we are really after is have made Akan history the thematic focus of this information on the scholars, specialists and gen­ inaugural issue, with statements on the current eral audience who make up the Akan constituency, state of research in the various regions. We would so this is not intended as an exclusionary move like to thank Robert Addo-Fening, Jean-Noel but rather as an incentive for you to send in your Loucou, Gareth Austin, Dolly Maier, Jean-Pierre completed questionnaires. Chauveau and Claude-Helene Perrot for taking the As stated in our earlier correspondence, it is time to prepare their state-of-the-field statements. due to the generosity of Peter Shinnie, who has The inevitable difficulties involved in getting a agreed to bear the cost of duplicating and mailing new organization started are undoubtedly com­ the Newsletter, that we do not have to request pounded by the facts that we are addressing a dues from all of our members at this point in time. multi-national, multi-regional membership and are Nevertheless, it was decided at the 1988 Akan attempting to make the Newsletter bilingual. To Studies Council meeting that it would be prudent get the Akan Studies Council off the ground we to establish a small fund that could be used to have sent out two mailings-letters and question­ cover miscellaneous expenses. To avoid the naires to a total of 110 individuals. As of this date trouble associated with money transfers and cur­ we have received responses from 57 of these rency conversions, especially for relatively small people. The current membership of the ASC, a list amounts, it was decided that $5.00 be requested of which is found in the Newsletter, is composed of from those members residing in North America those who returned a completed questionnaire. only. Members living in Africa or Europe will be For all of you who have not yet responded and exempt from paying these dues for the time being. who wish to join the Akan Studies Council, a copy of the questionnaire is included at the end of the •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Newsletter. We have also included a list of all the ASC Newsletter individuals to whom we sent letters and question­ editors: Ray Silverman & Judith Timyan naires so if you know of someone who is not on production: African Studies Center, that list who might be interested in joining the ASC Michigan State University please pass along the questionnaire or ask them to distribution: Peter Shinnie contact either Judith Timyan or Ray Silverman. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• To date only ten members living in the U.S. or STATE OF THE FIELD: HISTORY Canada have sent in their $5.00. To those who have not: please send a check made out to "Akan La Recherche sur l'Histoire des Akan de Studies Council" to Ray Silverman. Thank you. Cote d'lvoire We received from our membership only a by single announcement to be included in this first Jean-Noel Loucou Newsletter. If any of you wish to publicize an Universite Nationale de Cote d'lvoire event, solicit information from other members, or bring the membership's attention to a particular Les Akan de Cote d'lvoire torment le groupe issue, please feel free to submit an announcement. ethnique le plus important du pays. lis sont com­ Finally, we would like to remind you that the poses des Abron, des Agni, des Baoule et de Ia second meeting of the Akan Studies Council will quasi-totallite d es groupes dits lagunaires. Leur be held during the upcoming African Studies Asso­ histoire a fait l'objet de nombreuses etudes ciation meetings in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting mem~es aussi bien par des chercheurs ivoiriens will take place on Saturday, November 4, 1:00-2:30 que des chercheurs etrangers. Le present papier p.m. in the English Suite of the Hyatt Regency fait sommairement l'etat des recherches. ' Hotel. If there are any items you would like to have L'etude du peuplement est mieux precisee included on the aggenda please contact either Ray grace a Ia these de Yao Anan (1984), a l'ouvrage et Silverman or Judith Timyan by November 1. We a !'article de Jean Noel Loucou (1984 et 1986a). hope to see a good contingent of you there. La civilisation, notamment les poids a peser I' or et Hopefully, future meetings of the ASC will be able le langage des tambours, est decrite dans deux to be held in other regions. ouvrages de G. Niangoran-Bouah (1981 et 1984- . Any correspondence concerning the ASC 1987). should be addressed to either Ray Silverman Les autres etudes sont des monographies [Department of Art, Michigan State University, East relatives aux differents groupes. Ainsi Albert Able Lansing Ml 48824 (USA)] or Judith Timyan (1978) retrace l'histoire et !'organisation politique (International Center for Research on Women, des Aboure. H. Diabate (1984 et 1986) etudie le ~ 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC royaume Sanwi de meme que D. Kadja (1975). Sie 20036 (USA)]. Koffi (1976) aborde l'histoire et Ia societe des Agni- Diabe. Les Baoule sont etudies par J.N. Loucou (1982-1985 et 1986b), A. Kacou (1973 et 1975) et G. Kouadio-Tiacoh (1983). Les Agni du Moronou ANNOUNCEMENTS ont ete etudies par A. Brou Tanoh (1970, B. Comoe-Krou (1977), Aka Kouame (1979) et S-P AKAN STUDIES COUNCIL MEETING M'bra-Ekanza (1983). Surles Ebrie, il n'existe pas Our next meeting will be held in conjunction with encore d'ouvrage de synthese. On peut toutefois the ASA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The signaler les articles de G. Niangoran-Bouah (1969) meeting will take place on Saturday, November 4, et de Yao Anan (1979). Le groupe Nzema a fait 1 :00-2:30 p.m. in the English Suite of the Hyatt l'objet d'une recente these elaboree par Allou Regency Hotel. Please try to attend. Kouame (1988). From Dennis M. Warren, Iowa State University: The ex-Omanhene of Techiman, Nana Akumfi Ameyaw II, passed away while on a visit to Toronto References last January. Able, Albert, 1978. Histoire et tradition politique du pays Aboure. Abidjan: lmprimerie Nationale. Aka, Kouame, 1979. Origine et evolution du Ngatianou jusqu'a Ia colonisation. Memoire ASC Newsletter page2 de maitrise d'Hi"stoire inedit, Abidjan, Niangoran-Bouah, Georges, 1981. Introduction a Universtte Nationale de Cote d'lvoire. Ia dummologie. Abidjan: Editions G.N.B. Allou Kouame, Rene, 1988. L 'Etat de Benyinli et Ia Niangoran-Bouah, Georges, 1984-1987. L'Univers naissance du peuple Nzema, XVe-X/Xe siecle. akan des poids a peser l'orjThe Akan world These de 3e cycle d'Histoire inedite, Abidjan, of gold weights. 3 volumes. Abid­ Universite Nationale de Cote d'lvoire. jan:NEA/MLB. Brou Tanoh, Antoine, 1970. Le Moronou des M'Bra Ekanza, Simon-Pierre. 1983. Mutations migrations akan a Ia guerre Agni-Baoule. d'une societe rurale. Les Agni du Moronou. Memoire de Maitrise d'Histoire inedit, Paris, 18e siecle-1939. These de Doctorat es-Lettres Sorbonne. inedite, Aix-en-Provence, Universite de Comoe-Krou, Barthelemy, 1977. Le jeu dans Ia Provence. societe traditionnelle Agni. These de Doctorat Sie, Koffi, 1976. Les Agni-Diabe, histoire et es-Lettres inedite, Paris, Universite Rene Des­ societe. These de doctorat de 3e cycle cartes. inedite, Paris, Universite de Paris I. Diabate, Henriette, 1984. Le Sannvin. Un royaume Yao Anan, Elisab~th, 1979. "Un bref aper~u du Akan de Ia Cote d'lvoire 1701-1901. Sources groupe lagunaire, • Kasabya Kasa, Bulletin de orales et histoire. These de Doctorat es­ 1'/nstitut d'Ethno-sociologie 14. Lettres inedite, Paris, Universite de Paris I. Yao Anan, Elisabeth, 1984. Les mouvements Diabate, Henriette, 1986. Le Sannvin. Sources migratoires des populations Akan du Ghana orales et histoire. Un essai methodologique. en Cote d'lvoire, des origines a nos jours. Abidjan: Nouvelles Editions Africaines. These de 3e cycle de sociologie inedite, Abid­ Kacou, Alfred, 1973. Sagesse africaine au pays jan, Universite Nationale de Cote d'lvoire. Baoule. Mulhouse Editions Salvator. Kacou, Alfred, 1975. Le Sacrifice baoule. These de doctorat en Sciences religieuses inedite. Akan History Research in Ghana Strasbourg, Faculte de theologie Catholique. by Kadja, Daniel, 1975. Structure de Ia societe Sanwi. Robert Addo-Fening Desintegration et Resistance. These de doc­ University of Ghana tarat de 3e cycle de Sociologie, Paris, Sor­ bonne. After a period of dormancy resulting from the Kouadio-Tiacoh, Gabriel, 1983. Monographie de Ia economic difficulties of the mid-1980s and the Commune de Toumodi. Origine et Histoire. attendant dearth of publication outlets and the Abidjan: lmprimerie nationale. 'brain-drain', Akan history research in Ghana is Loucou, Jean-Noel, 1982. "La mathematique chez showing signs of recovery especially at the les Baoule de Cote d'lvoire, • Annales de University of Ghana, Legon. The refreshing thing I'Universite d'Abidjan (serie I Histoire) IX. about current Akan research is its scope. Loucou, Jean-Noel, 1984. Histoire de Ia Cote Up to about 1970 Akan history research d'lvoire Tome 1: La formation des peuples. focussed almost exclusively on Asante and her Abidjan: Ceda. one time satellite, Akwamu.
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