Dr. Eva Tagoe-Darko, a Fulbright scholar from Ghana, will discuss her research on the benefits of traditional medicine and traditional approaches to health care for women and children in Ghana at a free public lecture on Monday, May 3 at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Dr. Tagoe-Darko’s lecture is titled “The Healing Bowl: Traditional Teachings and Practices for Child Care in Ghana,” and is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in room 103 of the F.W. Olin Hall for Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science.
Tagoe-Darko is a multi-disciplinary scholar, trained originally in sociology at Brown University, with significant academic work in gender studies, geography, anthropology, and other fields. She is a senior lecturer and chair of the Department of Geography and Rural Development at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. She is also the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and is currently a visiting Fulbright Senior Scholar in the Department of Geography at the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Tagoe-Darko’s appearance at Gustavus is sponsored by the departments of Geography, Communication Studies, Nursing, Peace Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, as well as the Center for International and Cultural Education, and the Diversity and Multicultural Center.
Tagoe-Darko will also address the Lambda Alpha Honors Society for Anthropology on Tuesday, May 4.
For more information about Tagoe-Darko’s appearance at Gustavus, contact Professor of French Paschal Kyoore at paschal@gustavus.edu.
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