Abu Shardow Abarry, Ph.D.
821 Gladfelter Hall
(215) 204-8496

aabarry@temple.edu

Teaching And Research Interests:
African And African-American Literature, History, Languages, And Oral Traditions

Education:
University Of London, General Certificate Of Education, “A” Level
St. Augustine’s College Cape Coast, 1968

B.A. (Honors) University Of Ghana, Legon, 1971
English Language And Literature

M.A. University Of Ghana, Legon, 1974
African Studies

Ph.D. State University Of New York At Buffalo, 1977

Doctoral Dissertation:
Rhetoric And Poetics Of African Oral Literature, September, 1977

Academic Honors / Professional Recognition
Temple University Merit Awards For Outstanding Teaching, Research, And Service:1991-1996

Cheikh Anta Diop Award For Outstanding Scholarship, October,1996

Cheikh Anta Diop Medal Of Honor For Intellectual And Theoretical Originality, October,1995

Nationall Council Of Black Studies’ Certificate Of Outstanding Service, September,1995

Commonwealth Academic Fellow, University Of London (Soas), England, 1986-7

University Graduate Fellowship, Suny At Buffalo, 1975-77

Participant, Neh Sponsored African-American Literature Curriculum Development Residential Seminar, Yale University, Summer, 1977

University Of Ghana Undergraduate Scholarship, 1968-71

University Of Ghana Post-Graduate Scholarship, 1972-74

Selected Publications

Books
Abarry, Abu S. Spoken Power: Orature Of The Ga Of Ghana. (In Press).

Abarry, Abu S. African And African-American Literature: Context And Content. (In Press).

Abarry, Abu S. (With Mohammed Garba). Basic Hausa: A Learner-Centered Approach. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 2003.

Abarry, Abu S. Effective Research, Thesis And Dissertation Writing. Philadelphia: Center For African And African American Affairs, Temple University, 1991.

Abarry, Abu, (With A. Mamudu), A Revision Book For Literature In English. Jos: Jos University Press, 1984.

Chapters/Excerpts In Books:
Abarry, S. Abu, “ The Ga Folktale: Context And Themes”, (Ed.) Margaret Read Macdonald, Traditional Story-Telling Today, N. York, Garland Publishing Company, 1998

Abarry, Abu S. “ The Role Of Play Songs In The Moral Development Of African Children ”, In (Ed.) Anne Adams And Janis Mayes, Mapping Intersections: African Literature And Africa’s Development. Trenton, N. Jersey: Africa World Press. 1998

Abaryy, Abu S. “ The African Legacy In American Literature”, In (Ed.) Janice Hamlet, Afrocentric Notions: Studies In Culture And Communications. Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Sage Publications. 1998.

Abarry, Abu S. “ Recurrent Themes In Mpai (Libation) Oratory”, In (Eds.), M.K. Asante And A. S. Abarry, African Intellectual Heritage , Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996

Abarry, Abu S. “ Ga Homowo (Hunger Hooting) Festival”, In (Eds.), M. K. Asante And A. S. Abarry, African Intellectual Heritage, Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1996

Abarry, Abu, “Mpai: Libation Oratory.” In ( Ed.) Kariamu Welsh-Asante, The African Aesthetic: Keeper Of The Traditions. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1993.

Abarry, Abu S. “Afrocentric Aesthetics In Selected Harlem Renaissance Poetry.” In C. A. Blackshire-Belay (Ed.). Language And Literature In The African American Imagination. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1992.

Edited Books And Journals
Abaryy, Abu S. Afrocentricty And Literature. ( In Press).

Abarry, Abu S., (With Molefi Asante). African Intellectual Heritage.
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996.

Abarry, Abu S. Social, Economic, Political And Cultural Dimensions Of Ghanaian Life. Special Issue Of Journal Of Black Studies, Vol. 24, No. 3, March 1994.

Abarry, Abu S. Afrocentricity. Special Issue Of Journal Of Black Studies, Vol. 21, No. 2, December 1990.

Research Articles:
Abarry, Abu S. “Locating Chinua Achebe”, The Literary Griot. (Spring,2002).

Abarry, Abu S. “The Naming Drama Of The Ga Of Ghana.” Journal Of Black Studies. Vol. 27, No. 3, January, 1997.

Abarry, Abu S. “Africa-Derived Aesthetics In Langston Hughes’s Poetry.” The Literary Griot, Vol. 8, Nos. 1 And 2, 1996.

The Significance Of Names In Ghanaian Drama.” Journal Of Black Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2, December,1991.

Book Reviews
Abarry, Abu S. “Preface” In Edward Lama’s On Afrocentricity And Intercultural Communication. N. York : Edwin Mellen Press, 1998

Abarry, Abu S. Joseph Adjaye’s Time In The Black Mind. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, In Journal Of Black Studies, Vol. 27, No.2 November, 1996

Abarry, Abu S. “ Preface ”, In Imhotep (A Special Issue On Afrocentric Literary Criticism, Theory, And Methodology), Vol. 3, No.2. Spring, 1992

Abarry, Abu S. J. G. Christallers Three Thousand Six Hundred Ghanaian Proverbs. . . New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 1990. In Journal Of Black Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1991.

Research In Progress
Abarry, Abu S. The Changing Role Of Orature In A Technological Age

Abarry, Abu S. African Pioneer Playwrights: A Literary Biography