51ĀŅĀ×

Ben Kudus Yussif

Ben Kudus Yussif, portrait
Graduate Student
Ellis 360, Athens Campus
English
by571719@ohio.edu

Doctoral Student, Literary History

Education

Ph.D. in English, Literary History, 51ĀŅĀ× (Expected in 2027)

M.A. in College Student Personnel, 51ĀŅĀ×, Graduated in 2023

M.A. in English, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Graduated in 2021 

B.A. in English, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Graduated in 2018 

DBE (Specialization in Elementary Education), E.P. University College of Education, Bimbilla, Graduated in 2012

Research Interests

  • 20/21st contemporary narrative fiction
  • Postcolonial/decolonial literature
  • Ecocriticism
  • African literature

Selected Publications

Yussif, Ben K., and Daniel Okyere-Darko Nsowah. ā€œWomen Writing Women: Re-Defining the Identity of African Women in African Literary Texts.ā€ Advances in Literary Study, vol. 12, no. 4, 2024, pp. 263-276.

Yussif, Ben K., and Ibrahim Imoro. ā€œImpact of Level of Education on the Realization of /r/ and /l/ among Asante English Speakers in Ghanaā€. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2022, pp. 172ā€“188. .

Sarfo-Kantankah, Kwabena. S. & Ben K Yussif. ā€œThe Use of Actually in a Non-Native English Parliamentary Context: A Corpus Studyā€, WORD, vol. 65, no. 4, 2019, pp. 234-251. .

Selected Conferences and Panel Discussions

Yussif, Ben K. Panel Chair, ā€œGraduate Teaching in Digital Age: Using Digital Technologies in University Classrooms.ā€ African Literature Association, Annual Conference, 23-25 May 2024, University of Louisville, KY, USA.

Yussif, Ben K. ā€œListen to the Voice of the Subaltern: Redefining Womenā€™s Identity in African Literature.ā€ Paper presented at African Literature Association, Annual Conference, 24-27 May 2023, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, TN, USA.

Yussif, Ben K. ā€œWomen Subaltern Voices in Africa: A Feminist Reading of Selected African Novels.ā€ Presented at Ohio Research Expo 2023, 3 Apr. 2023, 51ĀŅĀ×, Athens, OH, USA.

Yussif, Ben K. Co-Moderator, ā€œStudent Votes and Voices Matter: Perspectives of Athens Mayor Steve Patterson; Ohio State Rep. Jay Edwards; and SE Rep. of Senator Brown, Beth Clodfelter,ā€ Civic Engagement Forum, 24 Mar. 2022, 51ĀŅĀ×, Athens OH, USA.

Yussif, Ben K. Co-Moderator, Panelist, ā€œStudent Leaders on the Value of Civic Engagement,ā€ Civic Engagement Forum, 24 Mar. 2022, 51ĀŅĀ×, Athens OH, USA.

Yussif, Ben K. Breakout Room Facilitator, ā€œReal Talk About Big Question: Make Respect Visibleā€, 5 Oct. 2021, 51ĀŅĀ×, Athens OH, USA.

Teaching

Department of Communication Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Aug. 2019 ā€“ July 2021

  • COM101: Communicative Skills (Fall and Spring)
  • ENG101: Use of English (Fall)