Promise Nyatepeh Nyatuame is currently the Head and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. He is a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for the African Humanities Program (AHP). He is also a development communicator and member of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) in Ghana. His research interests include Theatre Education, Applied Theatre, and Theatre for Development. He is a passionate member of International Theatre Institute (ITI )- Ghana Branch and International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR).
Dr. Promise Nyatepeh Nyatuame
About
Recent activity
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Conference
Nov 2020
63rd African Studies Association (ASA) Virtual Annual Meeting 2020, Virtual International Conference, New Jersey, USA
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Conference
Oct 2020
Youth theatre and community empowerment in Ghana.
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Conference
Jul 2020
The Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFEST), Theatre in Africa Webinar Series, How can Theatre adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Award
Jan 2020
2020 African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Fellowship from the African Humanities Program (AHP) of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
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Fellowship
Jan 2020
Postdoctoral Fellowship – American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) of the African Humanities Program (AHP) – 2020
Background
🎓 Education & qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Arts and Culture
University of Education
2017
★ Career & positions
Departmental Registration & Exams Officer
Department of Theatre and Film Studies
Aug, 2022 to Aug, 2023
Departmental Registration & Exams Officer
Department of Theatre and Film Studies
Aug, 2023 to Aug, 2024
Head of Department
Department of Theatre and Film Studies
Aug, 2024 to Aug, 2026
Academic Advisor
Department of Theatre and Film Studies
Aug, 2025 to Sep, 2025
Engagements
📅 Conferences attended
2020
63rd African Studies Association (ASA) Virtual Annual Meeting 2020, Virtual International Conference, New Jersey, USA
Presenter · Virtual International Conference, New Jersey, USA
2020
Youth theatre and community empowerment in Ghana.
Co-Presenter · Virtual Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2020
The Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFEST), Theatre in Africa Webinar Series, How can Theatre adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Panelist · The Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFEST), Kenya
2018
African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) 2018 International Conference
Presenter · University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney: Australia.
2016
International Conference on Participatory Theatre, Theatre Pedagogy, and Performance in Education
Presenter · Universities of Hildesheim and Leibniz (Hannover), Germany
2013
National HIV/AIDS Research Conference (NHARCON) 2013
Presenter · College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, Ghana.
2017
International Conference on Interdisciplinarity in the Arts: Academy and Industry
Presenter · University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana.
2019
International Conference on Free and Responsible Mass Media in Africa (ICOFARMMIA 2019)
Presenter · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
2017
2nd International Multi-Disciplinary Conference for Postgraduate Students (IMCfPS) on Reshaping Graduate Studies for Sustainable Development of the African Continent
Presenter · University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
Honors & affiliations
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2020 African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Fellowship from the African Humanities Program (AHP) of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) · 2020
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Postdoctoral Fellowship – American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) of the African Humanities Program (AHP) – 2020
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) · 2020
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Fellow
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) · 2020
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Fellow
African Humanities Program (AHP) · 2020
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Fellow
Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) Fellow · 2020
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Fellow
African Studies Association (ASA) · 2020
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Member
African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP), Australia. · 2018
Colleagues & frequently viewed together
Dr. Albert Dennis
Senior Lecturer · Department of Theatre and Film Studies
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Dr. Madinatu Bello
Lecturer · Department of Theatre and Film Studies
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Prof. Victor K Yankah
Associate Professor · Department of Theatre and Film Studies
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Mr. Xornam Atta-Owusu
Senior Lecturer · Department of Theatre and Film Studies
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Dr. Madinatu Bello
Lecturer · Department of Theatre and Film Studies
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Dr. Daniel Kofi Brako
Senior Lecturer · Department of Theatre and Film Studies
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Dr. Albert Dennis
Senior Lecturer · Department of Theatre and Film Studies
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Prof. Eugene K Maafo Darteh
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. Victor K Yankah
Associate Professor · Department of Theatre and Film Studies
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