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I am a Professor of African Studies (Chair of African Linguistics and Literatures) at the University of Vienna with the following research expertise:

* African linguistics (African language structures and situations)
* African diasporas / Africa-China Relations / Global African diaspora studies
* Documentation and revitalization of African languages and literatures
* Health humanities (the contribution of humanistic disciplines to health care)

I have broad interests in analyzing current African and global affairs.

Current Responsibilities:

Professor (Chair of African Linguistics and Literatures), University of Vienna
Founding Director, Global African Diaspora Studies (GADS), Vienna
President, Federation Internationale des Langues et Litteratures Modernes (FILLM)


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Guest Lecture at the University of Ljubljana. December 2023

On Friday, December 1. 2023, Adams Bodomo gave a guest lecture on African Literature at the philosophy dpt. of the Univerza v Ljubljani entitled: Europhone or Afriphone? Language choices in African literature.

4th ISoGH’s Conference on Global Health

Adams Bodomo took part in this international conference with a paper on Health Humanities: From hepatocentrism to cardiocentrism and beyond in some Ghanaian language expressions of health and well-being.
23 – 24 November 2023

Conference on Re-invigorating the United Nations Diplomatic Academy

Adams Bodomo participated in the conference in Vienna with a paper on Linguistic human rights for the promotion of democracy in West Africa. Vienna, 27 – 28 January 2023

Keynote Dagaare Language and Culture Development Conference (September 2021)

Lagos Keynote (August 2021)

Latest Publications

Anttila, A. & Bodomo, A. 2023. Tone and morphological level ordering in Dagaare. In: Phonology, Volume 39, Issue 3, pp. 443-471, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0952675723000167

Bodomo, A. 2022. Linguistic Pan-Africanism as a Global Future: Reflections on the Language Question in Africa. Galda Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 112 pages.

Dakurah, G., Kanwetuu, V. de P. & Bodomo, A. 2023. No Kagyin, No Funerals Among the Dagaaba of North-West Ghana: Understanding the Symbolic and Ritual Aspects of the Uses of Crops. In: OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 0(0). 2023. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228231157188

Che, D., Bodomo, A. 2023. China and the European Union in Africa: win–win-lose or win–win-win? In: Asia Europe Journal 21, pp. 119–136, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10308-023-00656-y

Ye, W., Kenne, J. & Bodomo, A. 2023. Christiane Badgley, director. Guangzhou Dream Factory. In: African Studies Review, Volume 66, Issue 1, pp. 296-298, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2023.2

Bodomo, A. & Abubakari, H. 2022. Serial verb reduplication in the Mabia languages of West Africa. In: Legon Journal of the Humanities, Volume 33.2, pp. 29-58, 2022. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ljh.v33i2.2

Yang, F., Han, X., Song, Y., Tang, W., Wu, D., Wang, C., Bodomo, A.B. & Guo, Y. 2022. Scoping review protocol on the health of sub-Saharan African migrants in the Asia-Pacific region. In: BMJ open, Volume12, e067901, 2022. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067901

Yuka, C.L., Bodomo, A. 2022. Towards the development of linguistics in West Africa: The contributions of the West African linguistic society. In: Beyond Babel, pp. 43-58, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1075/fillm.18.03yuk

Zhao, P., Wang, J., Hall, B.J., Sakyi, K., Rafiq, M.Y., Bodomo, A. & Wang, C. 2022. HIV testing uptake, enablers, and barriers among African migrants in China: A nationwide cross-sectional study. In: Journal of Global Health 12, 2022. DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.11015

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