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DESCRIPTION:In the past 15 years\, Ghana has seen a rapid rise in developme
 nt\, beginning from the switch from military rule to democracy. The countr
 y has since seen the return of many people who left for the west for green
 er pastures\, particularly young men and women in their late twenties to m
 id-thirties. They go to invest in the country\, set up businesses\, NGOs o
 r work for the government. These creative individuals are rebranding Ghana
  and Africa\, looking beyond colonial boundaries. Set with determination t
 o repackage the culture and lifestyle of the country in new and refreshing
  ways\, they are defying the odds and limitations and defining the Afropol
 itan style. Trends within Architecture\, Art\, Fashion and Music reflect t
 hese changes. In all fields\, designers and entrepreneurs are tailoring th
 eir brands with the locals in mind and yet looking globally as well. Post-
 colonialism\, and a few years into independence\, Ghana’s fast track infra
 structural development went stagnant for many years due to coups and polit
 ical instability. Now with a shift in the political scene\, Ghanaians have
  renewed hope. This hope is heightened by the recent discovery and explora
 tion of oil. Akosua Korantemaa Larbi is currently completing her final yea
 r as a graduate student at the School of Architecture in Syracuse Universi
 ty. Speaking: Akosua Korantemaa Larbi Graduate Student School of Architect
 ure\, Syracuse University Sponsor: Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs\, 
 Co-Sponsor Maxwell African Scholars Union\, Co-Sponsor
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SUMMARY:Maxwell African Scholars Union presents: Akosua Korantemaa 
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In the past 15 years\, Ghana has seen a rapid 
 rise in development\, beginning from the switch from military rule to demo
 cracy. The country has since seen the return of many people who left for t
 he west for greener pastures\, particularly young men and women in their l
 ate twenties to mid-thirties. They go to invest in the country\, set up bu
 sinesses\, NGOs or work for the government. These creative individuals are
  rebranding Ghana and Africa\, looking beyond colonial boundaries. Set wit
 h determination to repackage the culture and lifestyle of the country in n
 ew and refreshing ways\, they are defying the odds and limitations and def
 ining the Afropolitan style. Trends within Architecture\, Art\, Fashion an
 d Music reflect these changes. In all fields\, designers and entrepreneurs
  are tailoring their brands with the locals in mind and yet looking global
 ly as well. Post-colonialism\, and a few years into independence\, Ghana’s
  fast track infrastructural development went stagnant for many years due t
 o coups and political instability. Now with a shift in the political scene
 \, Ghanaians have renewed hope. This hope is heightened by the recent disc
 overy and exploration of oil. Akosua Korantemaa Larbi is currently complet
 ing her final year as a graduate student at the School of Architecture in 
 Syracuse University. Speaking: Akosua Korantemaa Larbi Graduate Student Sc
 hool of Architecture\, Syracuse University Sponsor: Moynihan Institute of 
 Global Affairs\, Co-Sponsor Maxwell African Scholars Union\, Co-Sponsor
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