Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness, and Modernity in Accra

Headstrong unravels the everyday lives of women engaged in informal work in urban Ghana. The women at the centre of the study work as head porters, locally known as kayayei, carrying loads for trad...

Authors

Philipa Birago Akuoko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3190-6652)

Institutions

TU Dortmund University (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines
Published: 2026-08-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2026.2704321
Primary Topic: Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Type: article
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Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness, and Modernity in Accra

Philipa Birago Akuoko

Aug 14, 2026

Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines

Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness, and Modernity in Accra

Philipa Birago Akuoko

August 14, 2026article en

Abstract

Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines

TU Dortmund University (DE)

Gender equality

Openalex Percentile: Top 4%

Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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