Prof. Steve Kquofi

Associate Professor

Dept: Educational Innovations in Science and Technology
Room TF 13, Adarkwa Building, New Faculty of Art Block
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Research Areas/Interests

Cultural anthropology; African art, global art history; art education; TVET; museums and monuments studies; socio-cultural practices and environmental...~more

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    Research and Publications

    1. Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
    2. Brewu J.K., Kquofi, S., Adom D., Amuah J.A., Asante E.A. & Amankwa J.O. (2024). The Historical Developments of Musical Styles and their Functions in the Liturgy of the Methodist Church Ghana. E-Journal of Music Research (EJOMUR) Vol.4 No.1 pp. 1-14.
    3. Babaaradio, K., Steve, K., Eric Appau, A., & Dickson, A. (2022). The Socio-Cultural Significance of Selected Indigenous Visual Artefacts in the Lambussie Traditional Area, Ghana. ASEAN Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 12. Retrieved from https://paressu.org/online/index.php/aseanmrj/article/view/348.
    4. Adom, D., Abroampa, W. K., Amoako, R., Torquero, C. M., Kquofi, S. (2023). Towards an Inclusive Pedagogy: Applying the Universal Design for Learning in an Introduction to History of Global Art Course in Ghana, Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education, 2023, 18(1), pp.79-97.
    5. Akomeah, R., Kquofi, S., Essel, H. B. & E. A. Asante, (2023). An analysis on the cultural contexts of B?so? as an endangered Asante traditional dance, Research in Dance Education, DOI: 10.1080/14647893.2023.2220664. pp. 1-16.
    6. Amankwa, J. O, Essel, H. B., Kquofi, S. & Adom, D. (2023). The Role of Digital Technologies in the Ghanaian Traditional Crafts Industry: Opportunities, Challenges and, and the Road Ahead. Journal of Advanced Studies, 6 (1) pp. 25-44.
    7. Quaye, F. N. A., Kquofi, S., & Adom, D. (2023). Building the capacity of students in creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills: Aesthetic narrative of Ayigya Township, Ghana. Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 4(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.58256/rjah.v4i1.926
    8. Emmanuel Manu, Steve Kquofi & Mustapha Issah (2022): The Impact of Numinosity on the Preservation of Selected Artefacts in the Manhyia Palace Museum, Ghana. Journal of the Institute of Conservation, DOI: 10.1080/19455224.2022.2118142
    9. Prophask Asamoah, S., Adom, D., Kquofi, S., & Nyadu-Addo, R. (2022). Recycled Art from Plastic Waste for Environmental Sustainability and Aesthetics in Ghana. Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 3(3).
    10. Brewu, J.K., Kquofi, S., Adom, D., Bodjawah, E., Adu-Agyem, J. (2022). The Historical Development, Cultural and Aesthetic Significance of Akan Musical Art form (Ebibindwom)in the Liturgy of the Methodist Church Ghana. Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences. 17(4): Article no.arjass/89241ISSN: 2456-4761, July 2022, pp. 10-20. DOI: 10.9734/arjass/2022/v17i430313
    11. Adjei, K., Oppong, R.A., Kquofi, S. (2022). A Qualitative Assessment of the Impact of Cultural Education and Consciousness on Architecture in Ghana, Journal of Science and Technology. Volume 40 (No. 1), May 2022, pp. 102-112.
    12. Steve Kquofi, Timolyn Kusi, Dickson Adom, Edwin Bodjawah, Reuben Glover, Historical and Socio-Cultural Significance of the Ahenemma Mpaboa in the Asante Royal Regalia, International Journal of Education, Culture and Society. Volume 7, Issue 3, June 2022, pp. 119-128. doi: 10.11648/j.ijecs.20220703.11
    13. Adom, D., Nyadu-Addo, R. & Kquofi, S. (2021). Capacity Building of Cultural and Traditional Craft Enterprises for Ecotourism Development in the Sekyere Kumawu District of Ghana. Journal of Urban Culture Research. Volume 23 (Jul. – Dec. 2021), ISSN 2228-8279 (Print) / ISSN 2408-1213 (Online).
    14. Kissi, S. B., Kquofi, S. & Fening, P. A. (2021). Asante Indigenous Lost Wax Cast Evolution for Profitable Economic Growth. American Journal of Art and Design. Vol. 6, No. 3, (September, 2021), pp. 95-102. doi: 10.11648/j.ajad.20210603.14
    15. Adom, D., Adu-Mensah, J. & Kquofi, S. (2021). COVID-19 private burial with 25 persons in the lens of the mortuary rites culture in Ghana. African Identities, DOI: 10.1080/14725843.2021.1947188.
    16. Bonsu, H. S., Kquofi, S. & Asante, E. A., (2020). The Hybridity in the Rites of Passage among the Ewe Ethnic Society in the Kumasi Metropolis. Journal of Culture, Society and Development; Volume 62: Pp. 1-6. October, 2020. ISSN 2422-8400; DOI No.: 10.7176/JCSD/62-01.
    17. Asare, S., Kquofi, S. & Osei, M., (2020). The Good, Beautiful and Sensuous in the Arts: The Aesthetics of Asante Arts in Perspective. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science; Volume 25, Issue 10, Series 10: Pp. 53-60. October, 2020. e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845; DOI No.: 10.9790/0837-2510105360.
    18. Ebeheakey, A. K., Kquofi, S., Asante, E. A., & Nubuor, C. B. (2020). Mark of the Spirit: Body Marks as Icons of Spirituality among the Dangme in Ghana.Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences, 11(2), 25-35. July, 2020. https://doi.org/10.9734/arjass/2020/v11i230166.
    19. Owusu Addo, A. R., Kquofi, S. & Arthur, N.A.P., (2020). Documenting Selected Artefacts of the Royal Regalia of Akwamumanhene. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences; Vol.10, No.10: Pp. 1-9. May, 2020. ISSN 2224-5766 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0484 (Online); DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/10-10-01.
    20. Wemegah, R., Asante, E.A, & Kquofi, S. (2020). Symbols, Colours, and Narratives: Basketry Ornamenting Motifs of the Gurene People of Ghana. The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies; Vol. 8 Issue 4: Pp. 424-430. April, 2020. ISSN: 2321 - 9203 (Online); DOI No.: 10.24940/theijhss/2020/v8/i4/HS2004-109.
    21. Asare, S., Kquofi, S. & Decardi Nelson, A., (2020). A Night of Sikyi Dance: The Socio-Cultural Sensual Dialectics of Asante Dance through Performance Art. The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies; Vol. 8 Issue 4: Pp. 360-367. April, 2020. ISSN: 2321 - 9203 (Online); DOI No.: 10.24940/theijhss/2020/v8/i4/HS2002-018.
    22. Owusu Addo, A. R., Kquofi, S. & Arthur, N.A.P., (2020). The Religio-Political Functions of Akwamumanhene’s Royal Regalia and Its Symbolic Interactionism. The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies; Vol. 8 Issue 3: Pp. 6-14. March, 2020. ISSN: 2321 - 9203 (Online); DOI No.: 10.24940/theijhss/2020/v8/i3/HS2003-010.
    23. Wemegah, R., Kquofi, S. & Asante, E.A, (2020). Gurene Utilitarian Basketry Arts: A Critical Discourse. Journal of Arts and Design Studies; Vol. 80: Pp. 17-29. December, 2020. ISSN: ISSN 2224-6061 (Paper) ISSN 2225-059X (Online); DOI: 10.7176/ADS/80-03.
    24. Ababio, S., Kquofi, S. & Asante, E.A, (2019). The Indigenous Cultural Ways of Diagnosis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research; Vol. 31(4): Pp. 1-12. November 2019. ISSN: 2456-8899 (Online).
    25. Ababio, S., Asante, E.A., & Kquofi, S. (2019). Asante Indigenous Culture: A Form of Religious Redemption. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Review; Vol. 5 No. 3; Pp. 18-26. October 2019. ISSN 2415-1157 (Online) ISSN 2415-1335 (Print).
    26. Mate, M.M., Asante, E.A., Adu-Agyem, J. & Kquofi, S. (2019). Harnessing the potentials of plant fibres into viable cords for weaving. ADRRI Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Ghana: Vol. 16, No.9 (4), Pp.1-19, E-ISSN: 2343-6891.
    27. Kquofi, S., Assibey-Bonsu, G., & Bodjawah, E. (2018). The Socio-Cultural and Economic Relevance of Graphic Art Hand-Printing Technique in Adinkra Cloth Production at Ntonso in Ghana. ADDRI Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Ghana: Vol. 15, 9 (3), pp. 35-59, E-ISSN: 2343-6891
    28. Adom, D., Asante, E.A., Kquofi, S. & Arthur, N. A. P. (2018). The Conservation Ethos of the Asante Cultural and Artistic Elements for Ghana’s Biodiversity. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Review. Vol.4, No.3, pp. 1-22
    29. Ebeheakey, A. K., Kquofi, S. (2018). Traditional Body Marks for Beautification among Selected Dangme Groups in Ghana. Asian Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Vol.5 (3), pp. 1-13.
    30. Kquofi, S. and Croffie, K. G. (2017). Aberration of Cultures: A Study of Distortion of Akan Cultures in Kumawood Movies in Ghana. International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Studies, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 8-16.
    31. Adom, D., Kquofi, S. and Asante, E.A. (2016). The High Impacts of Asante Indigenous Knowledge in Biodiversity Conservation Issues in Ghana: The Case of the Abono and Essumeja Townships in Ashanti Region. British Journal of Environmental Sciences. Vol. 4, No.3, pp.63-78.
    32. Adom, D., Kquofi, S. and Adu-Agyem, J. (2016). Challenges Associated with the Content of the Art History Component in the General Knowledge in Art Subject: Implications for Art History Education in West Africa. Journal of Education and Practice. Vol.7, No.21, pp. 7-13.
    33. Adom, D., Asante, E.A. and Kquofi, S. (2016). Adinkra: An Epitome of Asante Philosophy and History. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol.6, No.14, pp. 42-53.
    34. Kquofi, S. and Glover R. (2015). Interrelationships between Natural and ‘Artificial’ Environments: A Study of Household Aesthetics in Ghana. European Journal of Engineering and Technology. Vol. 3, No. 7, pp. 6-15.
    35. Antwi, E., & Kquofi, S. (2015). Covered in Some Colours: Use and Meaning of Paint to Asante and Kassena Nankana Ethnicities of Ghana. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2(10), pp. 51-61.
    36. Kquofi, S., Sam, A. , & Glover, R. (2015). Mimesis and Aesthetics of Drum Languages as a Cultural Artefact of Some Asafo Companies among the Oguaa People of Ghana. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2(10), pp. 62-79.
    37. Glover, R. and Kquofi, S. (2015). Direct and Indirect Conservation Benefits of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs in Traditional Ghanaian Communities. International Journal of Development and Sustainability. Vol. 4, No. 3. pp. 322-336.
    38. Kquofi, S., Sarbah, G. T., & Arthur, N. A. P. (2015). Aesthetic, Communicative and Symbolic Representation of the Philosophical Underpinnings of Akan (Akwapem) Proverbs. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2 (9), pp. 139 - 155.
    39. Asante E. A., Kquofi, S. and Larbi, S. (2015). The Symbolic Significance of Motifs on Selected Asante Religious Temples. Journal of Aesthetics and Culture. Vol. 7, pp. 1-11.
    40. Kquofi, S., Ndah, S. and Tabi-Agyei, E. (2015). Serendipitous Socio-Cultural Dynamics of Logba Traditional Musical Ensembles in Ghana. European Journal of Research and Reflections in Arts and Humanities. Vol. 3, No. 1. pp. 13-25.
    41. Ansong, K. D., Asante, E. A., and Kquofi, S. (2014). Eulogising God in Christian Worship through Akan Traditional Appellations: A Case of Kumasi. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 1(8), pp. 126-135.
    42. Mangiri, S. G. and Kquofi, S. (2014). Masking Art Tradition as a Cultural Manifestation of Olugbobiri People of Nigeria. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science. 4, No. 11. pp. 270-280.
    43. Kquofi, S., Amate, P. and Tabi-Agyei, E. (2013). Symbolic representation and socio-cultural significance of selected Akan proverbs in Ghana. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 3. No. 1, pp. 86-98
    44. Kquofi, S., Olowonirejuaro, A. and Asante, E.A. (2013). Panoply of selected Asante and Ijaw Cultural Practices: Comparative and Descriptive Account. African Journal of History and Culture, Vol. 5 No. 4, pp. 78-86.
    45. Kquofi, S. and Howley, P. (2012). An investigation into the effect of socio-cultural practices as a conservation measure: A case study from Ghana. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 2. No. 10, pp. 77-87.
    46. Kquofi, S. and Glover R. (2012). Awareness of Environmental Aesthetics on KNUST Campus: A Descriptive Account. Journal of Environment and Earth Science. Vol. 2, No. 10, pp. 84-92.
    47. Kquofi, S. (2011). Degradation of Aesthetic Aspects of the Natural Environment: A Case of Accra, Ghana. International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences, Volume 6, No. 1, pp. 71-79.

     

    1. Published Books
    1. Kquofi, S. (2012). Understanding Art Volume 1, Approachers (Gh) Ltd., Kumasi – (ISBN: 978-9988-1-5711-1)
    1. Kquofi, S. (2012). Understanding Art Volume 2, Approachers (Gh) Ltd., Kumasi – (ISBN: 978-9988-1-5711-1)
    1. Kquofi, S. (2012). General Knowledge in Art for SHS, Approachers (Gh) Ltd., Kumasi – (ISBN: 978-9988-1-5711-1)

     

    • Other Publications
    • Eshun, F. E. and Avenorgbo, S. (2008). Creative Arts for Primary Schools, Book 1, Approachers (Gh) Ltd., Kumasi, ISBN: 9988-8229-0-1
    • Eshun, F. E. and Avenorgbo, S. (2008). Creative Arts for Primary Schools, Book 2, Approachers (Gh) Ltd., Kumasi, ISBN: 9988-8229-0-1
    • Eshun, F. E. and Avenorgbo, S. (2008). Creative Arts for Primary Schools, Book 3, Approachers (Gh) Ltd., Kumasi, ISBN: 9988-8229-0-1
    • Avenorgbo, S. and Eshun, F. E. (2008). Creative Arts for Primary Schools, Book 4, Approachers (Gh) Ltd., Kumasi, ISBN: 9988-8229-0-1
    • Avenorgbo, S. and Eshun, F. E. (2008). Creative Arts for Primary Schools, Book 5, Approachers (Gh) Ltd., Kumasi, ISBN: 9988-8229-0-1
    • Avenorgbo, S. and Eshun, F. E. (2008). Creative Arts for Primary Schools, Book 6, Approachers (Gh) Ltd., Kumasi, ISBN: 9988-8229-0-1    

     

    ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

    1. Peprah, E. J., Adom, D. & Kquofi, S. (2023). Bringing to Life the Historical Narratives of the Eight Akan Clan Systems Using Museum Theatre: The Case of Prempeh II Jubilee Museum. Third International Conference on African Art, Pan African Heritage Museum , African University College of Communications, Accra, July 28-30, 2023.
    2. Asamoah, S. P., Adom, D., Kquofi, S. (2023). Creative Upcycling of Plastic Waste Materials as an Innovative Artistic Technique for Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Aesthetics and Entrepreneurial Avenues in the Kokrobite and Bortianor Communities in Accra, KNUST Scientific Research Conference 2023, School of Business, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana (29th – 31st May, 2023).
    3. Kquofi, S. and Croffie, K.G. (2016). An Intellectual Discourse on Misrepresentation of Ghanaian Cultural Elements in Akan Films. Conference Proceedings of International Conference on Business, Economics, Social Sciences and Humanities (BESSH), Singapore, January 25-26, 2016. Academic Fora, Vol. 55, Issue 5, pp. 15–26. ISBN: 978-969-670-138-5.
    4. Arthur, N.A.P., Kquofi, S., Nortey, S. (2016). Dance of the Asante: Significance and a Resource for Art Education. Conference Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Teaching, Education and Learning (ICTEL), Dubai, 23rd to 24th Feb. 2016. PEOPLE: Journal of Social Sciences, p. 53–54. ISSN: 2454-5899.

     

    Manuscripts

    • Asare-Aboagye, I., Adom, D., Kquofi, S. & Adu-Agyem, J. (2023). The Development of Aesthetics as a Philosophical Concept: An Explanatory Theoretical Perspective. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60129/adompubl.bs00123 ISBN: 978-9988-3-6226-3

     

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