Our four weeks in Ghana is now coming to an end. Today we leave for Accra, and then to Norway tomorrow. As our last update said, we have taken the course Atlantic history and heritage together with 14 Ghanaian students. During the course we have had lectures and we have travelled to see the slave forts in Cape Coast, Elmina and Accra. The lectures have been great and it was really interesting to actually visit the castles and walk around in the Danish area in Accra. We also attended a Norpart conference in Cape Coast alongside students and professors from University of Education, University of Cape Coast and University of Ghana.
During the lectures, we have had many interesting discussions, and we have also had seminars where both Norwegian and Ghanaian students have presented their master thesis. After the lectures finished, we have written a paper on the transatlantic slave trade and a group assignment about the Asafo companies. Asafo was originally created as a military group, and we have interview members of the two companies in Winneba, to get an overview of their history and their function in the society. The group work have been both rewarding and challenging. We have learned a lot during our stay, both about the Atlantic history and heritage and about Ghanaian culture.
