Creative Industries
Dr M. Asante
Senior Lecturer · Director of Creative Industries
Biography
Dr Asante directs Southshore's creative industries programme, connecting students with practising designers, filmmakers and musicians. Her own practice spans documentary film and cultural policy.
- Appointed
- 2016
- Office hours
- Thu, 14:00–17:00
- Department
- Department of Creative Industries
- Pronouns
- she/her
- Years teaching
- 10
- Languages
- English, Twi, French
Teaching philosophy
Creative students need a studio, a deadline and an audience — theory follows the work.
Research interests
- Creative economy policy
- Documentary practice
- Cultural entrepreneurship
Qualifications
- PhD Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths London
- MA Film, NAFTI
- BA Theatre Arts, University of Ghana
Courses taught
- CRE 210: Documentary Practice
- CRE 330: Cultural Entrepreneurship
- CRE 405: Creative Economy Policy
Selected publications
- Stories from the Studio: Ghanaian Documentary (2022)
- Policy for Creative Economies (2019)
Grants & funded projects
- Ghana Creative Economy Mapping — British Council (2022–2023)
Awards & honours
- AMAA Best Documentary (2021)
- British Council Creative Fellowship (2019)
Supervision
- 4 MA candidates in creative practice
Media & talks
- Featured, AFRIFF (2022)
- TEDxAccra speaker (2020)
Academic profiles
- ORCID: 0000-0006-7890-1234
- Google Scholar: View profile
- Personal website: https://southshore.edu.gh/people/m-asante
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-asante
- Twitter / X: @masante_film
- CV: Download PDF
Contact
- Email: m.asante@southshore.edu.gh
- Phone: +233 30 123 4506
- Office: Studio Block, Room 12 · Creative Industries