Dr. Charles Quist-Adade gained a PhD in Sociology from St. Petersburg State University, Russia, in 1992. Following this, he went on to gain a post-doctorate qualification from the University of Windsor, Ontario. Dr. Charles Quist-Adade areas of expertise are racialization and anti-racism, social justice, and social theory. Following his acquisition of a PhD, Dr. Charles Quist-Adade has held many teaching roles in academia and is an accomplished professor and lecturer. Read more
EDUCATION
Post-doctorate, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1992-1993 Ph.D., Sociology, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia, 1992
M. A., Journalism, Leningrad (St Petersburg) State University, Leningrad, Russia, 1988
A.A, Journalism with Distinction, Ghana Institute of Journalism, Accra, Ghana, 1981
MAJOR AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Racialization and anti-racism; social justice; social theory; globalization/international development and change; media and society; African diaspora; religion and families; global issues.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2018-Present Alexander College, Sessional Instructor
2014-2015 Visiting Associate Professor, University of Cape Coast
2009-2011 Sessional Lecturer, University of British Columbia
2008-2009;2018 Sessional Instructor, Simon Fraser University
2003-2005 Assistant Professor Central Michigan State University
2004-2005 Adjunct Lecturer, Michigan State University
2001-2002 Adjunct Associate Professor, Madonna University
1997-2003 Lecturer, Wayne State University
1993-2003
Sessional Lecturer/Adjunct Associate Professor of Windsor
2005-2019 Faculty, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
2016 : Organized 4th Biennial Kwame Nkrumah International Conference at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, USA.
2014: Organized 3rd Biennial Kwame Nkrumah International Conference at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
2012 : Organized 2nd Ghana Field School June 29-July 22, 2012.
Organized African Heritage/Black History Month Public Lecture, March 18, 2012 at KPU.
Supervised students to create 30 solar-powered lanterns, 15 of which we donated to students of Eguafo Secondary School and Teawiah Secondary School in the Central Region and Eastern Regions of Ghana respectively. The remaining 15 were donated as part of the 3rd Ghana Field School in the Summer of 2014
Organized 2nd Biennial Kwame Nkrumah International Conference at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
2011: Organized first Ghana Field School (as part of Sociology department’s Global Community Service course from June 29 to July 23. 2011
Extended my web conferencing course on Sociology of Global Inequalities to students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the Ghana Institute of Journalism
Facilitated the founding of Sociology Students Club, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Facilitated the formation of Kwantlen African Students Association
2010 : Organized First Kwame Nkrumah International Conference at Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Organized Extending Helping Hand to Haiti Fundraiser for the Victims and Survivors of Earthquake, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Created three new course outlines: African Development: From Colonization to Globalization (Soci 4335),
Advanced Topics in Global Studies (Soci 4320), and Race/Ethnicity: A Global Perspective (Soci 4230)
2009 : Organized African Heritage/Black History Month Confab at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, February
Organized with students in Social Justice (Soci 2311)class, a Movie Night and Community Conversation about What Matters in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Community.
2008 : Organized African Heritage/Black History Month Confab at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, February 14, 2008
2007 : Organized Ghana at 50 Symposium at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, March 15, 2007
Created three new courses: Terrorism, Globalization and Social Justice (Soci 4210); Gods in the
Global Village (Soci 2285); Lost in Transmission: Diversity and the Media (Soci 4275)
Created The Kwantlen Polytechnic University-University of Ghana webconferencing course on Globalization. The partially online course linked students in Canada and their counterparts in Ghana and it was co-taught with Dr. Akosua Darkwah of the University of Ghana
COURSES TAUGHT
Advanced Topics in Global Studies
Race: A Global Perspective
Development of Sociological Thought
Social Justice in Local and Global Contexts
Contemporary Sociological Theories
Demography
Global community service
Introduction to sociology
Lost in transmission: Diversity and media
Micro-sociology: The Dynamics of Social Structure and Social Interaction
Racialization and ethnicity in Canada
Research Methods
Media and society
Sociology of global inequalities
Terrorism, globalization and social justice
Gods in the Global Village: A Sociological Perspective on World Religions
African cultures (Anthropology)
African Development (Anthropology)
American political development (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Communications and society
Cults, myths and religion
African Studies
African Cultures (Anthropology)
Family and Kinship (Anthropology)
Global Studies
Introduction to sociology
Introduction to African Studies
Perspectives in African Studies: A Social Scientific Approach
Perspectives in ethnicity
Principles and methods of social change
Social movements
Social Deviance
Social Psychology
Social Stratification
Racism and inequality
Race and ethnic relations
Religion, Magic and Witchcraft (Anthropology)
Research Methods
The Geography of Africa
Social Problems
Sociology of Everyday Life
Social institutions and social change
Sociology of the family
Sociology of international inequality and underdevelopment
Understanding human institutions
Women and minorities in the media
Introduction to Criminology
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
2018 Quist-Adade, Charles. Symbolic Interactionism: The Basics: Wilmington, DE. Vernon Press
2017 ---Local to global: Key issues in global social justice. Rotterdam: The Netherlands. Sense Publishing
2016 Quist-Adade, C. & Royal, W. (Eds). Re-engaging the African Diasporas: Pan-africanism in the age of globalization.
2015 Quist-Adade, C., & V.Dodoo (Eds.). (2015). From neo-colonization to neo-liberal globalization. London: Cambridge Scholars Publishing