Nikitta Dede Adjirakor

Dr Nikitta Dede Adjirakor is an academic researcher and creative writer. She holds a Feodor Lynen Fellowship with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Ghana. Her research focuses on literature in African languages, particularly poetry, aesthetics, popular culture and digital literature. Her creative writing focuses on the intersections between belonging, language, health and trauma. Nikitta is the writer and producer of the award-winning documentary 'A Thousand Needles' which explores African women’s health. She is the author of the forthcoming poetry chapbook 'Learning to Say My Name' (2023) to be published by the African Poetry Book Fund. Her children’s book Dede Dances at Our Day has been published in English and Twi. Under Write Ghana Literary Initiatives, she co-edited the Ga poetry anthology 'Hɔmɔwɔ: Ga Lalawiemɔi' and co-produces multilingual literary projects in Ghanaian languages.