Range of Works Type of Works Source Proximity Custom Locatives -Locative Types -Centricity -Negating Hegemony -Locating --Ghanaian authors --Regionalists --African-Centered  Agents -Overlapping Locative Fields -Afrocentric Locators Primary Sources Secondary Sources Tertiary Sources

Custom Locatives Negating Hegemony Nkrumah was involved in revolutionary anti-imperialist activities. Some persons that were originally European-centered joined him in his efforts and were developing anti-hegemonic notions.  If they reflected transformation they were located as European (or other) centered, but categorized as 'transitional'.  If the people serving as the source of information had committed themselves to supporting the African Revolution and were secure in their European culture, they were considered to be 'revolutionary,' even if they remained European centered. The qualifying factors were: Commitment to negating hegemony Resolution to develop this commitment Recognition of their cultural base and Affirmation of their culture.  Conditions 3 and 4 required a commitment to transform their cultural home-base, not just that of Ghana or Africa, if their cultural home-base was hegemonic. This location approach also applied to authors who advocated an African ‘Diaspora’[1] hegemonic position.  This advocacy is often attributed to the lingering effects of an enslaved mentality.  Those who engaged the African Revolution as Africans were able to eradicate this perspective and were therefore considered 'transitional.'  Within this locative, the 'revolutionary' was a Pan-African nationalist. [1] It is so-called because a careful look at the etymological history of the term 'Diaspora' speaks to a history that does not adequately coincide with the experience of African descendants outside of Africa.