KNUST students to study Kofi Kinaata’s ‘Things Fall Apart’
Kofi Kinaata’s ‘Things Fall Apart’ has been approved for teaching at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
The song was chosen for study by level 200 literature students because of its literary content and lyrical arrangements of the stanzas.
According to a tweet from Voice of KNUST, the English Department has accepted Kinaata’s song as part of course materials for students for the third time in six years.
Within the past 6 years, the English Department of KNUST have authorized 3 of Kofi @KinaataGh Songs to their students which is proven to be best of literature works❤
Susuka 2016
Confession 2018
Things Fall Apart 2022 pic.twitter.com/Y3gWPPghoo— 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐭 (@VOICE_of_KNUST) March 11, 2022
Kofi Kinaata’s song has caused a stir since its release in December 2019.
The song also popped up during the vetting of Justice Gertrude Torkonoo during the vetting session to determine her suitability for Ghana’s Supreme court.
Effia MP Mr Joseph Cudjoe put in a question on the hit song.
After Justice Gertrude Torkonoo had espoused her love for evangelism and her strong belief in her Christian faith and values, the MP wanted to know her views on the song, which had gone viral.
The song was also featured prominently in the 31st night message to congregates of the Mount Olivet Methodist society in Dansoman.
Circuit Minister of the church, Rev Richmond Abekah, believed the song was a wake-up call to all Christians.
“It either means the church is asleep, or it is sleeping. I am writing an article on Kofi Kinaata’s song. It is a wake-up call to all Christians, the guy is telling us to wake up, and we need to sit up as Christians,” he urged.
The song also found its way into academia as students of the Department for the Study of Religion at UCC were asked in their first-semester examination to examine Kofi Kinaata’s questioning of the religious life of the contemporary Ghanaian in his song in relation to social change.
‘Things Fall Apart’ is a satirical melody that poses critical questions to the church in particular and exposes the hypocritical attitudes of religious people.