Introduction: urban theory and performative streetscapes
Ga Akutso formation and the question of hybridity : the Afro-Brazilians (Tabon) of Accra
The spatial fix : colonial administration, disaster management, and land-use distribution in early twentieth-century Accra
Osu borla no, sardine chensii soo: Danes, Euro-Africans, and the transculturation of Osu
"The beautyful ones": tro-tro slogans, cell phone advertising, and the hallelujah chorus
"Este loco, loco" : transnationalism and the shaping of Accra's salsa scene
Pumping irony : gymming, the Kó̀bó̀ló̀, and the cultural economy of free time
The lettered city : literary representations of Accra
Conclusion: on urban free time: Vladimir, Estragon, and Rem Koolhaas.
