On Friday 31st October, 2014 the Department of Literature, School of Languages, Literature and Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences will launch two books written by two of its members: Dr. Sr. Dominic Dipio and Dr. Aaron Mushengyezi.
The books to be launched are: Oral Literature for Children: Rethinking Orality, Literacy, Performance, and Documentation Practices (Rodopi Press, 2012) by Dr. Aaron Mushengyezi and Gender Terrains in African Cinema (UNISA Press, 2014) by Dr. Sr. Dominic Dipio. Both books are products from the American Council of Learned Societies/African Humanities Program which offered fellowships to both scholars (authors) in 2009.
Dr. Mushengyezi’s book offers a remarkable effort at documenting, translating and analyzing texts for children from the Ugandan oral context. The book avails texts in four selected Ugandan languages as well as English. It presents a significant pioneering summary of Ugandan Orature for children and further enriches the debate on oral-written interface in African orature.
Dr. Sr. Dipio’s book is a unique and thought-provoking contribution to the field of African film studies. It analyses the gender relations around three categories of women: the girl child, the young woman, the elderlywoman and their male counterparts as depicted by male African filmmakers from black Africa. The book nuances the discussion of African feminism in relation to Western feminism.
You are all invited to attend the launch that will take place in Senate Upper Conference Hall, Level 4 starting at 2:00pm. The Guest of Honour will be Mr. James Tumusiime, the Managing Director of Fountain Publishers Ltd.
We look forward to your presence.
Note: The book reviews and final programme shall be sent as soon as they are ready.