Invitation to Research Dissemination Seminar – Historicizing the Humanities at Makerere University since 1922

The Principal, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) cordially invites you to participate in the aforementioned research dissemination seminar scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 25th November 2020. The research project is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York.

 

1. Dr Josephine Ahikire - Resilience Amidst Turbulent Waters:  Humanities at Makerere in the Era of Neoliberal Orthodoxy

2. Prof. Peter Atekyereza - Misused or Misunderstood the Ivory Tower? Tracing Peaks and Troughs of Social Anthropology at Makerere University

3. Prof. Grace BantebyaKyomuhendo - Birth of Women Studies @ Makerere University: A Thorny Path and Joy

4. Dr Julius Kikooma - On Psychological Knowledge Production @ Makerere University for the Past 100 Years: Issues and Prospects

 

Please note that physical attendance will be limited to a few participants. The rest of you are requested to register and participate online.

 

Register in advance for this meeting:

 

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

The serial presentations derive from the Humanities@Mak100 Research Project, which critically historicizes and interrogates the past and current positionality of the disciplines of Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences at Makerere University as well as the legacy of colonialism on these disciplines in a systematic and meaningful manner. The Project’s goal is to re-examine the basis and significance of humanities and humanistic social sciences at Makerere University from a historical perspective to reflect critically on the role and significance of these disciplines to shape their future trends in Uganda and East Africa.