Schedule

Timeline

Tuesday, 23 August 2021

10:00- 13:30

Graduate Mentorship Session: Scholarly Writing Workshop

14:00 – 14:20

 Registration / Log in to Virtual Plenary Room

14:20

Tree planting in honour of Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong'o at Makerere University

14:45

Anthems: Uganda, German, East Africa, Makerere

15:00 – 15:15

Opening Remarks: Prof Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo, Chair Organising Committee

15:20 – 15:40

Welcome Remarks: Prof. Josephine Ahikire, Principal, CHUSS

15:45 – 16:00

Remarks: Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice Chancellor, Makerere University

 

Remarks: Ms Lorna Magara: Chairperson, Makerere University Council

16:10 – 16:30

Book Launch, Historicising the Humanities at Makerere: Trends, Patterns and Prospects

16:40- 16:55

Official Opening of 2022 Humanities Conference: Guest of Honour, HE Matthias Schauer, German Ambassador

16:05

Performance: Department of Performing Arts and Film

17:05 – 18:25

Keynote Lecture I: Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Chair –  Prof Susan Kiguli

18:30-18:40

Performance: Department of Performing Arts and Film

18:45 – 20:00

Networking

Wednesday, 24 August 2021

8:30–8:55

Registration

9:00 – 10:00

Keynote Lecture II: Prof Nakanyike Musisi: Unstoppable Scholarly Activism and Paradigmatic Transitions in the Humanities and Social Sciences: “Refusal” as Theory and Praxis

Chair -  Dr Edgar Jack Taylor

10:20 – 11:50

 

1A Panel: Memoir Writing for Women’s Leadership, Cultural Preservation and Exchange

Chair: Dr Florence Ebila

Presenters:

  1. Pamela Fitch
  2. Dominica Dipio
  3. Ali Tucker Lichtenstein
  4. Amy Petersen
  5. Jane Frances Kuka
  6. Hilda Twongyeirwe

1B Panel: Ugandan Archives and Community: Memorial Preservation, Conservation, Recapitulation and Digitalization

Chair: Prof. Julius Kikooma

  1. Josephine Ahikire:
  2. Levis Mugumya:
  3. Eve Nabulya:
  4. Celestino Orikiriza:
  5. Sara Namusoga-Kaale:
  6. Edgar Nabutanyi

 

1C Panel: Narratives, Archives and Archaeologies of encountering Colonialism in East Africa

 

Chair: Mr Christopher Muhoozi

  1. Nancy Rushohora
  2. Elizabeth Kyazikye
  3. Valence Silayo
  4. Baraka Edward
  5. Nelson Abiti

1D Panel: Feminism and Women’s Empowerment: Interrogating the Local Meaning of Women’s Empowerment in Uganda

Chair: Prof Florence Kyohairwe Muhanguzi

  1. Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo
  2. Brenda Boonabaana
  3. Susan Kavuma
  4. Losira Nasirumbi Sanya

11:50-12:10

Tea/Coffee Break

12:10 –13:40

2A Ethnonationalist Histories and Imaginaries

Chair:

Presenters

  1. William Musamba: The Search for a Busoga Kingdom: A Contestation Between Colonial Government and the African Attempt to Invent Tradition, 1940-1950
  2. Nicholas Tunanukye: Landmarks of Migrant Labour Along the Western Route in Uganda Since the 1920s
  3. Eugenio Njoloma: The Effects of Politicised Ethnicity in Secutiry and Development in Malawi from 2004-2020.
  4. Akampurira Patience: (Non)Restoration of Ankole Kingdom, Uganda 1993-2018

2B (The) Covid-19 Experiences and (Re)Constructions

Chair: Dr Saudah Namyalo

Presenters

  1. Levis Mugumya:The ‘COVID-19 Presidential Genre’: an exploration of off-the-cuff rhetoric of fighting the pandemic
  2. Pamela Mbabazi: Kizino Music and Dance Performances among Bakiga Immigrants in the Face of Covid-19 Pandemic
  3. Florence Bayiga: Interrogating the Efficacy of the Use of Technical Terms in an Emergency Situation: Reminiscing the Covid -19 Pandemic
  4. Alfdaniels Mabingo and Gerald Ssemaganda: Shifting the pedagogic content knowledge in dance education: Digital cultures and the teaching and learning of dance in Uganda during the covid-19 pandemic

 

2C Multiple H(er/i)stories and Continuities

Chair: Dr Grace Edward Galabuzi

Presenters

  1. Priscilla Asiimire et al. Adult Education at Makerere University College in the 1960s: Enduring Eurocentricism
  2. Elizabeth Kyazike and Asmeret Mehari: Archaeological Research Agenda in Uganda: Past, Present and Future: 1922-2022
  3. Pamela Khanakwa: Graduate Studies at Makerere University: Politics and Knowledge production

2D: Humanistic Knowledge in Times of Crisis

Chair: Dr Charlotte Mafumbo Karungi

Presenters

  1. Yasin Olum: The Humanities and Social Sciences in Times of Crisis: The Case of Covid-19 Pandemic
  2. David Okimait: Child Methodologies as Solution to Crisis: Facilitating Knowledge Production in Times of Forced Migratory Situations
  3. Okullo Moses: (Non)Discursive Languages of Education: An Intellectual History at (Post) Crisis.

 

 

 

13:40-14:20

Lunch Break

 

14:30-16:00

3A Graduate Mentorship Session I

Chair: Dr Edward S Kaweesi

Presenters

  1. Sophie Lakot Oyat
  2. Julian Namiyingo
  3. Lwassampijja Anatoli
  4. Patricia Akufo

3B: Panel: Archiving and Knowledge from Africa

Chair:  Prof. Elizabeth Kyazike

Presenters

  1. Kikooma Julius
  2. Anna Ninsiima
  3. Alfdaniels Mabingo
  4. Amon Mwiine
  5. Edgar Taylor

 

3C: Panel: Remaking Societies, Remaking People

Chair: Dr Pamela Khanakwa

Presenters 

  1. Fatumah Mirembe
  2. Juliet Ssematimba
  3. Tunanukye Nicholas
  4. Lwassampijja Anatole

3D Popular Forms and Imaginaries

Chair: Prof Helen Nkabala

Presenters

  1. Samuel Nyasha: Uroyi and the Philosophical Reflections of Justice in Madzimbabwe Proverbs
  2. Anuye Steve Paul et.al: A Critical Analysis of the Role of Oral Narratives in the Histories of Intergroup Relations amonf the Kuteb, Jukun and Chamba in Takum Local Government Area, Taraba State, Nigeria
  3. Keneth Bamuturaki: Reflecting on the Application of Applied Theatre Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Practice in Northern Uganda.
  4.  

Thursday, 25 August 2021

 

08:30 - 08:55

Registration

9:00 – 10:00

Keynote Lecture III: Derek Peterson: Media and Revolution in Idi Amin’s Uganda Chair: Dr Pamela Khanakwa

10:20 - 11:50

4A Panel: Stasis in Social and Gender Norms: Unpacking the Nexus Between Women’s and Men’s Identity in the Care Economy in Uganda

Chair: Prof Grace B. Kyomuhendo

Presenters

  1. Florence K Muhanguzi
  2. Peace Musiimenta
  3. Paul Bukuluki

4B Panel: Decolonising African History, Subverting the Colonial Canon

Chair:

Presenters

  1. Evarist Ngabirano
  2. Ali Salahadin
  3. Olive Lomokol
  4. Muhamed Lunyago

4C Panel: Intersectionality and Feminism: An Approach to Africa’s Gender Question

Chair:Prof Eddy Walakira

Presenters

  1. Namugenyi Caroline
  2. Mbasughn Ukpi Mckenzie
  3. Cissy Namuddu
  4. Freweine Tekle Kidane
  5. Ghirmay Yordanos

4D Panel: Decolonising Political Theory

Chair: Prof Sabiti Makara

Presenters:

  1. Oluwatosin Orimolade
  2. Anna Karthika
  3. Jacob Katumusiime
  4. Yosef Jemberie
  5. Adventino Banjwa

11:50 – 12:10

Tea Break

 

12:10 – 13:40

5A Gender Perspectives II

Chair: Dr Amon Mwiine

Presenters

  1. Helina Befekadu: The Dynamics of State and Non-State Actors’ Collaboration in Facilitating Women’s Agricultural Empowerment in Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia
  2. Lizzy Muthoni: The Queer Allure: ‘Africa’ and the Politics of Discourse and Living

5B African Languages: Policy and Practice

Chair:Dr Fridah Katushemererwe

Presenters

  1. Caroline Asiimwe: Kiswahili Hesitancy and Uptake in Uganda: A Consideration of Language Ideologies and Language Attitudes
  2. Oriikiriza Celestino: Looking for Lost Language in Community Archival Collections: A Case of Runyankore-Rukiga
  3. Boaz Mutungi: Ehancing Second Language Oral Expression: Interventions for Kiswahili for Beginners’ Program at Makerere University

5C National Narratives, Histories and Imaginations

Chair: Dr Justus Twesigye

  1. Christopher Muhoozi et. Al. From Abaseveni, Kawonawo, Namba Munaana to Abazeeyi be Bama: Imagination and Representation of Uganda’s WW II Ex-servicemen 1945-2021
  2. Kentaro Grace: The Forgotten Heroines: Challenges and Opportunities on Archiving the Memories and Legacy of Female-Led Anticolonial Movements in Kigezi Region, Uganda
  3. Pamela Khanakwa: “Baganda were the original inhabitants of Mbale”: Archives and territorial claims in Colonial Uganda

 

 

5D Popular Imaginaries II

Chair: Prof Patrick Mangeni

Presenters

  1. Ignas Fedeo: Deviating from Africanicity” The Representations of Love When a Woman Seduces a Man in Tanzanian Music
  2. Cindy Evelyn Magara: ‘To Go or Not to Go!’ Griotic Narratives of Anti-migration in African Cinema
  3. Viola Karungi: Ugandan Drama Speaks: Resisting Approaches to Post-Conflict Transition and Humanitarian Intervention Concerning the War in the North (1987-2006)

 

13:40- 14:20: Lunch Break

14:20- 14:30

Change over to Session Rooms

 

 

 

14:30-16:00

7A Graduate Mentorship Session II

Chair: Dr Sarah Nakijoba

Presenters

  1. Oyaro Jennifer
  2. Moureen Nanteza
  3. Emmy Rwomushana
  4. Jumba Elizabeth

7B: Knowledge Production at Makerere

Chair: Dr Aisha Nakiwala

  1. William Wagaba et al: German Studies at Makerere University: A Reflection on the Impact of Global Trends on Research Paradigms, Best Practices and Content of German as a Foreign Language Courses in the Ugandan Context
  2. Byaruhanga Rukooko: Philosophy Knowledge Production at Makerere University Since 1922
  3. Eric Jjemba: Ethnic Dance Pedagogy in Higher Institutions of Learning: Transformation and Formalisation.
  4. Mercy Mirembe Ntangaare: Specialisation, Compartmentalisation and Commercialisation of University Education: Implications on Training and Practice of Performing Arts

7C: Knowledge Production and Management

Chair: Dr Veneranda Mbabazi

Presenters:

  1. Michael Muhumuza: Development of a Concept Teaching and Concept Learning Model for Theatre in Uganda
  2. Sitali Wamundila: The Significance of Archival Institutions in Africa: The Need for an Information Management Approach
  3. Dickson Kanakulya:

7D: Contemporary Global Issues

Chair: Dr Fred Bateganya

Presenters:

  1. Natasha Erlnank: Labour in Africa: Population Control’s One Size Fits All
  2. An Examination of Change and Empowerment from the Perspective of Facilitators Working on the Research/ Knowledge Exchange Project on Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health (SHR) Amongst Adolecents in Jinja Municipality
  3. Simon Masiga: Historicising the Religious Perspectives of Disability Inclusion in 2 Sam 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday August 26, 2022

 

09:00- 10:00

Panel of Practitioners

Chair: Dr Jimmy Spire

  1. Prof. Samwiri Lwanga-Lunyiigo
  2. Counsel Muliira
  3. Prof. John C. Munene
  4. Sherinah Namata
  5. Gorretti Kyomuhenda
  6. Alex Mukulu

 

10:00- 10:20

Change over to Virtual Session Rooms

 

10:20-11:50

8A Gender Perspectives I

Chair: Prof Sarah Ssali

Presenters

  1. Grace Bantebya and Fred Kindi: Women and Gender Studies Activism and Contributions to Gender Equality in Uganda
  2. Mubarak Tukur: Women and Peacebuilding Initiatives on the Mambila Plateau, 2002-2022
  3. Asasira Simon: Women Were Given a Chair, Instead of Sitting on It, they’re standing on it: Discursive Analysis of Men’s Talk on Gender Equality
  4. Tabitha Mulyampiti et al: Understanding and Improving Women’s Work on Digital Labour Platforms in Uganda.

8B Humanities and Decoloniality

Chair:

Presenters

  1. Samuel Meyerson: Nomads, Power and the (Post)colonial State: Perspectives from Indigenous North America and Karamoja
  2. Benedicto Kabiito: Distinguishing Between ‘Cultural Violence’ and ‘Social Violence’ in Heavily Stereotyped Pastoral Communities of Uganda: Epistemological Insights
  3. Hafiz Mohamedalamin Ibrahim: The Tigre Civil Unrest in Eritrea: From Emancipation of Serfs to Invention of Tribes

 

8C Archiving, Memory and Method

Chair:

Presenters

  1. Andrea Cassatella: Archives’ Transmutations
  2. Anna Adima: Women’s Voices and Creative Writing as an Archive
  3. Patricia Chipangura: Zimbabwe Museum of Human Science’s Pratice, a Space for Knowledge Creation, Heritage Production and Social Change

 

8D Literary Forms

Chair:

Presenters

  1. Judy Dickson: Nostalgia in the Journey to Roots in Ismael Beah’s Radiance of Tomorrow
  2. Emmanuel Kilatu: Unleashing the Neglected Potentials: Women’s Self Awareness and Engagement in Economic Entrepreneurship in Nwapa’s One is Enough
  3. Were wa ‘Shitseswa: Effects of the Fluidity of the Terror Discourse of East Africa in Subaltern Spaces
  4. Danson Kahyana: Examining the Potential Role of the Arts in Strengthening Uganda’s Health Sector: A Close Reading of Literary Texts

11:50- 12:10

Tea Break

 

12:10-13:40

9A Graduate Mentorship Session III

Chair: Dr Merit Kabugo

  1. Amaido Judith
  2. Ebenezer Kwesi
  3. Neslon Nsereko
  4. Jacinta Matheka
  5. Nestor Basemera

9B Education Policy and Practice

Chair: Prof. Andrew E. State

Presenters

  1. Juliet Joy Apio: Influencing Students’ Perceptions of Entrepreneurship in the Business Incubation Centres
  2. Dominique Nsengiyunva: Mapping the Multilingual Education System of Burungi: A Historical Perspective
  3. Lumumba P. Bwire: Interrogating the Evolution of Hatred for Humanities and Social Sciences in Uganda’s Political Realm
  4. Mercy Mirembe Ntangaare: Applying Sociodrama in the Study of Theory at Graduate Level at Makerere University: Experiences with Journalism and Peace Studies

9C Panel: Mental Health Panel:Communal Life and Selfhood in Mental Health

  1. Lynda Nakalwa
  2. Mwase Patrick
  3. Namugenyi Mastulah
  4. Julius Kikooma

 

 

9D: Panel: Not Just a Trend: The Patterns of Online Gender Based Violence (OGBV) in Uganda

Chair: Ms Sandra Acheng

Presenters

  1. Florence Ebila
  2. Lindsey Kukunda
  3. Onweng Francis

13:40-14:20

Lunch Break

 

 

14:30-16:00

10A: Graduate Mentorship Session IV

Chair:

  1. Itah Patience
  2. Edith Birungi
  3. Okok Samuel
  4. Naome Namanya

10B Debates in Archaeology and Heritage

Chair:

Presenters

  1. Tendai Zihove: The Power of Archaeological Heritage in Building National Identity: The Case of Great Zimbabwe World Heritage Site 1890-2022.
  2. Albert Samwel: The Archaeology of Megalith’s Culture in the Lake Eyasi Basin, Northern Tanzania
  3. Robert Ssemulende: The Relationship Between the Sangoan Lithig Typology and Environmental Characteristics at Sango Bay

 

 

10C: Teaching and Learning in the Pandemic

Chair:Prof. Grace Milly Kibanja

Presenters

  1. Gerald Walulya: Teaching practical journalism using a blended approach: experiences of lecturers and learners at makerere university
  2. Nkonge Kiyinikibi: Using the Blended Learning Approach to Teach and Learn Luganda (BLATaLL) at Makerere University
  3. James Wasike: ‘You Will Be Around but Hardly Learning’: Visually Impaired Students’ Experiences of E-Learning at Makerere University

10D: Language Policy and Practice A

Chair: Dr Allen Asiimwe

Presenters:

  1. Caesar jjingo: Towards a Reformed Language Policy: A Case of Uganda
  2. Anatole Kiriggwajjo and Saudah Namyalo: The Role of Augment in Lunyala Noun Tonology
  3. May Namuddu: Writing Competence in English: A Genre Based Analysis of University Students’ Writing from 2000-2015.
  4. Frida Katushemererwe: Salvaging the indigenous languages of Uganda: the role of Human Language Technologies (HLT)

 

 

16:10-16:40

Closure

  1. Convener, Humanities Conference, Dr Levis Mugumya
  2. Deputy Principal, Prof Eric Awich Ochen
  3. Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Prof Umar Kakumba
  4. Anthems in reverse order