Timeline
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Tuesday, 23 August 2021
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10:00- 13:30
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Graduate Mentorship Session: Scholarly Writing Workshop
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14:00 – 14:20
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Registration / Log in to Virtual Plenary Room
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14:20
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Tree planting in honour of Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong'o at Makerere University
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14:45
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Anthems: Uganda, German, East Africa, Makerere
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15:00 – 15:15
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Opening Remarks: Prof Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo, Chair Organising Committee
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15:20 – 15:40
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Welcome Remarks: Prof. Josephine Ahikire, Principal, CHUSS
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15:45 – 16:00
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Remarks: Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice Chancellor, Makerere University
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Remarks: Ms Lorna Magara: Chairperson, Makerere University Council
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16:10 – 16:30
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Book Launch, Historicising the Humanities at Makerere: Trends, Patterns and Prospects
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16:40- 16:55
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Official Opening of 2022 Humanities Conference: Guest of Honour, HE Matthias Schauer, German Ambassador
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16:05
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Performance: Department of Performing Arts and Film
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17:05 – 18:25
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Keynote Lecture I: Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Chair – Prof Susan Kiguli
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18:30-18:40
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Performance: Department of Performing Arts and Film
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18:45 – 20:00
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Networking
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Wednesday, 24 August 2021
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8:30–8:55
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Registration
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9:00 – 10:00
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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
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10:20 – 11:50
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1A Panel: Memoir Writing for Women’s Leadership, Cultural Preservation and Exchange
Chair: Dr Florence Ebila
Presenters:
- Pamela Fitch
- Dominica Dipio
- Ali Tucker Lichtenstein
- Amy Petersen
- Jane Frances Kuka
- Hilda Twongyeirwe
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1B Panel: Ugandan Archives and Community: Memorial Preservation, Conservation, Recapitulation and Digitalization
Chair: Prof. Julius Kikooma
- Josephine Ahikire:
- Levis Mugumya:
- Eve Nabulya:
- Celestino Orikiriza:
- Sara Namusoga-Kaale:
- Edgar Nabutanyi
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1C Panel: Narratives, Archives and Archaeologies of encountering Colonialism in East Africa
Chair: Mr Christopher Muhoozi
- Nancy Rushohora
- Elizabeth Kyazikye
- Valence Silayo
- Baraka Edward
- Nelson Abiti
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1D Panel: Feminism and Women’s Empowerment: Interrogating the Local Meaning of Women’s Empowerment in Uganda
Chair: Prof Florence Kyohairwe Muhanguzi
- Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo
- Brenda Boonabaana
- Susan Kavuma
- Losira Nasirumbi Sanya
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11:50-12:10
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Tea/Coffee Break
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12:10 –13:40
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2A Ethnonationalist Histories and Imaginaries
Chair:
Presenters
- William Musamba: The Search for a Busoga Kingdom: A Contestation Between Colonial Government and the African Attempt to Invent Tradition, 1940-1950
- Nicholas Tunanukye: Landmarks of Migrant Labour Along the Western Route in Uganda Since the 1920s
- Eugenio Njoloma: The Effects of Politicised Ethnicity in Secutiry and Development in Malawi from 2004-2020.
- Akampurira Patience: (Non)Restoration of Ankole Kingdom, Uganda 1993-2018
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2B (The) Covid-19 Experiences and (Re)Constructions
Chair: Dr Saudah Namyalo
Presenters
- Levis Mugumya:The ‘COVID-19 Presidential Genre’: an exploration of off-the-cuff rhetoric of fighting the pandemic
- Pamela Mbabazi: Kizino Music and Dance Performances among Bakiga Immigrants in the Face of Covid-19 Pandemic
- Florence Bayiga: Interrogating the Efficacy of the Use of Technical Terms in an Emergency Situation: Reminiscing the Covid -19 Pandemic
- 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
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2C Multiple H(er/i)stories and Continuities
Chair: Dr Grace Edward Galabuzi
Presenters
- Priscilla Asiimire et al. Adult Education at Makerere University College in the 1960s: Enduring Eurocentricism
- Elizabeth Kyazike and Asmeret Mehari: Archaeological Research Agenda in Uganda: Past, Present and Future: 1922-2022
- Pamela Khanakwa: Graduate Studies at Makerere University: Politics and Knowledge production
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2D: Humanistic Knowledge in Times of Crisis
Chair: Dr Charlotte Mafumbo Karungi
Presenters
- Yasin Olum: The Humanities and Social Sciences in Times of Crisis: The Case of Covid-19 Pandemic
- David Okimait: Child Methodologies as Solution to Crisis: Facilitating Knowledge Production in Times of Forced Migratory Situations
- Okullo Moses: (Non)Discursive Languages of Education: An Intellectual History at (Post) Crisis.
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13:40-14:20
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Lunch Break
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14:30-16:00
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3A Graduate Mentorship Session I
Chair: Dr Edward S Kaweesi
Presenters
- Sophie Lakot Oyat
- Julian Namiyingo
- Lwassampijja Anatoli
- Patricia Akufo
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3B: Panel: Archiving and Knowledge from Africa
Chair: Prof. Elizabeth Kyazike
Presenters
- Kikooma Julius
- Anna Ninsiima
- Alfdaniels Mabingo
- Amon Mwiine
- Edgar Taylor
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3C: Panel: Remaking Societies, Remaking People
Chair: Dr Pamela Khanakwa
Presenters
- Fatumah Mirembe
- Juliet Ssematimba
- Tunanukye Nicholas
- Lwassampijja Anatole
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3D Popular Forms and Imaginaries
Chair: Prof Helen Nkabala
Presenters
- Samuel Nyasha: Uroyi and the Philosophical Reflections of Justice in Madzimbabwe Proverbs
- 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
- Keneth Bamuturaki: Reflecting on the Application of Applied Theatre Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Practice in Northern Uganda.
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Thursday, 25 August 2021
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08:30 - 08:55
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Registration
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9:00 – 10:00
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Keynote Lecture III: Derek Peterson: Media and Revolution in Idi Amin’s Uganda Chair: Dr Pamela Khanakwa
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10:20 - 11:50
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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
- Florence K Muhanguzi
- Peace Musiimenta
- Paul Bukuluki
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4B Panel: Decolonising African History, Subverting the Colonial Canon
Chair:
Presenters
- Evarist Ngabirano
- Ali Salahadin
- Olive Lomokol
- Muhamed Lunyago
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4C Panel: Intersectionality and Feminism: An Approach to Africa’s Gender Question
Chair:Prof Eddy Walakira
Presenters
- Namugenyi Caroline
- Mbasughn Ukpi Mckenzie
- Cissy Namuddu
- Freweine Tekle Kidane
- Ghirmay Yordanos
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4D Panel: Decolonising Political Theory
Chair: Prof Sabiti Makara
Presenters:
- Oluwatosin Orimolade
- Anna Karthika
- Jacob Katumusiime
- Yosef Jemberie
- Adventino Banjwa
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11:50 – 12:10
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Tea Break
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12:10 – 13:40
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5A Gender Perspectives II
Chair: Dr Amon Mwiine
Presenters
- Helina Befekadu: The Dynamics of State and Non-State Actors’ Collaboration in Facilitating Women’s Agricultural Empowerment in Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia
- Lizzy Muthoni: The Queer Allure: ‘Africa’ and the Politics of Discourse and Living
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5B African Languages: Policy and Practice
Chair:Dr Fridah Katushemererwe
Presenters
- Caroline Asiimwe: Kiswahili Hesitancy and Uptake in Uganda: A Consideration of Language Ideologies and Language Attitudes
- Oriikiriza Celestino: Looking for Lost Language in Community Archival Collections: A Case of Runyankore-Rukiga
- Boaz Mutungi: Ehancing Second Language Oral Expression: Interventions for Kiswahili for Beginners’ Program at Makerere University
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5C National Narratives, Histories and Imaginations
Chair: Dr Justus Twesigye
- 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
- Kentaro Grace: The Forgotten Heroines: Challenges and Opportunities on Archiving the Memories and Legacy of Female-Led Anticolonial Movements in Kigezi Region, Uganda
- Pamela Khanakwa: “Baganda were the original inhabitants of Mbale”: Archives and territorial claims in Colonial Uganda
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5D Popular Imaginaries II
Chair: Prof Patrick Mangeni
Presenters
- Ignas Fedeo: Deviating from Africanicity” The Representations of Love When a Woman Seduces a Man in Tanzanian Music
- Cindy Evelyn Magara: ‘To Go or Not to Go!’ Griotic Narratives of Anti-migration in African Cinema
- Viola Karungi: Ugandan Drama Speaks: Resisting Approaches to Post-Conflict Transition and Humanitarian Intervention Concerning the War in the North (1987-2006)
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13:40- 14:20: Lunch Break
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14:20- 14:30
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Change over to Session Rooms
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14:30-16:00
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7A Graduate Mentorship Session II
Chair: Dr Sarah Nakijoba
Presenters
- Oyaro Jennifer
- Moureen Nanteza
- Emmy Rwomushana
- Jumba Elizabeth
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7B: Knowledge Production at Makerere
Chair: Dr Aisha Nakiwala
- 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
- Byaruhanga Rukooko: Philosophy Knowledge Production at Makerere University Since 1922
- Eric Jjemba: Ethnic Dance Pedagogy in Higher Institutions of Learning: Transformation and Formalisation.
- Mercy Mirembe Ntangaare: Specialisation, Compartmentalisation and Commercialisation of University Education: Implications on Training and Practice of Performing Arts
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7C: Knowledge Production and Management
Chair: Dr Veneranda Mbabazi
Presenters:
- Michael Muhumuza: Development of a Concept Teaching and Concept Learning Model for Theatre in Uganda
- Sitali Wamundila: The Significance of Archival Institutions in Africa: The Need for an Information Management Approach
- Dickson Kanakulya:
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7D: Contemporary Global Issues
Chair: Dr Fred Bateganya
Presenters:
- Natasha Erlnank: Labour in Africa: Population Control’s One Size Fits All
- 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
- Simon Masiga: Historicising the Religious Perspectives of Disability Inclusion in 2 Sam 9
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Friday August 26, 2022
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09:00- 10:00
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Panel of Practitioners
Chair: Dr Jimmy Spire
- Prof. Samwiri Lwanga-Lunyiigo
- Counsel Muliira
- Prof. John C. Munene
- Sherinah Namata
- Gorretti Kyomuhenda
- Alex Mukulu
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10:00- 10:20
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Change over to Virtual Session Rooms
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10:20-11:50
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8A Gender Perspectives I
Chair: Prof Sarah Ssali
Presenters
- Grace Bantebya and Fred Kindi: Women and Gender Studies Activism and Contributions to Gender Equality in Uganda
- Mubarak Tukur: Women and Peacebuilding Initiatives on the Mambila Plateau, 2002-2022
- 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
- Tabitha Mulyampiti et al: Understanding and Improving Women’s Work on Digital Labour Platforms in Uganda.
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8B Humanities and Decoloniality
Chair:
Presenters
- Samuel Meyerson: Nomads, Power and the (Post)colonial State: Perspectives from Indigenous North America and Karamoja
- Benedicto Kabiito: Distinguishing Between ‘Cultural Violence’ and ‘Social Violence’ in Heavily Stereotyped Pastoral Communities of Uganda: Epistemological Insights
- Hafiz Mohamedalamin Ibrahim: The Tigre Civil Unrest in Eritrea: From Emancipation of Serfs to Invention of Tribes
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8C Archiving, Memory and Method
Chair:
Presenters
- Andrea Cassatella: Archives’ Transmutations
- Anna Adima: Women’s Voices and Creative Writing as an Archive
- Patricia Chipangura: Zimbabwe Museum of Human Science’s Pratice, a Space for Knowledge Creation, Heritage Production and Social Change
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8D Literary Forms
Chair:
Presenters
- Judy Dickson: Nostalgia in the Journey to Roots in Ismael Beah’s Radiance of Tomorrow
- Emmanuel Kilatu: Unleashing the Neglected Potentials: Women’s Self Awareness and Engagement in Economic Entrepreneurship in Nwapa’s One is Enough
- Were wa ‘Shitseswa: Effects of the Fluidity of the Terror Discourse of East Africa in Subaltern Spaces
- Danson Kahyana: Examining the Potential Role of the Arts in Strengthening Uganda’s Health Sector: A Close Reading of Literary Texts
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11:50- 12:10
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Tea Break
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12:10-13:40
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9A Graduate Mentorship Session III
Chair: Dr Merit Kabugo
- Amaido Judith
- Ebenezer Kwesi
- Neslon Nsereko
- Jacinta Matheka
- Nestor Basemera
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9B Education Policy and Practice
Chair: Prof. Andrew E. State
Presenters
- Juliet Joy Apio: Influencing Students’ Perceptions of Entrepreneurship in the Business Incubation Centres
- Dominique Nsengiyunva: Mapping the Multilingual Education System of Burungi: A Historical Perspective
- Lumumba P. Bwire: Interrogating the Evolution of Hatred for Humanities and Social Sciences in Uganda’s Political Realm
- Mercy Mirembe Ntangaare: Applying Sociodrama in the Study of Theory at Graduate Level at Makerere University: Experiences with Journalism and Peace Studies
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9C Panel: Mental Health Panel:Communal Life and Selfhood in Mental Health
- Lynda Nakalwa
- Mwase Patrick
- Namugenyi Mastulah
- Julius Kikooma
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9D: Panel: Not Just a Trend: The Patterns of Online Gender Based Violence (OGBV) in Uganda
Chair: Ms Sandra Acheng
Presenters
- Florence Ebila
- Lindsey Kukunda
- Onweng Francis
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13:40-14:20
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Lunch Break
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14:30-16:00
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10A: Graduate Mentorship Session IV
Chair:
- Itah Patience
- Edith Birungi
- Okok Samuel
- Naome Namanya
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10B Debates in Archaeology and Heritage
Chair:
Presenters
- Tendai Zihove: The Power of Archaeological Heritage in Building National Identity: The Case of Great Zimbabwe World Heritage Site 1890-2022.
- Albert Samwel: The Archaeology of Megalith’s Culture in the Lake Eyasi Basin, Northern Tanzania
- Robert Ssemulende: The Relationship Between the Sangoan Lithig Typology and Environmental Characteristics at Sango Bay
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10C: Teaching and Learning in the Pandemic
Chair:Prof. Grace Milly Kibanja
Presenters
- Gerald Walulya: Teaching practical journalism using a blended approach: experiences of lecturers and learners at makerere university
- Nkonge Kiyinikibi: Using the Blended Learning Approach to Teach and Learn Luganda (BLATaLL) at Makerere University
- James Wasike: ‘You Will Be Around but Hardly Learning’: Visually Impaired Students’ Experiences of E-Learning at Makerere University
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10D: Language Policy and Practice A
Chair: Dr Allen Asiimwe
Presenters:
- Caesar jjingo: Towards a Reformed Language Policy: A Case of Uganda
- Anatole Kiriggwajjo and Saudah Namyalo: The Role of Augment in Lunyala Noun Tonology
- May Namuddu: Writing Competence in English: A Genre Based Analysis of University Students’ Writing from 2000-2015.
- Frida Katushemererwe: Salvaging the indigenous languages of Uganda: the role of Human Language Technologies (HLT)
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16:10-16:40
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Closure
- Convener, Humanities Conference, Dr Levis Mugumya
- Deputy Principal, Prof Eric Awich Ochen
- Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Prof Umar Kakumba
- Anthems in reverse order
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