Books
Making Life Sing in pursuit of Utu
To celebrate the immense contributions of Mīcere Gīthae Mūgo, a pioneer in the culture of letters in East Africa, Africa and the world, this volume of essays focuses on her life, artistic and intellectual contributions from the vantage point of those who have known her either personally or through her work as a scholar and teacher, poet and performer, cultural and political activist, feminist, and as an indefatigably fearless community organizer. This volume brings together, among other scholars and activists, Angela Davis, Ama Ataa Aidoo, Ngūgī wa Thiong’o, Biodun Jeyifo, Simon Gikandi, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Horace Campbell.
Ngugi: Reflections on His Life of Writing
First-hand accounts of how Ngugi wa Thiong'o's life and work have intersected, and the multiple forces that have converged to make him one of the greatest writers to come out of Africa in the twentieth century.
Growing up in a Shrinking World
We leave it to political scientists to assess Ali A. Mazrui s legacy. But for me, taking his intellectual output as a whole, he more than lived up to the description of the global African. He made Kenya and Africa visible in the highest echelons of intellectual production. To see him on the platform quoting from poets and philosophers alike in support of his arguments was to witness a master intellectual performer. He dined and wined and argued with kings, presidents, and generals but he never lost his common touch, attentive to the voice of the student with the same respect that he gave to the mighty. As this volume of essays edited by Dr. Ndirangu Wachanga demonstrates, Ali A. Mazrui belonged to generations; they saw themselves in him. He shone: he dazzled; he enlightened. Some of that bliss can be found in his numerous publications that keep his spirit alive for generations to come.
Cultural Identity and New Communication Technologies:
The intersection of new communication technologies and the ideological hegemony is one area that has not been adequately examined. Existing literature on NCTs shows that most studies have been focusing on NCTs’ potential to alter existing social-political categories that border on economic class, social status, race, gender, and ethnicity.