Past Events
in Pursuit of Utu: Micere Githae Mugo
Film screening and conservation with filmmaker Dr. Ndirangua Wachanga In a riveting documentary, Dr. Ndirangu Wachanga explores the life and work of Micere Githae Mugo, one of Africa's leading writers, activists, performers and postcolonial thinkers. A champion for democratic and human rights in Kenya and beyond for close to half a century, she became the first woman dean of any African university.
Micere Githae Mugo: Tireless Pursuit
Film screening conversation with the filmmaker
In a riveting documentary, Dr. Ndirangu Wachanga explores the life and work of Micere Githae Mugo, one of Africa’s leading writers, activists, performers and postcolonial thinkers. A champion for democratic and human rights in Kenya and beyond for close to half a century, she became the first woman dean of any African university.
Introduction of Ngugi wa Thiong'o at the Library of Congress
Wachanga introduces Ngugi wa Thiong'o at the Library of Congress during Jioni na Ngugi event. Wachanga's film on Ngugi was screened at the event.
Tireless Wisdom: a documentary on the life and work of Micere Mugo
Micere Mugo is one of Africa’s leading writers, poets, performers and one of the most significant postcolonial political, social and cultural thinkers. For close to a half century, she has been an eloquent voice in championing democratic and human rights.
This documentary records a story of Micere Mugo’s indestructible spirit; her life is defined by bravery with humility, passion with humility, struggles and successes, resistance and resilience, unbreakable commitment, temptations to surrender, and more importantly, honesty and forthrightness.
About the Filmmaker: Ndirganu Wachanga is a professor at UW-Whitewater. His documentary projects seek to preserve East African memory by capturing raw voices using visual and audio technology.
Film Screenings | Two Documentary Screenings by Dr. Ndirangu Wachanga
Following each film there will be a discussion led by Dr. Wachanga. These screenings are free and open to the public.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o: The River Between African and European Languages
Screening of Ngugi wa Thiong'o: The River Between African and European Languages, a biographical documentary film by Ndirangu Wachanga.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o: The River Between African and European Languages
Screening of Ngugi wa Thiong'o: The River Between African and European Languages, a biographical documentary film by Ndirangu Wachanga.
Archiving African Imaginaries
Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o is a distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and English Literature at the University of California-Irvine, internationally acclaimed author, and a leading light in African letters today. His literary-philosophical works such as Decolonising the Mind, Moving the Centre: Struggle For Cultural Freedoms, and Penpoints, Gunpoints and Dreams have shaped contemporary global thought, and his many acclaimed novels and plays include The River Between, A Grain of Wheat, Petals of Blood, Matigari Ma Njiruungi (Gikuyu), and Wizard of the Crow.
Archiving African Imaginaries
A screening of “Ngugi wa Thiong’o: The River between Indigenous and Colonial Languages,” by prize-winning documentarian Ndirangu Wachanga, followed by conversation between Ndirangu Wachanga and Ngugi wa Thiong’o, moderated by Prof. Annette Damayanti Lienau. Sponsered in part by the Five College Consortium.
Ali Mazuri: A Walking Triple Heritage | Lecture & Documentary Film Screening
Ndirangu Wachanga is a professor of media studies and information at the University of Wisconsin and an analyst for Freedom House’s freedom of expression global index. His research interests include the intersections of media formation and social, political, economic, and cultural practices: global media and information ethics: communication technologies: and the contemporary digital diaspora. Wachanga is the authorized biographer for Ali A. Mazuri, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities at Binghampton University, whose current work focuses on African and Islamic studies and north-south relations. Wachanga’s documentary projects seek to preserve East African memory by capturing raw voices using visual and audio technology. Ph.D. University of North Texas.
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