Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Wins Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize
Our friend and colleague, Distinguished Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o of comparative literature and English, has been awarded the 2019 Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize for Decolonising the […]
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on “The Trial of Dedan Kimathi” and Decolonizing the Mind
By Angela Okune
On April 28, 2017, our friend and colleague, Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o spoke to an intimate group at the University of California, Irvine. Structured as a […]
In The News: The LA Review of Books interviews Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Our friend and colleague, Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the National […]
“Two Laws, Two Justices?” Reverberations from Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Micere Githae Mugo’s ‘The Trial of Dedan Kimathi’
Dear Readers: Below we provide an excerpt (with some minor edits) of Ketu H. Katrak’s article “The Making of The Trial of Dedan Kimathi by Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Micere […]
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o delivers UCLA African Studies Center Coleman Memorial Lecture
Celebrated writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o will deliver the African Studies Center Coleman Memorial Lecture on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at 7:30 pm in the Billy Wilder Theatre at the Hammer […]
Report from Workshop on Teaching about Religion and Humanitarianism in Africa | Rapport de l’Atelier sur l’Enseignement de la Religion et de l’Humanitarisme en Afrique
The Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa (CIHA) team, funded by the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Henry Luce foundation, organized a workshop on Teaching about Religion and […]
Statement of Solidarity with the Open Letter to 60 Minutes on Reporting on Africa
We, at the Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa (CIHA) Blog, stand in solidarity with the signatories of the letter addressed to Jeff Fager, Executive Producer of CBS 60 […]