Our libraries further the vision of the University of Nairobi in…
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Capacity Building Workshop on Employability at Alliance Française NairobiEmployabilty workshop for French Resource Center Managers at Alliance Française
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Chair of the Department of Literature Strengthens MoU with Soka University, JapanStrengthening partnership: Prof. Musonye, Chair Literature with UoN exchange students at SOKA…
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Association of Commonwealth Literatures and Language Studies Conference Ends on a HighThe opening ceremony ACLALS conference
- DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE HOSTS THE 50TH AFRICAN LITERATURE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
ALA 50th Annual Conference
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Commemoration of the life & works of Ngugi wa Thiong'oTrial of Dedan Kimathi
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- 20th ACLALS Triennial Conference at UoN: Exploring Transcultural Englishes in a Multipolar World
20TH TRENNIAL CONFERENCE
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- Masterclass on the Making of Mo-Faya – April 26th, 2025
Literature students presenting in the MO-FAYA forum
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UON FRENCH STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE WORLD FRANCOPHONE DAY AT THE UN GIGIRIWorld francophonie day at the UNON
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STUDENT CONFERENCE: THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN PROMOTING PEACE AND HUMANITYParticipants of the student Peace Conference on The role of Youth in Peace Promotion and…
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BOOK LAUNCH - RIPPLES IN THE POOL - BY REBECCA NJAURebecca Njau with staff from the Department of Literature University of Nairobi
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LAUNCH OF FRANCE ALUMNI IN KENYAMain address to the France alumni
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The University of Nairobi’s Department of Literature is honoured to host the 20th Triennial Conference of the…
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 13:49
The literature department successfully held it's conference on 23 -25 October, 2019 on the Value-Creating Education and Critical Thinking in a Global Word , the focus
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Friday, October 31, 2025 - 09:23
Dr. Caroline Oyugi and Vincent Onyancha recently completed a Capacity Training Workshop on Employability held at the Alliance Française Nairobi.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - 15:08
Prof Siundu was recently nominated to the Editorial Board of African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal, published by the Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - 14:55
Prof Godwin Siundu was elected as an Executive Committee Member of the International Comparative Literature Association (AILC-ICLA.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - 13:59
We are pleased to announce that Matatu: Journal for African Culture and Society has been officially accepted for inclusion in the Web of Science – Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). This achievement highlights the journal’s growing impact and its vital contribution to scholarship
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Drama
Staff in the Department researches on and teaches drama from all parts of the world, considering that drama remains the most popular genre of literature due to its versatile manifestations, rendition avenues, and immediacy of experience. Students are exposed to dramatic tradiations from different parts of the world and across different historical epochs.
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