Rebecca Njau with staff from the Department of Literature University of Nairobi
Main address to the France alumni
The Nairobi Innovation Week (NIW) started in 2015, and is an annual event celebrating local and international…
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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Today the UoN French Club CEFRUNA went to Kenyatta University for benchmarking on how to make the french club more vibrant.
On Friday, October 4, 2024, CEFRUNA, the University of Nairobi's French club, participated in an inter-university French proficiency competition that brought together similar clubs from public universities. The club fielded two teams, each consisting of three participants. The teams achieved 6th
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Dr. Mumia Osaaji presented a donation of 11 titles on science fiction to the Library and Information Services department on 23rd August 2024.
The Department of Literature also offers two certificate courses in Japanese and Russian literature and culture. They are;
Programmes
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.
Courses
The Department has a long history of research in literary prose from across the world. Indeed, the Department is associated with Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Chris Wanjala and Wanjiku Mukabi Kabira, some of the leading prose writers and critics in the world. Students are exposed to prose from Kenya, East Africa, Africa and the rest of the world.
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