Caroline Oyugi & Vincent Nyatuka attend the Africa forward summit during the innovation…
Meghan, Chair Literature with MA and PhD students
French embassy donates furniture
French representatives seek to renovate the French resource center ED102
Literature staff enjoy a common lucnh
Staff and students from literature receive books from Antony Wesonga
Staff from literature with Mayotte university president
University of Mayotte Master class in documentary production
French Embassy Officials Visit Department of Literature — University of Nairobi
New equipment donated to Literature
Theatre students performing
Visit by French Embassy Representatives to Strengthen Collaboration
Employabilty workshop for French Resource Center Managers at Alliance Française
Strengthening partnership: Prof. Musonye, Chair Literature with UoN exchange students at SOKA…
The opening ceremony ACLALS conference
ALA 50th Annual Conference
Trial of Dedan Kimathi
20TH TRENNIAL CONFERENCE
Literature students presenting in the MO-FAYA forum
World francophonie day at the UNON
Participants of the student Peace Conference on The role of Youth in Peace Promotion and…
Rebecca Njau with staff from the Department of Literature University of Nairobi
Main address to the France alumni
The University of Nairobi’s Department of Literature is honoured to host the 20th Triennial Conference of the…
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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The University of Nairobi's Innovation Week officially commenced today, coinciding with France's National Day, La Fête Nationale (Bastille Day). Vincent and Caroline attended the opening event, which showcased a wide range of innovative ideas and technologies from various University of Nairobi
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On July 2, 2026 the Department of Literature hosted Professor Meghan Ference, Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College (CUNY), for a one-day workshop with postgraduate students on her ethnographic study of Nairobi's matatu sector.
On Tuesday 30th June 2026, The Department of Literature was delighted to welcome back veteran filmmaker, educator, and social justice activist Ron Mulvihill, who paid a courtesy visit to the department and met with the Chairperson, Professor Miriam Musonye.
The Department is pleased to acknowledge the generous support of the Embassy of France through the donation of equipment for the establishment of a French Language Employability Corner in the French Resource Centre.
The items received include a carpet, two tablet stands, a sofa
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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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Theatre and film production are rapidly taking centre stage in the entertainment industry. The proliferation of micro production units such as local videos and films and the many performances in our towns and villages in the form of community theatre, call for an academic input to enable us to harness the energies and creativities of Kenyans. In order to contribute to the entertainment business and create more jobs for Kenyans, there is need to inject a level of professionalism and strengthen the skills of those engaged in the entertainment and education industries.
The Department undertakes research in Oral literary artefacts from Kenya, East Africa and beyond. The research combines empirical fieldwork excursions with qualitative and theoretical application with a view to extending the archival and theoretical reach of what already exists in the realm of oral literary knowledge.
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