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Innovation Week Begins on French National Day ( Bastille Day)
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - 11:47

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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Professor Meghan Ference Leads Workshop on Ethnography, Language, and Nairobi's Matatu Culture
Thursday, July 2, 2026 - 22:10

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.

Chair Lit with Ron Mulvihill
Veteran Filmmaker, Ron Mulvihill, Visits the Department of Literature, Reflecting on a Transformative Journey
Thursday, July 2, 2026 - 21:12

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.

Furniture from French Embassy
French Resource Centre Receives New Equipment for the Employability Corner
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 18:06

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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Department Celebrates Ngugi wa Thiong'o's Life and Works

The Department of Literature recently held a colourful day to honour the life and writings of Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, a former lecturer and Head of Department, and one the most celebrated writers and thinkers from Africa. In collaboration with the East African Educational Publishers, the company that circulated Ngugi's works worldwide, the Department showcased Ngugi's novels, short stories and essays, and convened panel discussions on his works and ideas.

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Association of Commonwealth Literatures and Language Studies Conference Ends on a High

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The 20th Triennial Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Conference 2025 was hosted by the Department of Literature, University of Nairobi, from 1st to 5th July, 2025. The conference, whose theme was "Transcultural Englishes in a Multipolar World", attracted world renowned keynote speakers.

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DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE HOSTS THE 50TH AFRICAN LITERATURE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

Conference Poster

The Department of Literature played host to the 50th African Literature Association Conference, from 25th to 28th June, 2025. The hugely successful conference brought together scholars from all over the world to confer on various subjects under the broad theme of "Ecologies of Transition: Spaces and Mobilities in African Literatures and Cultures."

Keynote speakers at the conference include Kenyan novelist and academic, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, who spoke on "Re-Worlding Africa: Imagination, Time and the Craft of the Futures," and award-winning film maker Wanuri Kahiu. 

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