Indigenising Sites of Knowledge in Africa
(top image: University of al-Qarawiyyin, Africa’s oldest university, founded by lady Fatima al-Fihri in 859 AD)
Nearly 50 years ago, the renowned Kenyan writer and academic, Professor Mĩcere Mũgo, was among a group of intellectuals at the vanguard of Kenya’s cultural and artistic revival. They fought for the centering of indigenous knowledge systems.
How have we fared since, and what are the new pathways in which homegrown knowledge can flourish in a global ecosystem?
Join Professor Mĩcere Mũgo and the Kenyan author and academic, Professor Peter Kimani, as they reflect on the praxis of indigenising knowledge in Africa.
Join in the pre and post event live discussions by registering here on the HiA Network; and then join the Indigenising Sites of Knowledge in Africa Community – Karibuni sana! (you are very welcome)
Hourly Schedule
Programme
- 8:00 - 8:10 PM
- Arrival of Guests
- 8:10 - 8:30 PM
- Pre-Launch Discussions
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Speakers:
Melissa Mungai
- 8:30 - 8:35 PM
- Opening Remarks
- Founder & Managing Director - Hosted in Africa
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Speakers:
Femi Omere
- 8:35 - 9:15 PM
- Conversation
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Speakers:
Prof. Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, Prof. Peter Kimani
- 9:15 - 9:25
- Q&A
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Speakers:
Melissa Mungai, Prof. Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, Prof. Peter Kimani
- 9:25 - 9:30
- Journal Launch & Closing Remarks
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Speakers:
Melissa Mungai
Melissa Mungai
Moderator
LLM candidate, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Issue Editor, Strathmore Law Journal (volume 5)
Femi Omere
Founder / Managing Director Hosted in Africa
Femi is a Citizen of Nigerian and the United Kingdom (UK), he is the Founder and Managing Director of Hosted in Africa Group Limited, that established the HiA Network in 2021, which provides independent, self hosted, state of the art, virtual networking and collaboration spaces, targeting Global Africans, friends and allies. The HiA Network is actualising uBuntu and demonstrating Afrocentric excellence as a force for global good.
Femi has recently been appointed as an Independent Monitor in the Tanzanian mining sector, overseeing an Independent Grievance Mechanism and specifically its adherence to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Femi was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1999, he practised in the UK for over a decade as a human rights specialist and remains an Associate Member of Garden Court Chambers London. Femi has been resident within the East African region since 2008 and in addition to providing legal services in the cross over between human rights and corporate commercial matters, he has become a recognised expert legal trainer.
Over the last few years, Femi has assisted the African Legal Support Facility, Strathmore University, the Law Society of Kenya, the International Senior Lawyers Project, the Uongozi Institute, the Law School of Tanzania, and A4ID, in respect of their capacity building efforts. Between 2017-2020, Femi, as its first Executive Director, played a leading role establishing the ALN Academy and continued to provide the organisation with independent advisory services after his departure.
Prof. Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo
Prof Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, Emerita Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, Department of African American Studies, Syracuse University.
Prof. Peter Kimani
Internationally acclaimed Kenyan author, journalist and editor. An interdisciplinary scholar, whose research cuts across four main areas: creative writing, journalism, African literature, and postcolonial studies.
Prof. Peter Kimani has published four books—including Dance of the Jakaranda, a New York Times Notable Book of 2017 and Editors’ Choice selection. He is Professor of Practice at Aga Khan University’s Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi. He previously taught at Amherst College and is the 2022 Blackburn Artist in Residence at Duke University.
Date
- 23 Nov 2021
- Expired!
Time
- 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: 23 Nov 2021
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
More Info
Location
- Zoom Meeting
Speakers
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Prof. Mĩcere Gĩthae MũgoProf Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, Emerita Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, Department of African American Studies, Syracuse University.
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Melissa MungaiModerator
LLM candidate, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Issue Editor, Strathmore Law Journal (volume 5) -
Prof. Peter KimaniInternationally acclaimed Kenyan author, journalist and editor. An interdisciplinary scholar, whose research cuts across four main areas: creative writing, journalism, African literature, and postcolonial studies.
Prof. Peter Kimani has published four books—including Dance of the Jakaranda, a New York Times Notable Book of 2017 and Editors’ Choice selection. He is Professor of Practice at Aga Khan University’s Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi. He previously taught at Amherst College and is the 2022 Blackburn Artist in Residence at Duke University.
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