Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Public University’s Role in Community Transformation
(East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2024-07-17)Paucity of knowledge exists on the factors that influence the capacity of universities to transform communities, particularly in the Ugandan context. This study examined the internal factors that influence the capacity of ... -
Charting a landmark-driven path forward for population genetics and ancient DNA research in Africa
(The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2024-07-11)Population history-focused DNA and ancient DNA (aDNA) research in Africa has dramatically increased in the past decade, enabling increasingly fine-scale investigations into the continent’s past. However, while international ... -
Effect of climate variability and change on millet production in Gweri Subcounty, Soroti district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)The study examined the effect of climate variability and change on millet production in Gweri Sub County Soroti district. The specific objective were; to determine the trend of climate change and variability, assess farmers ... -
A critical study of the literariness of bamasaba circumcision rituals
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-06)This study explored the literariness of Bamasaaba circumcision rituals and songs. It analysed the performance symbols of the rituals and the literary language of the circumcision songs. The study was field based and used ... -
Analysing the role of integrated farm Plan environmental approaches and conservation of the Manafwa watershed, eastern Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-05)The government of Uganda is committed to watershed conservation practices in the Manafwa river valley. Interventions have been made through Northern Uganda Social Action Fund, National Forestry Authority, National Environmental ... -
Gye nvudde w’ebyenjigiriza by’Oluganda
(Journal for Language Teaching, 2024-06-15)Gye buva bwenkana, olulimi lwonna lwa mugaso nnyo mu bulamu bw’omuntu; lumusobozesa okuwuliziganya n’abalala ate lumwawula ku bantu b’amawanga amalala kubanga lwe lukongojja ebyobuwangwa by’eggwanga lye. Lusobola ... -
Student teachers’ perspectives on shaping pedagogical practices at Makerere University, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-09)This study used a qualitative approach to analyse the student teachers „perspectives on shaping pedagogical practices at Makerere University. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews in which twelve third year ... -
Performance Management and Job Performance of Academic Staff at Makerere University, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)The study sought to establish the relationship between performance management and the job performance of academic staff at Makerere University. It was based on four study objectives: (i) to establish the relationship between ... -
From Legal Positivism to Neo-Liberal Scientism: A Metaphysical Defence of Moral Law and the Inseparability Thesis
(Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 2024-06-20)Despite decades of contentions between moral legalists and legal positivists about the place of morality in law, moral law has vehemently stood out as the end of history. The scientific experiment has despondently failed ... -
Support supervision and teacher performance in government-aided primary schools in Teso sub-region, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-11)To improve the performance of primary school teachers in Uganda, support supervision was adopted as a key strategy for achieving this goal. Despite this move, teachers in the Teso Sub-region are not meeting their performance ... -
Food culture of the bagisu during the pre- colonial, colonial and post colonial eras in mbale district
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)The plain drive for this research was to explore forces involved in the food cultural continuities and changes of the Bugisu food culture with a focus on food choices as influenced by the socio-economic and political factors ... -
Effects of land use and land cover change on people’s livelihoods in Kira municipality, central Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-07)Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes have been experienced globally due to pressure from the ever-increasing human populations and environmental conditions associated with climate change and the resultant effects on ... -
A critical study of selected bamasaaba marriage songs
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)The study investigates the literariness of selected Bamasaaba Marriage Songs in Namunsi Sub-county, Mbale district. The study was guided by three objectives which include: examination of the moral underpinnings of the ... -
The teaching and learning of Religious Education in Ugandan Schools after fifty years: A critical analysis
(Makerere University Press, 2021-04)Religious Education (RE) is a value-oriented subject that has been part of the Ugandan curricula since independence. Its main purpose, as stated by the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) is to promote the ... -
An afro-bibilical reading of genesis 2-3 in response to climate change
(Sheffield phoenix press, 2023)The primary focus of this paper is an Afro-biblical reading of Genesis 2-3, informed by indigenous epistemologies and in response to contemporary local and global environmental crises. Using the context of Uganda, it brings ... -
Reconstructing Global Security and Peacebuilding in Somalia’s Changing Context
(Springer, 2021-11-23)Understood from the backdrop of global security contradictions, the current analysis highlights the Somali decades-old political predicament as a consequence of Cold War global security frameworks and clan-based power ... -
“I am Black and Beautiful”: A Black African Reading of Song of Songs 1:5–7 as a Protest Song
(Journal of the Old Testament society of South Africa, 2021-11-16)Adamo’s article on Ebed-Melech’s protest brings fresh insight into my earlier article on Song of Songs 1:5–7, prompting me to reread the text as a protest song (essay) against the racial stigmata that continue to bedevil ... -
Reading Proverbs 13:23 in Texts and Contexts of Poverty in Africa: A Theoretical Framework
(Journal of the Old Testament society of South Africa, 2022)The Masoretic text of Prov 13:23 (רָב־ אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָא שִׁ֑ים וְ יֵ֥ש נִ֜סְפֶֶּ֗הבְלִ֣ א משְפָָּֽט) highlights the absence of mishpat (משְפָט) as the cause of the poverty of the poor. This article reads Prov 13:23 in ... -
Innovation or Competition? A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Divine Healing Practices of Pentecostal Africans in Africa and the Diaspora
(International Bulletin of Mission Research, 2020-10-12)This article examines current practices of divine healing of Pentecostal Africans. It provides insights into current developments by using the explanatory concepts of innovation, competition, and agency. The article draws ... -
Democratising the Theatre for Development (TfD) Space through Balancing Power Dynamics: Analysing Practice-Based Experiences from Uganda
(Routledge, 2024)The awareness of power dynamics is fundamental in the implementation of a democratic Theatre for Development (TfD) process. This chapter draws from the author’s practical experiences with TfD practice in Uganda to advocate ...