Danson Sylvester Kahyana
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Danson Sylvester Kahyana
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Biographical Details
Danson Sylvester Kahyana holds a PhD in English Studies from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and a Master’s in Literature, Postgraduate Diploma in Education, and Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Makerere University, Uganda. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Literature, Makerere University, and a Research Associate in the Department of English, Stellenbosch University. He is also President, Ugandan PEN, and a member of the PEN International Board.
Teaching and Supervision
Undergraduate courses
- East African Literature
- Oral Literature
Graduate Courses
- Ugandan Literature
- African Poetry and Contemporary Experience
Doctoral students
- Antwiwaa, Stella (co-supervised with Prof. Sr. Dominica Dipio): “Representations of Women in Selected Plays of Euripedes and Ghanaian Playwrights”. Supervision ongoing.
- Ariho, Lucky (co-supervised with Dr. Okot Benge). “Evocations of Gender Relations in Selected Short Stories.” Supervision ongoing.
Master’s students
- Natukunda, Elizabeth. “Representations of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide in Slected Novels by Rwandan And Non-Rwandan Writers”. Thesis submitted for examination.
- Musimenta, Isaac. “Role of Public Relations Strategies in Public and Private Institutions: A Case Study of the Parliament of Uganda and Multichoice Uganda Limited.” Thesis submitted for examination.
- Karungi, Annette. “Assessment of the Child Sexual Abuse Forms, Rehabilitation and Prevention Measures in Uganda: A Case of Mukono District 2015 – 2019.” Thesis submitted for examination.
- Khaukha Jim. “Rhetoric in Ugandan Television Advertising Genre: A Case of the 2018 Mtn Momo and 2019 Mtn 4G Network Advertisements.” Supervision ongoing.
- Birungi, Cecelia. “Realizing Women’s Property Rights through Traditional Justice Mechanisms: A Case of the Ekitawuluzi of Buganda.” Supervision ongoing.
Selected grants
- Fulbright Research Fellowship (2020-2021)
- British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) Research Grant (2019)
- Andrew W. Mellon Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowship (2018-2019)
- The African Humanities Programme Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015-2016)
Current projects
- Editing a special issue on Okot p’Bitek’s Song of Lawino
- A monograph on Ugandan literature entitled “Negotiating (Trans)national Identities in Ugandan Fiction”
- Papers on Ugandan prison and dissident poetry
- Preparing 7 Children’s storybooks for publication
- Editing a collection of essays on Timothy Wangusa’s creative work