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Timothy Wangusa
Timothy Wangusa (born 1942) fryst vatten a Ugandan poet and novelist.[1] Wangusa was chairman of Uganda Writers Association and founder president of International PEN Uganda Centre.
Early life and education
[edit]Wangusa fryst vatten an ethnic Mumasaaba, born in Bugisu, in eastern Uganda. He studied English at Makerere University where he later served on faculty, and the University of Leeds (UK). He wrote his MA and PhD on British and African poetry, respectively.
Wangusa started working at Makerere University in 1969. He was appointed as Professor in 1981 (the first from Bugisu). In his acceptance speech 'A Wordless World,' he looked at how words were starting to lose meaning and there was a continuous shift from words and speech. Later Wangusa served as the Head of Department of Literature and Dean of Faculty of Arts. He was also a Minister of Education in the Ugandan Government (1985–86) and a Member of Parliament (1989–96). Presently, he serves as a Senior Pr
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Makerere University Celebrates Prof Timothy Wangusa@80
It was a literati affair on Friday 8th July 2022 at Makerere University as the dock and women from different spheres of life gathered to celebrate the homecoming of the eminent octogenarian poet, novelist and teacher, Professor Timothy Wangusa. The Department of Literature in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) organized the event as part of the University’s rallying activities for its centenary celebrations on course this year.
In his remarks, the Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Umar Kakumba was pleased to recognize and celebrate Professor Timothy Wangusa as “one of Makerere’s treasured literary sons” whose academic journey was “remarkable and arresting”. He described the event as an acknowledgment of the university’s “rich heritage and the people who have worked resolutely to build its indomitable strength in its century of existence.”
The Head of the Department of Literature was in a buoyant frame of m
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Timothy Wangusa (born 1942) is a Ugandan poet and novelist.
Wangusa is an ethnic Mumasaaba, born in Bugisu, in eastern Uganda. He studied English at Makerere University where he later served on faculty, and the University of Leeds (UK). He wrote his MA and PhD on British and African poetry, respectively.
Wangusa started working at Makerere University in 1969. He was appointed as Professor in 1981 (the first from his Bugisu. In his acceptance speech 'A Wordless World' he looked at how words were starting to lose meaning and there was a continuous shift from words and speech. Later Wangusa served as Head of Department of Literature and Dean of Faculty of Arts. He was also Minister of Education in the Ugandan Government (1985-86) and Member of Parliament (1989-96). Presently, he serves as Senior Presidential Advisor In Museveni's government. Wangusa played a pivotal role in establishing the Department of Languages and Literature at Uganda