Bio

(Last updated: August 10, 2020)

Publications

Forthcoming

2. Wasamba, P.  Forthcoming.  Fictions of Dignity: An Exploration of how Literature Mirrors Human Rights Consciousness in Society.
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Wasamba, P, Situma J.  Forthcoming.  Problematics of Plato's Aesthetic Theory in Contemporary Society. The Nairobi Journal of Literature.
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2019

Wasamba, P.  2019.  Will public service commission Succeed in appointing VCs competatively, 22 February 2019. The Standard. :14.
Wasamba, P, undefined.  2019.  The agony that retiring Professors go through, 2 July 2019. The Standard. :15.
Wasamba, P.  2019.  Hasty varsity mergers could mess up things, 9 July 2019. The Standard. :15.
undefined.  2019.  Are universities losing autonomy or just resisting accountability?, 15 March 2019 Daily Nation. :14.
Wasamba, P.  2019.  Why strikes are losing their sting in evolving fight for workers’ rightse, 23 March 2019. Daily Nation. :32.
undefined.  2019.  Streamline and standardize part-time lecturers’ terms, 17 August 2019. Daily Nation. :32.

2018

Wasamba, P.  2018.  Human Rights Law and Constitutionalism in Kenya: A Law in Literature Perspective. , Nairobi: University of Nairobiwasamba__dissertation_llm_pdf.pdf
Wasamba, P.  2018.  The Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) in the Age of Disruptions: Boon or Bane?, 4 – 7 March 2018 Makerere Humanities and Social Sciences Symposium. , Kampala, Uganda
Wasamba, P.  2018.  The Role of Books in Defining a People’s Future in Africa, 24 October 2018. Indaba. , Harare

2016

Wasamba, P.  2016.  Internalization in University Culture, Campus and Curriculum: Perspectives, Possibilities and Risks , 14 October 2016. Korea-Africa Collaboration. , HUFS, Seoul, Korea
Wasamba, P.  2016.  Orality, Fieldwork and Textual production in the 21st Centuryr, 7 – 12 December . Performing Traditions, Travelling Narratives, Living the Diaspora. , Hamburg, Germany
Wasamba, P.  2016.  A Handbook for Dean Faculty of Arts. , Nairobi: Faculty of Arts, UoNa_handbook_for_the_dean_faculty_of_arts.pdf

2015

Wasamba, P.  2015.  Emerging Trends in Oral Genres Fieldwork in Africa, 28 June 2015. Ethnographic Research in Africa. , Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Wasamba, P.  2015.  Trends in the Oral Genres of the Digo of Kenya, 5 June 2015. African Futures and Beyond: Visions in Transition. , Bayreuth University, Germany
Wasamba, P.  2015.  Contemporary Oral Literature Fieldwork: A Researcher’s Guide. , Nairobi: Nairobi University Press

2014

Wasamba, P.  2014.  Prospects for Korean Studies in Africa: The Case of University of Nairobi. African East-Asian Affairs. (3):38-53.
Wasamba, P.  2014.  Oral Literature Scholarship in Kenya: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects, 2 March, 2014. Preservation of Ethiopian Cultural and Literary heritage. , Debre Markos, Ethiopiaoral_literature_scholaship_in_kenya_-wasamba-.pdf
Wasamba, P.  2014.  “Voicing Seoul Metropolis: The Other Side of Urbanization in Korea.”. HEKIMA: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. VI. (No. 1):119-134.abstract.pdf

2013

Wasamba, P.  2013.  Multimedia Research and Documentation of Oral Genres in Africa: Managing the Challenges of Digitalization, 13 December 2013. Multimedia Research and Documentation of African Oral Genres: Connecting Diasporas and Local Audiences . , Rabat, Moroccomanaging_challenges_of_digitization_of_oral_genres_in_africa-1.pdf
Wasamba, P, Muchiri J.  2013.  Seoul Speaks: Narratives on Urbanisation in Korea. , Nairobi: Kenya Oral Literature Association
Wasamba, P.  2013.  Tender Touch. , Nairobitender_touch.pdf
Wasamba, P.  2013.  Storm. , Nairobistorm.pdf
Wasamba, P.  2013.  “Going beyond Data Collection in Ethnography: Options for Bridging the Gap between Researchers and Archivists.”. International Journal of African Renaissance Studies. . Vol. 7 (No. 2):4-17.abstract.pdf
Wasamba, P.  2013.  Intertextuality in Joseph Conrad’s Under Western Eyes and Ngugi wa Thiongo’s A Grain of Wheat.. Journal of African Affairs. 34:95-126.intertextuality_in_ngugi_and_conrad.pdf
Wasamba, P.  2013.  “Echoes of Dialogue in African and Korean Literatures”. The Nairobi Journal of Literature. . Vol. 7:1-12.
Wasamba, P.  2013.  “Quest for Ethnic Tolerance in Kenya: The Role of Oral History”.. Journal of Africa Affairs. 33:247-272.abstract.pdf

2012

Wasamba, P.  2012.  Life History Methodology and Korean Perspectives on Urbanisation, 25 March 2012. Joint-Research Workshop. , HUFS, Yongin, Koreakorean_perspectives_on_urbanisation_-_a_life_history_approach_2.pptx
Wasamba, P.  2012.  Oral literature and the Korean wave: a case of inter-cultural dialogue. Website
Wasamba, P, Muchiri J, kiiru DH.  2012.  Essay as a Handshake. , Nairobi: CHSS
Wasamba, P, Sihanya B.  2012.  “What Do they get for their Sweat: Rethinking Compensation for Artists in Poor Cash-based Economies.”. Journal of African Cultural Studies. Vol. 24, (No. 2):171–183..

2010

Wasamba, P.  2010.  Oral Testimonies (OT) Methodology and the Pedagogy of Hope in the Narratives of IDPs of Mt. Elgon, Kenya, 5 July 2010. Migration and Displacement. , Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
Wasamba, P.  2010.  The State of Copyright Protection in Kenya, 29 January 2010. Copyright Protection in Southern and Eastern Africa. , Harare, Zimbabwe
Wasamba, P.  2010.  Morning Star. , Nairobimorning_star.pdf
Wasamba, P.  2010.  Pilgrim. , Nairobia_pilgrim.pdf
Wasamba, P, Mugambi H, Bwonya J.  2010.  Tales from my Motherland. , Nairobi: Jomo Kenyatta Foundation
Wasamba, P.  2010.  “Collaboration between Kenyan and Korean Oral Literature Scholars: What the Academy of Korean Studies Needs to Know,”. Bulletin. , Seoul: Academy of Korean Studies
Wasamba, P.  2010.  “Centring the De-Voiced: Rethinking Personhood in Oral Literature Field Research.”. The Nairobi Journal of Literature.. (No. 6):99-115.abstract.pdf

2009

Wasamba, P.  2009.  Fieldwork in a conflicted society: A contemporary researcher's ethical dilemma . Website

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