PROGRAMME

 

 

 

The First Day (2nd October)

Time

Presentation

Speaker

Opening

08:30-09:00

Registration

 

09:00-09:10

Opening Remarks

Prof. Livingstone S. Luboobi

Vice Chancellor, Makerere Univ.

09:10-09:20

Keynote Speech  

Itaru Ohta, Kyoto Univ.

Itsuhiro Hazama, JSPS

Session A: Theoretical Issues on African Anthropologies and African Studies

  What Is the Self/Other in the Contexts of African Anthropologies and African Studies?

09:20-09:30

Sessionary Introduction A

Anthony Simpson,

Univ. of Manchester

09:30-10:00

Presentation A-1

The Rhetoric and Strategy for African Ethnographies:

Structures of Interpretation/Translation of ‘Culture’ and ‘Society’

Gaku Moriguchi,

Hitotsubashi Univ.

10:00-10:30

Presentation A-2

Pastoral Poetical World of Imagination: Emancipation of the Self

Itsuhiro Hazama, JSPS

10:30-11:00

Tea Break

11:00-11:30

Presentation A-3

Social Changes, Modernity and Communality among Agrarian Societies in East Africa

Soichiro Shiraishi, Kyoto Univ.

11:30-12:00

Presentation A-4

Indigenous Practices for Peace among ‘Violent’ Pastoralists in East Africa

Toru Sagawa, Kyoto Univ.

12:00-12:20

Comment

Valentin Y. Mudimbe, Duke Univ.

12:20-13:00

Open Discussion in Session A

Chairperson: Anthony Simpson,

Univ. of Manchester

13:00-14:00

Lunch Break

Session B: Creational Issues on African Anthropologies and African Studies

How Can We Express the Self/Other’s Experiences in African Contexts?

14:00-14:10

Sessionary Introduction B

Itaru Ohta, Kyoto Univ.

14:10-14:40

Presentation B-1

Identity, Gender and Representation: Reflecting on the Sculpture ‘Mother Uganda’

Rose Kirumira, Makerere Univ.

14:40-15:10

Presentation B-2

Livelihood and Creativity: A Cultural Implication of Indigenous Banana Cultivation in Buganda

Yasuaki Sato, Kyoto Univ.

15:10-15:40

Tea Break

15:40-16:10

Presentation B-3

Muthunguci: Dancing through A Cultural Landmine among the Kikuyu

Mike Kuria, Daystar Univ.

16:10-16:40

Presentation B-4

Karioki Show : The New Popular Entertainment in Kampala

Midori Daimon, Kyoto Univ.

16:40-17:00

Comment

Okot Benge, Makerere Univ.

17:00-17:40

Open Discussion in Session B

Chairperson:

Itaru Ohta, Kyoto Univ.

 

 

The Second Day (3rd October)

Time

Presentation

Speaker

Session C: Practical Issues on African Anthropologies and African Studies

 How Can We Interrogate the Relationship between the Self and the Other in African Contexts?

09:00-09:10

Sessionary Introduction C

Edward Kirumira, Makerere Univ.

09:10-09:40

Presentation C-1

Traditional and Modern Medicine in the Fight against HIV/AIDS Scourge

Wotsuna Khamalwa,

Makerere Univ.

 

09:40-10:10

Presentation C-2

Culture, Sexual Values and AIDS Risk among the Batoro, Western Uganda

Charles B. Rwabukwali,

Makerere Univ.

10:10-10:40

Tea Break

 

10:40-11:10

Presentation C-3

The Whereabouts of Traditional Custom ‘Levirate’ among Kenya-Luo Society

Wakana Shiino,

Tokyo Univ. of Foreign Studies

11:10-11:40

Presentation C-4

Masculine Selves and the Civilising Mission: ‘Race’, Education and Sexuality in Zambia

Anthony Simpson,

Univ. of Manchester

 

11:40-12:00

Comment

Nobuhiro Nagashima,

Chubu Univ.

12:00-12:40

Open Discussion in Session C

Chairperson: Edward Kirumira, Makerere Univ.

12:40-14:00

Lunch Break

Special Speech and Discussion

14:00-14:45

On the Idea of Humanity in the Name of Similitude

Valentin Y. Mudimbe, Duke Univ.

14:45-15:30

Discussion

Chairperson: Okot Benge

15:30-16:00

Tea Break

General Discussion

16:00-17:30

General Discussion

Chairperson:

Itaru Ohta, Kyoto Univ.

Commentators:

Philip Atiba, Gerald Ainebyona, John Barugahare, Makerere Univ.

17:30-17:50

Concluding Remarks

Edward Kirumira, Makerere Univ.