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Edgar Taylor

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Lecturer at Makerere University Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies; Research Associate Univ of Johannesburg Dept of History, Visiting Fellow Kellogg Institute for International Studies 2025; http://researchgate.net/profile/Edgar-Taylor

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06.03.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ham Mukasa Public Lecture will be delivered on Friday 6th March at the Makerere University Main Hall at 2pm and online. 'His Life and Legacy. A Public Lecture by James Galabuzi Mukasa, Ham Mukasa's Grandson'. All are welcome.

03.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The next Makerere History Seminar will be on Tuesday 16 December at 2:00pm (Kampala time). Prof ABK Kasozi will present a paper "What is the way forward for Makerere in the next one hundred years?". Discussants will be Dr Charlotte Mafumbo and Dr Yahya Sseremba. See poster for details

12.12.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Makerere Historical Journal (MHJ) Peer-reviewed research journal on Ugandan and Eastern African history, archaeology, and heritage. Established in 1975 at Makerere University.

Volume 6 of The Makerere Historical Journal is published and available here: journals.mak.ac.ug/mhj/issue/vi...

12.12.2025 13:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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20.11.2025 11:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The next Makerere History Seminar will be on Tuesday 18 Nov at 2:30pm (Kampala time). Simon Werner @eui-eu.bsky.social will present "Social science between Busoga and Chicago: Lloyd Fallers, the East African Institute of Social Research, and the colonial networks of Cold War knowledge". See poster

15.11.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Makerere Historical Journal (MHJ) Peer-reviewed research journal on Ugandan and Eastern African history, archaeology, and heritage. Established in 1975 at Makerere University.

The Makerere Historical Journal is accepting submissions for articles, reports and book reviews until December 8th for the 2026 issue. journals.mak.ac.ug/mhj/announce...

14.11.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to presenting tomorrow @rshc.bsky.social about labour and status in Ugandan archives. All are welcome. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-a...

27.10.2025 09:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Archival Ambivalence: Labour and Status in Ugandan Archives A study of labour and status in the history of the Uganda National Archives

Join us for this event with Edgar Taylor on the Ugandan Archives:

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07.10.2025 08:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please join us for the second Bethwell A. Ogot Memorial Lecture by Prof David William Cohen hosted by the Makerere University Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies this Friday 9am in the Main Hall

25.09.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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25.09.2025 12:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join the Makerere Dept of History, Archaeology & Heritage Studies today at 3pm in CTF1 Room 3.1/3.2 or on Zoom for the book launch of Henri MΓ©dard's Colonial Chaos: Land Politics and Conflicts on the Shores of Lake Victoria (1885-1925)

24.09.2025 04:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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15.08.2025 12:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us tomorrow morning at Makerere University Main Hall for the first of two Bethwell A. Ogot Memorial Lectures. This one will be delivered by Professor Toyin Falola. The lecture is open to the public.

14.08.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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18.03.2025 18:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The next Makerere History Seminar will be this Wednesday at 3pm (Kampala time). Dr Sandrine Perrot of @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social will present "The 'Lea affair' and the Asian citizenship crisis: registering and documenting Uganda Asians (1968-1972)". See poster for details

10.02.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Master Thesis Presentation: Jonathan Mwesige Jonathan Mwesige, CERTIZENS member and recent master's graduate at the Department of History Archeology and Heritage Studies, Makerere University, presents his thesis on 'Separatist Movement and ...

An interview with recent Makerere graduate Jonathan Mwesige on his MA thesis "Separatist Movement and Identification Documents: A case of Toro District, 1954-1982" teol.ku.dk/english/dept...

27.01.2025 22:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fellows Research Spotlight: Meet Kellogg Spring Visiting Fellows & Dissertation Year Fellow (Session III) | Kellogg Institute For International Studies

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25.01.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Tongue Turns To The Aching Tooth - Full Documentary
The Tongue Turns To The Aching Tooth - Full Documentary YouTube video by Michiel van Oosterhout

And here it is ! "The Tongue goes to the Aching Tooth" is now available for free online ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBw7... 1/4

11.01.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Expulsions: Knowledge, temporality, and materiality in Africa Expulsions remake knowledge and experience of time, space and the body. However, they have largely been studied and theorized through histories of Europe or within contemporary global racial capita...

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27.11.2024 08:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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History and Anthropology Expulsions: Knowledge, Temporality, and Materiality in Africa; Guest editors: Edgar Taylor and Tasha Rijke-Epstein. Volume 35, Issue 5 of History and Anthropology

Special issue on 'Expulsions: Knowledge, Temporality and Materiality in Africa', published in History and Anthropology, co-edited with Tasha Rijke-Epstein
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23.11.2024 08:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I will be presenting at the IFRA History Seminar in Nairobi on 29 November: "The Crime of Pseudonymity: Writing and Authority in the Anti-Indian Buganda Boycott of 1959". To attend, register by emailing: info@ifra-nairobi.net

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