Prof. Wandia Njoya
PhD in French
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| Name: | Prof. Wandia Njoya |
|---|---|
| Mobile: | +254 709 972 000 |
| E-mail: | wnjoya@daystar.ac.ke |
| Website: | None |
| Updated: | 28 Mar, 2023 |
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About
I have been engaged in mentorship of students, curriculum innovation, peer review, academic leadership and community service. Recently, opportunities have increased for my public engagement in social issues, including advocacy for arts education in higher learning institutions. I have also grown the music program through curriculum review and hosting visiting scholars. My research interests have expanded to include the potential of social media for higher education.
The common thread running through my scholarly and administrative work is the affirmation of African dignity and humanity in all aspects of life, especially in arts, education, health, politics and relationships.
My publications range from academic journals, creative writing, op-eds in local and international media, to translation of academic work from French to English. I use social media quite extensively. I have managed the department website, and have won three awards from the Kenya Association of Bloggers as a department and an individual.
I have also been involved in curriculum writing and innovation. I wrote and revised the BA in French curriculum and led the revision of BA Music Curriculum. I have taught courses on social media.
In my tenure as Head of Department, we have hosted three US scholars under the Fulbright, Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship, and as a Visiting Scholar. We have also held classes on Hip Hop and the Bible, Love, Sex and Poetry, and Reggae and the Bible. For two years, we held a workshop class called Creatives Academy in conjunction with several Kenyan writers and publishers. The class won the Best Education Blog at the Bloggers Association of Kenya awards in 2016.
Academic Qualification
Recent Publications
Teaches
- French grammar and writing
- Francophone Culture, Literature and Film from Africa
- African American and Caribbean Literature
- Social Media and the Public Sphere
- Modern African Poetry
- Writing and Media
- Academic Writing
Relevant Links
www.wandianjoya.com www.theelephant.info
https://sites.google.com/a/daystar.ac.ke/department-of-language-andperforming-arts/main
Publications
Journals
“Save the Nation.” Femolution, edited by Liz Kilili. Creatives Garage, 2016, 84-85. “So,” and “An email for Antonio Jacinto” [Poems]. Reflections: An Anthology of New Work by African Women Poets, edited by Anthonia C. Kalu, Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi and Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka, Lynne Rienner, 2013, pp. 44-46.
Published2016
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“Miracles Happen.” Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning, vol. 20, 2014-2015, pp. 119-120
Published2014
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Review of Postcolonial Francophone Autobiographies: From Africa to the Antilles by Edgar Sankara. Postcolonial Text, vol. 7, no. 4, 2012.
Published2012
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Book Chapters
“Filigrees of Knowledge.” African Futures: Thinking about the Future in Word and Image, edited by Lien Heindereich-Seleme and Sean O’Toole, Keber, 2016, pp. 309-314
Published2016
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“Human Rights: The Problem of Good Intentions.” Genocide in Rwanda: Dehumanization, Denial and Strategies for Prevention, edited by Jean- Damascene Gasanabo, David. J. Simon and Margee. M. Ensign, Epidama, 2015, pp. 174-196.
Published2015
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Development of Media in Kenya, chapter in Thinking, informing and monitoring change program in Kenya. Nairobi: SID.
Published2015
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Research Interests
- Pan African history and thought in Africa and her Diaspora
- Neoliberalism and education
- African literature and film from countries where French is spoken
- Memory and Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
- Christianity and education