Edgar Taylor
@edgarjacktaylor.bsky.social
Lecturer at Makerere University, Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies; Visiting Fellow Kellogg Institute for International Studies; https://mak.academia.edu/EdgarTaylor
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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
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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
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...
Makerere Historical Journal (MHJ)
Peer-reviewed research journal on Ugandan and Eastern African history, archaeology, and heritage. Established in 1975 at Makerere University.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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...
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...
October 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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...
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Join us for this event with Edgar Taylor on the Ugandan Archives:
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Archival Ambivalence: Labour and Status in Ugandan Archives
A study of labour and status in the history of the Uganda National Archives
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October 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Join us for this event with Edgar Taylor on the Ugandan Archives:
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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
September 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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
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 Médard's Colonial Chaos: Land Politics and Conflicts on the Shores of Lake Victoria (1885-1925)
September 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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 Médard's Colonial Chaos: Land Politics and Conflicts on the Shores of Lake Victoria (1885-1925)
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.
August 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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.
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
February 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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
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...
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 ...
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January 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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...
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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
The Tongue Turns To The Aching Tooth - Full Documentary
YouTube video by Michiel van Oosterhout
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January 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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
Special issue on 'Expulsions: Knowledge, Temporality and Materiality in Africa', published in History and Anthropology, co-edited with Tasha Rijke-Epstein
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ghan20/3...
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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
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November 23, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Special issue on 'Expulsions: Knowledge, Temporality and Materiality in Africa', published in History and Anthropology, co-edited with Tasha Rijke-Epstein
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ghan20/3...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ghan20/3...
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: [email protected]
November 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
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: [email protected]
