Uganda Society Lecture List

1994

Jan 27: A Brief History of the Uganda Society, Prof. Herbert Nsubuga
Mar 24: Uganda's Religious Heritage, Prof. Akiiki Byaruhanga
Apr 28: Monarchism in the History of Uganda, Prof. Mathias Kiwanuka & Mr."Silvano Katama
May 26: A Review of the Economic History of Uganda, Dr. Mark Ellyne
Jun 23: External Relations of Uganda, 1962 - 1963, Prof. Antony G.G. Gingyera-Pinycwa
Jul 28: Women's Movements in Uganda: An Analysis of Present and Future Prospects, Dr. Joy Kwesiga
Aug 25: Recent Archeological Excavations in Uganda, Dr Peter Robertshaw
Sep 22: Herbal Medicine in Uganda, Prof. Richard Kanyerezi & Mr. Andrew Galiwango
Nov 17: Prospects for the Dairy Industry in Uganda, Prof. Herbert Nsubuga

1995

Feb 23: Mountain Tourism in Uganda: History & Prospects, Mr. Deo Lubega, Hon. Secretary of the Mountain Club of Uganda
Apr 27: The Drama of the Nile, Mr. Don Young, American Storyteller & African Safari Guide
Jun 22: Building Four Cathedrals, Namirembe 1892 - 1919, Ms. Karen Moon, Historian of Design & Architecture
Jul 27: Mailo Land & Kiganda Culture: The Butaka Controversy of the 1920s, Ms. Holly Hanson, Fullbright Scholar
Aug 24: Water Hyacinth in Uganda, Dr. F.L. Orach-Meza, Commissioner for Fisheries
Sept 26: Problems & Possible Solutions: Agriculture, Animal Industry, & Fisheries
Oct 26: Art in Development, Ms. Geraldine Robarts, Mr. Gain Mugumbya, & Mr. Francis Musango
Nov 23: Stokes, Ireland, Uganda, & the Scramble for Africa, Mr. Robert Law
Dec 14: AIDS Prevention, Hope on the Horizon? Lessons Learnt & Future Challenges, Dr. George Tembo, World Health Organization (WHO)

1996

Feb 22: What Shall We Bring from Beijing?: Dr. Margaret Snyder, Fullbright Professor, Makerere University
Mar 28: The Theater in Uganda, . Alex Mukulu, Actor
Apr 25: The Role of the Press/Media: Panel Discussion
May 25: Walking Tour of Mengo, Ms. Karen Moon & Mr. Ernest Sempebwa
Jun (1): From Ivory to Plastics, Prof. Sidney Kasfir
Jun (2): Photographic Exhibition of Historic Italian Ruwenzori Expedition
Jul 25: Music & Instruments of Uganda, Mr. C. Kiiza
Aug 22: The Changing Face of Karamoja, Mr. David Pulkol
Sep 26: Emin Pasha, Dr. Volker Riehl
Oct (1): The Archaeology of the African Diaspora, Prof. Merrick Posnasky, past Curator, Uganda Museum
Oct (2): "Are Any Old Buildings Worth Saving?", Uganda Society of Architects
Nov 28: UNISE: What is Special Education in Uganda, UNISE Administrators, Teachers, & Students
Dec 19: Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Current Conflicts in the Greater Kivu Region, Historian David Schoenbrun & Prof. E. Rutiba

1997

Feb 27 (1): Primary Education Reform, Brig. Jim Muhwezi, Ministry of Education
Feb(2): Ugandan Music: 60 Years of Recordings, Dr. Peter Cooke, Edinburgh University
Mar 6: Sixty Years of Recordings in Uganda: from the Ennanga to Okeme-s, Dr. Peter Cooke
Mar 27: Aspects of Law Reform in Uganda, Sir Harold Platt
Apr 24: The Nile Basin: Towards a Cultural History, Dr. Elizabeth Wickett Brichieri-Colombi
May 22: The Making of a Nation: Coffee & Cultural Integration in Buganda, Mr. Paul Mugambwa (UCDA)
Jun 26: Psychology in Development, Mr. James Lwanga
Jul 24: Health Practices in Uganda, Dr. Peter Cowley, DISH Project
Aug/Sept 4: Acholi Resistance to Autorcratic Rule in Uganda, 1840-1920, Mr. Charles Alai
Sep 24: Uganda -- Commander of the Nile?, Mr. J.S.A. Bricheri-Columbi
Oct 23: Horticulture and Flowers in Uganda, Mrs. Victoria Ssebagereka
Nov 27: The Great Lakes Phenomenon -- A Historical Perspective, Dr. Ephraim Kamuhangire

1998

Feb 16: About Chimpanzees, Dr. Roger Fouts (joint lecture by the Uganda Society and the East African Wildlife Society)
Mar 26: The Social and Political Thought of an African People: The Alur/Jonam of North-western Uganda, Prof. Tony G. Pinycwa, Makerere University
Apr 23: The Ugandan Reaction to European Painting: a joint meeting of the Uganda Society and the Ugandan Artists Association
May 28: Multi-Lateral Debt Relief for Low Income Countries: Uganda's Case, Dr. Ulrike Wilson, Resident Representative of the IMF
June 25: Uganda's Archives and the Management of Public Records, Mr. Charles Etomet, National Archivist at the National Archives, Entebbe
July 23: From Henry Barlow to Susan Kiguli: A Review of Ugandan Poetry with Citations, Prof. Timothy Wangusa
Aug 27: Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resource Management in a Fragile Mountain Ecosystem, Dr. Alex Tindimubona and Dr. Dezi Ngambeki
Sept 24: Increasing Food Security in Uganda through Extension Services Emphasizing Women and Traditional Food Crops, Emily Dyck
Nov 26: The Role of British American Tobacco (Uganda) in Uganda's Socio-economic Development, by Philip J. Payne, MD of British American Tobacco (Uganda)

1999

Feb 25: The Royal Capitals of the Interlacustrine Kingdoms - an Urban Legacy of Uganda, Cato Lund.
Mar 25: Drinking History - Alcohol in a changing society, Uganda 1850-1999, Professor Justin Willis, Senior Research Associate, African Studies Centre, University of Cambridge, England.
Apr 22: Relations between Uganda and South Africa, by His Excellency, Mr. D. Mhlaba, South African High Commissioner to Uganda.
May 27: Uganda, The Spiritual Heart of Africa, Mr. William Ogeona, Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bhai'is of Uganda.
June 24: An Idiom of Blood: Pragmatic Interpretation of Terror and Violence in the Ugandan Modern Novel, Austin Bukenya, Department of Literature, Makerere University
July 22 : The Role of Religion in Ugandan Politics, by Prof. Badru Kateregga
Aug 26: Fishing Villages and Other Shoreline Settlements on Lake Victoria: Pollution, a Preliminary Assessment, by Samuel Vivian Matagi, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, with introductory remarks by Dr. Orach-Meza, National Head of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project
Sep 23: Coordination Mechanism for Research in Uganda, Dr. Syed A.H. Abidi, Director, East African School of Library and Information Science
Oct 28: Film Festival

2000

Feb 24: Mental Health in Uganda, by Gillian Fowler, Counselor/Nurse Consultant, Butabika Hospital
Mar 30: The Biochemical Challenges of HIV, by Professor Edward Kakonge, Professor of Biochemistry, Makerere Univeristy
April 27: Captains, Colonels and Colonialism: Early Attempts at Community Conservation 1952-1962, by Lee Alexander Risby, Emmanuel College, Cambridge University
May 25: UPE: Three Years Later, by Fagil Mandy, Acting Commissioner of Education
June (July 6): The National Language Programme in Uganda: Some Implementation Issues; Dr. Manuel Muranga, MUK
July 27: Modernization of Agriculture in Uganda, by Dr. Ngetegizi
Aug 31: The Design and Function of the New uS Embassy in Kampala, by Martin Brennan, Ambassador of the United States
Sept 4: Are You Interested in Saving Uganda's Heritage; Dr. Andrew Reid, Institute of Archaeology, University College of London
Sept 21: In Search of the Remote: Climbing Kenya's Most Remote Mountain; Paul Clarke, Former Chairman of The Mountain Club of Kenya
Sept 28: Forestry: Hope for the Future, by Ambassador Justin Lokwiya, Head of Forestry Sectrtariat and Mr. Bill Farmer, Technical Advisor for Forestry Secretariat
Oct 26: (tentative) Kampala's Future as a Model City; The Hon John Ssebana-Kizito, Mayor of Kampala
Nov 30: Aquaculture in Uganda, by Rick Gregory, Project Advisor for Aquaculture, DFID
Dec: JOURNAL/LIBRARY LAUNCH/FUND RAISER (no lecture)