On the Laughter of Children and the Value of Play

A re-published column from the SEM September 2009 newsletter gets some follow-up commentary and invites further analysis from readers.

Ugandan Journalism and the Production of Power

You wouldn’t have to be living under a rock to have missed what was going on in Uganda over the last two weeks.  Major North American news outlets provided lackluster coverage in rather inconspicuous places, and it seems the largest networks now have bigger fish to fry jerks to gawk at.  Admittedly, I’m a bit [...]

New Directions in Research

I announce recent awards won by grad. students at FSU (including yours truly).

Staging African Music

An introduction to the FSU African Music & Dance Ensemble and our activities for Fall 2009.

Ritual and Expressive Culture

Public service announcement: those of you familiar with my travel patterns in Uganda know that I post in clusters because that’s what my internet access allows.  Thanks for sticking with me despite the sporadic nature of my posting habits.  Since I know many of my readers are new to the blogosphere, let me just say [...]

Ekyoto: Stories Around the Fire

Part of Taata’s (Dad/Mr. Magoba) job at CBS is to host a vernacular radio program called Ekyoto.  It’s a folklore program that’s fairly popular within Buganda.

He tries to cater to a family audience with some fun games for kids and some really interesting language games that are fun for all ages.  He was kind enough [...]

Where I’m Comin’ From

Now normally I would not send anyone, least of all my readers, to a really dodgy newspaper website.  However, this particular one happens to be my hometown rag.  The editor-in-chief is a drummer and a big fan of the jazz program in my hometown, so he always gives good coverage to the state championships, where [...]