UCI Podcast: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The acclaimed writer shares the tale of his prison captivity and writing the influential novel, Devil on the Cross
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Ngugi wa Thiong’o receives honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Edinburgh
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, UCI Distinguished Professor of comparative literature and English, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by Scotland’s University of Edinburgh on July 8. He was presented to the university’s academic senate by Thomas Molony of the School of Social & Political Science, who recognized the Kenyan author’s significant leadership in shifting the […]
Distinguished Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o wins 2019 Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, UCI Distinguished Professor of comparative literature and English, has been awarded the 2019 Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize for Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature, about language and its constructive role in national culture, history and identity. The collection of essays advocates for linguistic decolonization and is one […]
Ngugi wa Thiong’o awarded honorary degree from Yale
Writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Distinguished Professor of comparative literature and English at UCI and perennial Nobel candidate, recently received an honorary degree from Yale University in recognition of his distinctive achievements in the humanities. Yale President Peter Salovey said, “Brave wordsmith, for breaking down barriers, for showing us the potential of literature to incite change […]
Ngugi wa Thiong’o wins S. Korean literary prize
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Distinguished Professor of English and comparative literature, has been named the winner of the sixth Pak Kyong-ni Prize. South Korea’s first international literary award, it was established in 2011 to honor the achievements of the late South Korean novelist Pak Kyong-ni (1926-2008) and, with a cash prize of more than $90,000, is one of […]
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o elected AAAS fellow
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of English and comparative literature, has been named a 2014 fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Ngugi nominated for top book prize
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature and director of the International Center for Writing and Translation…
Ngugi novel gains international acclaim
<![CDATA[Praise continues to pour in for Wizard of the Crow, the 2006 novel by UC Irvine professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o.…]]>
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Former dean of the School of Humanities is named president of The Huntington Library
Karen Lawrence, UCI professor emerita of English and former dean of the School of Humanities (1998-2007), has been named president of The Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens in San Marino, effective Sept. 1. “We are thrilled that Karen has received this appointment,” said Tyrus Miller, current dean of the School of Humanities. “Her […]