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A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a Degree of Doctor of Philo... more A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) of Makerere University
This article looks at how linguistic constructions influenced development of theatre in Uganda. I... more This article looks at how linguistic constructions influenced development of theatre in Uganda. It traces the relationship between the constructions, conceptualization, theory and practice of theatre in Uganda. The article avers that linguistic constructions led to negative perceptions, which led to apathy towards theatre and inhibited Ugandan theatre scholars and practitioners towards adequate theatre conceptualisation, study and practice. The inhibition curtailed development of appropriate approaches to theatre, vis-à-vis ability to recognise artistic value and capability to organise theatrical elements into a good theatre experience, which led to inadequate development of theatre theory, skills, techniques and practice. The article proposes an approach that can help build capacity of theatre practitioners and scholars for appropriate exploitation of the Performing Arts and feed into the government‟s efforts of promoting the Creative Arts Industry (CAI) for employment creation, im...
Academia Letters, 2021
Since the NRM government gained power in 1986, there has been a lot of developments, like reducti... more Since the NRM government gained power in 1986, there has been a lot of developments, like reduction in infant mortality rates, deaths below 5 years increased life expectancy, increased enrolment in education institutions, among others. However, the developments have led to the increase of the young population over the same period. The developments entail an enlightened young, healthy and energetic population, with: improved cognitive abilities, higher capacity to do comparative analyses and better perceptions of the world view; which has led to assumed class transformation, heightened personal ambitions and ascendance to higher levels on the hierarchy of needs, among others and yet, the increase in human resource capacity has not been in tandem with growth in opportunities. Coupled with a distorted social structure, where the hand of parental guidance was reduced in child upbringing, the developments have led to a non-mentored generation of youths, who, as a matter of urgency have to be attended to for mind-set change before their energy and enlightenment can become disruptive and disastrous to national stability and development. The proposed solution Use of interactive and participatory theatre to engage the youth in creative processes makes them busy in the short run and takes them through a reconceptualization and development
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a Degree of Doctor of Philo... more A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) of Makerere University
This article looks at how linguistic constructions influenced development of theatre in Uganda. I... more This article looks at how linguistic constructions influenced development of theatre in Uganda. It traces the relationship between the constructions, conceptualization, theory and practice of theatre in Uganda. The article avers that linguistic constructions led to negative perceptions, which led to apathy towards theatre and inhibited Ugandan theatre scholars and practitioners towards adequate theatre conceptualisation, study and practice. The inhibition curtailed development of appropriate approaches to theatre, vis-à-vis ability to recognise artistic value and capability to organise theatrical elements into a good theatre experience, which led to inadequate development of theatre theory, skills, techniques and practice. The article proposes an approach that can help build capacity of theatre practitioners and scholars for appropriate exploitation of the Performing Arts and feed into the government‟s efforts of promoting the Creative Arts Industry (CAI) for employment creation, im...
Academia Letters, 2021
Since the NRM government gained power in 1986, there has been a lot of developments, like reducti... more Since the NRM government gained power in 1986, there has been a lot of developments, like reduction in infant mortality rates, deaths below 5 years increased life expectancy, increased enrolment in education institutions, among others. However, the developments have led to the increase of the young population over the same period. The developments entail an enlightened young, healthy and energetic population, with: improved cognitive abilities, higher capacity to do comparative analyses and better perceptions of the world view; which has led to assumed class transformation, heightened personal ambitions and ascendance to higher levels on the hierarchy of needs, among others and yet, the increase in human resource capacity has not been in tandem with growth in opportunities. Coupled with a distorted social structure, where the hand of parental guidance was reduced in child upbringing, the developments have led to a non-mentored generation of youths, who, as a matter of urgency have to be attended to for mind-set change before their energy and enlightenment can become disruptive and disastrous to national stability and development. The proposed solution Use of interactive and participatory theatre to engage the youth in creative processes makes them busy in the short run and takes them through a reconceptualization and development