Peter Wasamba
Biographic Data
| ID | 143858 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Wasamba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Wasamba |
| SIGNATURE | WASAMBA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nairobi |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-8978-0903 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rainbows in Eastern African folktales
The rainbow makes for strong imagery: throughout world history, the rainbow has functioned in many ways as a tool to think with. This is no different in African contexts. Our aim in this paper is to explore the changing meanings given to relations between rainbows and snakes in narratives from the Gikuyu language in Central Kenya. We thereby remain open to the wider East African context, indicating the multiple meaning-making of rainbows in ecolo…
Going beyond data collection in ethnography
This article investigates options for bridging the missing link between ethnographic field research and archiving. It interrogates the place of archiving in the entire fieldwork process and the roles played by researchers and archivists in promoting access. While a number of reasons explain the gap between research and archiving, the article identifies lack of collaboration as the main challenge. Borrowing from the postmodernist theoretical frame…
What do Kenyan artists get for their skill? Reforming compensation under copyright
This article responds to the question asked by Isidore Okpewho in 1992: ‘What do they (artists) \nget for their sweat?’ The article argues that Okpewho’s question has not been adequately \naddressed by all research participants or in the literature. The argument commences by \nsummarizing the debate between those who hold ‘compensation’ and ‘no-compensation’ \npositions, as well as the justifications for each position. It then proceeds to a discu…
Fieldwork in a conflicted society
Ethnographers in Kenya have, in the past, grappled with methodological concerns in fieldwork. This is evidenced in the rich literature on methods of data collection, data analysis and dissemination. The discourses have been based on the assumptions that fieldworkers in oral literature are guided by a code of ethics in their fieldwork. This article argues that a number of folklore researchers operate in an ethical void and are unprepared in mitiga…
The concept of heroism in Samburu moran ethos
The tenacity of the Samburu to tradition has interested anthropologists and missionaries for decades. One of the enduring aspects of the Samburu tradition is the institution of moran – young Samburu men admitted into warrior-hood upon circumcision. In this paper, I argue that the title of moran is a metaphor for heroism due to the military and aesthetic exploits morans are famed for. Basing my analysis on the data gathered during fieldwork in the…
The concept of heroism in Samburu moran ethos
The tenacity of the Samburu to tradition has interested anthropologists and missionaries for decades. One of the enduring aspects of the Samburu tradition is the institution of moran – young Samburu men admitted into warrior-hood upon circumcision. In this paper, I argue that the title of moran is a metaphor for heroism due to the military and aesthetic exploits morans are famed for. Basing my analysis on the data gathered during fieldwork in the…
Fieldwork in a conflicted society
Ethnographers in Kenya have, in the past, grappled with methodological concerns in fieldwork. This is evidenced in the rich literature on methods of data collection, data analysis and dissemination. The discourses have been based on the assumptions that fieldworkers in oral literature are guided by a code of ethics in their fieldwork. This article argues that a number of folklore researchers operate in an ethical void and are unprepared in mitiga…
The concept of heroism in Samburu moran ethos
The tenacity of the Samburu to tradition has interested anthropologists and missionaries for decades. One of the enduring aspects of the Samburu tradition is the institution of moran – young Samburu men admitted into warrior-hood upon circumcision. In this paper, I argue that the title of moran is a metaphor for heroism due to the military and aesthetic exploits morans are famed for. Basing my analysis on the data gathered during fieldwork in the…
Going beyond data collection in ethnography
This article investigates options for bridging the missing link between ethnographic field research and archiving. It interrogates the place of archiving in the entire fieldwork process and the roles played by researchers and archivists in promoting access. While a number of reasons explain the gap between research and archiving, the article identifies lack of collaboration as the main challenge. Borrowing from the postmodernist theoretical frame…
What do Kenyan artists get for their skill? Reforming compensation under copyright
This article responds to the question asked by Isidore Okpewho in 1992: ‘What do they (artists) \nget for their sweat?’ The article argues that Okpewho’s question has not been adequately \naddressed by all research participants or in the literature. The argument commences by \nsummarizing the debate between those who hold ‘compensation’ and ‘no-compensation’ \npositions, as well as the justifications for each position. It then proceeds to a discu…
Rainbows in Eastern African folktales
The rainbow makes for strong imagery: throughout world history, the rainbow has functioned in many ways as a tool to think with. This is no different in African contexts. Our aim in this paper is to explore the changing meanings given to relations between rainbows and snakes in narratives from the Gikuyu language in Central Kenya. We thereby remain open to the wider East African context, indicating the multiple meaning-making of rainbows in ecolo…
Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African history and culture analysis (1 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works) · Ambivalence (1 works)