Benjamin Twagira
Biographic Data
| ID | 679595 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Twagira |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Twagira |
| SIGNATURE | TWAGIRA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Williams College, Williamstown, MA, USA |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-9293-7045 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond Idi Amin
This article explores the role that material things, such as space, buildings, and all kinds of commodities, played in how Kampalans experienced the expulsion of the Asians under Idi Amin in early 1970s and its aftermaths. It argues that the materiality of things – in everyday urban items, goods, buildings and urban spaces – was at the centre of how Kampalans experienced expulsion; with expulsion, particular items, commodities, spaces, and buildi…
The Men Have Come’
This article explores the gender implications of the militarisation of the Mengo neighbourhood of Kampala. It analyses how the hyper‐militarisation under post‐colonial regimes, particularly those of Milton Obote and Idi Amin, marked a significant gender reversal. The military presence in Mengo emasculated civilian men, who were attacked and abused by soldiers, and led women to assume the roles of ‘protectors’ who safeguarded men, children and the…
The Men Have Come’
This article explores the gender implications of the militarisation of the Mengo neighbourhood of Kampala. It analyses how the hyper‐militarisation under post‐colonial regimes, particularly those of Milton Obote and Idi Amin, marked a significant gender reversal. The military presence in Mengo emasculated civilian men, who were attacked and abused by soldiers, and led women to assume the roles of ‘protectors’ who safeguarded men, children and the…
Beyond Idi Amin
This article explores the role that material things, such as space, buildings, and all kinds of commodities, played in how Kampalans experienced the expulsion of the Asians under Idi Amin in early 1970s and its aftermaths. It argues that the materiality of things – in everyday urban items, goods, buildings and urban spaces – was at the centre of how Kampalans experienced expulsion; with expulsion, particular items, commodities, spaces, and buildi…
The Men Have Come’
This article explores the gender implications of the militarisation of the Mengo neighbourhood of Kampala. It analyses how the hyper‐militarisation under post‐colonial regimes, particularly those of Milton Obote and Idi Amin, marked a significant gender reversal. The military presence in Mengo emasculated civilian men, who were attacked and abused by soldiers, and led women to assume the roles of ‘protectors’ who safeguarded men, children and the…
Beyond Idi Amin
This article explores the role that material things, such as space, buildings, and all kinds of commodities, played in how Kampalans experienced the expulsion of the Asians under Idi Amin in early 1970s and its aftermaths. It argues that the materiality of things – in everyday urban items, goods, buildings and urban spaces – was at the centre of how Kampalans experienced expulsion; with expulsion, particular items, commodities, spaces, and buildi…
African history and culture studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Computer security (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (1 works)