Duncan Omanga
Biographic Data
| ID | 84012 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Duncan Omanga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Duncan |
| FAMILY NAME | Omanga |
| SIGNATURE | OMANGA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Moi University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
More than just a homecoming: The reception of Black Panther in Kenya
As in other parts of Africa, Ryan Coogler’s movie Black Panther, starring a host of black stars, some born and raised in Africa, was a big hit in Kenya. As the movie continued to rake in millions s
WhatsApp as 'digital publics: The Nakuru Analysts and the evolution of participation in county governance in Kenya
The growth and penetration of the internet in Africa, coupled with the popularity and ubiquity of the mobile phone, have positioned social media platforms as new spaces through which Kenyans organize and imagine political discourse and action. This article highlights the varied roles played by a WhatsApp group in Kenya's Nakuru County in convening citizens for political discussion and collective action around County government affairs. In the con…
North-South collaborations as a way of 'not knowing Africa: Researching digital technologies in Kenya
In the study of Africa and African studies in particular, debates abound on the nature, patterns and the direction of knowledge produced about and on Africans. For much of these debates, the main q
Marx in campus: Print cultures, nationalism and student activism in the late 1970s Kenya
The Anvil was a student newspaper at the University of Nairobi launched in the mid-1970s after its predecessor The Platform was shut down and its editors suspended from the university. Initially designed to be less militant, The Anvil forged a quasi-Marxist identity at a time of both widespread post-colonial disillusionment in Kenya and a largely conformist 'patriotic' press. In this context, the paper shows how 'Marx' became a symbol through whi…
Akokhan returns: Kenyan newspaper comics and the making of an 'African' superhero
Where grass has grown, grass will grow' was a common phrase capturing the invincibility of Akokhan, a naturalized Kenyan superhero created by Ghanaian-Kenyan cartoonist Frank Odoi. Described as 'Africa's Hergé or Urdezo' by his colleagues, Frank Odoi migrated to Kenya from his native Ghana in the early 1970s and was largely credited with the ability of appropriating African folklore into a template akin to that of the Marvel comic superheroes. Us…
Peeling back the mask’: Remediation and remix of Kenya’s news into popular culture
This article probes how two ‘ordinary news’ events were remediated and remixed by ordinary users, journalists and professional musicians, and were circulated as popular music in Kenya. Specifically, using TV news clips and music videos uploaded on YouTube, the article reveals how the digital media allow news events to be emptied of their ‘hard news’ and to be circulated as either entirely new, or as modified artefacts of popular culture. To achie…
Les parlements du peuple au Kenya: Débat public et participation politique à Eldoret et Nairobi
Malgré l'adoption d'une nouvelle constitution en 2010, les violences postélectorales qui ont suivi les élections générales contestées de 2007 entretiennent des débats incessants au Kenya sur un état de crise politique et une démocratie fragile. Comparant deux parlements de rue dans les villes d'Eldoret et de Nairobi dans le contexte de l'échec du processus électoral et de la réforme constitutionnelle, cet article traite des dynamiques de la parti…
WhatsApp as 'digital publics: The Nakuru Analysts and the evolution of participation in county governance in Kenya
The growth and penetration of the internet in Africa, coupled with the popularity and ubiquity of the mobile phone, have positioned social media platforms as new spaces through which Kenyans organize and imagine political discourse and action. This article highlights the varied roles played by a WhatsApp group in Kenya's Nakuru County in convening citizens for political discussion and collective action around County government affairs. In the con…
North-South collaborations as a way of 'not knowing Africa: Researching digital technologies in Kenya
In the study of Africa and African studies in particular, debates abound on the nature, patterns and the direction of knowledge produced about and on Africans. For much of these debates, the main q
Akokhan returns: Kenyan newspaper comics and the making of an 'African' superhero
Where grass has grown, grass will grow' was a common phrase capturing the invincibility of Akokhan, a naturalized Kenyan superhero created by Ghanaian-Kenyan cartoonist Frank Odoi. Described as 'Africa's Hergé or Urdezo' by his colleagues, Frank Odoi migrated to Kenya from his native Ghana in the early 1970s and was largely credited with the ability of appropriating African folklore into a template akin to that of the Marvel comic superheroes. Us…
Marx in campus: Print cultures, nationalism and student activism in the late 1970s Kenya
The Anvil was a student newspaper at the University of Nairobi launched in the mid-1970s after its predecessor The Platform was shut down and its editors suspended from the university. Initially designed to be less militant, The Anvil forged a quasi-Marxist identity at a time of both widespread post-colonial disillusionment in Kenya and a largely conformist 'patriotic' press. In this context, the paper shows how 'Marx' became a symbol through whi…
Les parlements du peuple au Kenya: Débat public et participation politique à Eldoret et Nairobi
Malgré l'adoption d'une nouvelle constitution en 2010, les violences postélectorales qui ont suivi les élections générales contestées de 2007 entretiennent des débats incessants au Kenya sur un état de crise politique et une démocratie fragile. Comparant deux parlements de rue dans les villes d'Eldoret et de Nairobi dans le contexte de l'échec du processus électoral et de la réforme constitutionnelle, cet article traite des dynamiques de la parti…
Les parlements du peuple au Kenya: Débat public et participation politique à Eldoret et Nairobi
Malgré l'adoption d'une nouvelle constitution en 2010, les violences postélectorales qui ont suivi les élections générales contestées de 2007 entretiennent des débats incessants au Kenya sur un état de crise politique et une démocratie fragile. Comparant deux parlements de rue dans les villes d'Eldoret et de Nairobi dans le contexte de l'échec du processus électoral et de la réforme constitutionnelle, cet article traite des dynamiques de la parti…
Peeling back the mask’: Remediation and remix of Kenya’s news into popular culture
This article probes how two ‘ordinary news’ events were remediated and remixed by ordinary users, journalists and professional musicians, and were circulated as popular music in Kenya. Specifically, using TV news clips and music videos uploaded on YouTube, the article reveals how the digital media allow news events to be emptied of their ‘hard news’ and to be circulated as either entirely new, or as modified artefacts of popular culture. To achie…
Akokhan returns: Kenyan newspaper comics and the making of an 'African' superhero
Where grass has grown, grass will grow' was a common phrase capturing the invincibility of Akokhan, a naturalized Kenyan superhero created by Ghanaian-Kenyan cartoonist Frank Odoi. Described as 'Africa's Hergé or Urdezo' by his colleagues, Frank Odoi migrated to Kenya from his native Ghana in the early 1970s and was largely credited with the ability of appropriating African folklore into a template akin to that of the Marvel comic superheroes. Us…
Marx in campus: Print cultures, nationalism and student activism in the late 1970s Kenya
The Anvil was a student newspaper at the University of Nairobi launched in the mid-1970s after its predecessor The Platform was shut down and its editors suspended from the university. Initially designed to be less militant, The Anvil forged a quasi-Marxist identity at a time of both widespread post-colonial disillusionment in Kenya and a largely conformist 'patriotic' press. In this context, the paper shows how 'Marx' became a symbol through whi…
More than just a homecoming: The reception of Black Panther in Kenya
As in other parts of Africa, Ryan Coogler’s movie Black Panther, starring a host of black stars, some born and raised in Africa, was a big hit in Kenya. As the movie continued to rake in millions s
WhatsApp as 'digital publics: The Nakuru Analysts and the evolution of participation in county governance in Kenya
The growth and penetration of the internet in Africa, coupled with the popularity and ubiquity of the mobile phone, have positioned social media platforms as new spaces through which Kenyans organize and imagine political discourse and action. This article highlights the varied roles played by a WhatsApp group in Kenya's Nakuru County in convening citizens for political discussion and collective action around County government affairs. In the con…
North-South collaborations as a way of 'not knowing Africa: Researching digital technologies in Kenya
In the study of Africa and African studies in particular, debates abound on the nature, patterns and the direction of knowledge produced about and on Africans. For much of these debates, the main q
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