Reuben Stephen Anywar
An Acholi Intellectual and the Production of Knowledge in Colonial Acholiland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12003134 |
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| Authors | Patrick W Otim (0000-0002-2862-0653, Bates College, corresponding author), Martin David Aliker (Film Independent) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-5413 • E-ISSN: 1558-2744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/hia.2025.10016 |
| OpenAlex | W7143435453 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
In a posthumous publication in 1954, seven years after his death, Reuben Anywar became the second Acholi to publish a book. Acoli ki Ker Megi was released one year after Lacito Okech’s Tekwaro ki Ker Lobo Acholi. Unlike Okech, who received little education, Anywar was among the first northern Ugandan graduates of Makerere College. He became one of the first Black teachers at the prestigious Gulu High School and was the founder and original editor of Acholi Magazine. By the mid-1940s, Anywar was arguably the most towering intellectual in northern Uganda. Yet, existing works overlook his significance in knowledge production. This article seeks to rectify this oversight
Colonialism · Intellectual history · Knowledge production · Production (economics · Publication · African cultural and philosophical studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
| Highly cited | No |
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