This thematic area includes Kiswahili Drama, Kiswahili novel, Kiswahili poetry ; both modern and classical, Kiswahili short story, Kiswahili Literary essay, Kiswahili oral literature. This thematic area mainly focuses on Kiswahili literature description and relating it to known literary canon in the study of literature. As different areas of this thematic area are studied they are also compared to provide the comparative element across genre and across epochs. Students in this thematic area range from undergraduate to postgraduate level.