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.
Head of Thematic Area
DR. AMIRI SWALEH
Members
10) Mwl. Leonard Sanja
11). Dr. Samson Ongarora
Degree Programmes/Course Units Linked to Thematic Area
BA Kiswahili Literature
CLK103: Introduction to Kiswahili Prose
CLK 202: Modern Kiswahili Poetry and Drama
CLK 302: Literary Theories and Criticism of Kiswahili Literature 45
CLK 303: Performing Arts in Kiswahili
CLK 306: Stylistics
CLK 308: Children’s and Young Adult Literature in Kiswahili
CLK 310: Kiswahili and Emerging Issues
CLK 403: Traditional and Modern Linguistic Theories
CLK 404: Kiswahili Oral Literature and Culture
CLK 405: Practicum
CLK 408: Classical Kiswahili Literature
CLK 410: Literary Translation
Masters in Kiswahili Literature
CLS 503: Theory Of Literature & Stylistics
CLL 505: Research Methods
CLS 509: Advanced Translation (elective)
CLS 502: Swahili Drama
CLS 504: Epic And Long Poem
CLS 510: Oral Literature (elective)
CLS 603: Swahili Prose
CLS 604: Swahili Poetry
CLS 606: Project
POSSIBLE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
1) Editing in Publishing firms
2) Teaching of Literature in Schools
3) Working for Media
4) Creative Writing
5) Film Industry(Acting and script writing)
6) Culture Communication Experts