Patrick Mangeni
| Patrick Mangeni | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Patrick Mangeni wa’Ndeda Uganda |
| Occupation | Academic, writer |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University, |
| Genre | Plays |
| Notable works | "Operation Mulungusi", "The prince". |
Patrick Mangeni Wa’Ndeda a Ugandan writer, poet and playwright. He is the author of two plays,"Operation Mulungusi",[1] and "The prince", and a children's novel, "The Great Temptation".
He was a guest poet at the 2003 Queensland Poetry Festival and one of the featured writers at the 2005 Brisbane Writers Festival. His plays, Operation Mulungusi & The Prince won the National Book Trust of Uganda Award (NABOTU) 2000 and he was nominated for the Uganda Literature Prize 2001.[2]
Early life and education
Mangeni’s initial training in theatre was at Makerere University’s Music, Dance and Drama Department and later at University of Leeds where he earned a Master of Arts in theatre Studies, before earning a PhD in Applied Theatre from Griffith University, Australia. Dr. Mangeni is professional teacher with BA Ed degree from Makerere University, Certificate in University Teaching and a Certificate in Higher Degree Supervision, both from Griffith University. He also holds a Certificate in Distance Learning Writing Development (Crossing Borders program), Lancaster University and British Council, Uganda.[3]
Writing
Mangeni has written more than 5 community theatre plays. He has hosted a series of programs as well as written plays for both radio and television. He has directed more than seven theatrical productions in Uganda, Kenya, and Norway. He has received a number of fellowships and awards including: School of Art Scholarship for A PhD, School of Art, Griffith University, Australia; Creative Writing Fellowship, Poet in residence, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany; Certificate of recognition for Contribution to the Development of Literature and Writing in Uganda by FEMRITE, Kampala; Nominatation for the Uganda Literature Prize 2002 for plays: Operation Mulungusi and the Prince; Uganda National Book Trust Literary Award: Operation Mulungusi and the Prince; and Commonwealth Scholarship for MA (Theatre Studies) University of Leeds, UK.[4]
Published works
Children's novel
- The Great Temptation. Fountain Publishers. 2003.
Plays
- Operation Mulungusi. MK Publishers. 2000.
- The prince. MK Publishers. 2000.
Shortstory collection
- A Leopard in my Bed and other stories. Mallory International. 2006. ISBN 978-1856571050.
Poems
- "A Breakfast", "Limbo" and "Woman" in Uganda Poetry Anthology 2000. Fountain Publishers. 2000. ISBN 978-9970022038.
Papers
- Negotiating Learning Contexts: Some Experiences of Culture, Power and Gender in working with Multi-cultural Communities through Theatre for Development. In L. McCammon and A McLauchlan (eds.) (2006)Universal Mosaic of Drama and Theatre:The IDEA 2004 Dialogues. IDEA:Toronto
- Theatre as a social Intervention. In RIDE 10:3 pp. 381–383, 2005.
- Two TFD Radio plays Obwenzi and Entalo; Leeds African Studies Bulletin, No 67, 2005.
- Building for the future: Challenges and opportunities of children’s theatre in Uganda. In E. Wamala, S. et al. (Eds.). Africa in world affairs: Challenges to humanities (pp. 181–190). Kampala: Makerere University, Faculty of Arts
- Theatre for Development as a Strategy for Improved Sanitation and Accountability: The Mulago II Project. In K. Mukwaya et al. (Eds.) (2004) Africa: Communications challenges in the 21st Century Kampala: Makerere University.
- A theatrical Approach to the writing of a National Constitution: The case of Uganda, Drama Australia Journal 24:1 2000
- One Earth One Family: Drama & Environment Education. In J. O’Toole & M. Lepp (eds.) (2000). Drama for life: Stories of adult learning and empowerment. Brisbane: Playlab Press,
- Change in two hours: A theatre for development workshop with high school students in Kampala: RIDE, 3:1, 93-96
- The Challenge of Theatre, Culture and Community Development. In Ed. O. Mumma et al. (Eds.) (1998). Orientations of drama, Theatre and Culture (pp. 12–19). Nairobi: KDEA Nairobi.
- A Theatrical Alternative for Child Survival: The Experience of School Health Drama in Uganda. In J. O’Toole and K. Donnelan (eds) (1996) education, Culture and empowerment. Idea Dialogues. IDEA: Brisbane.
References
- ↑ Operation Mulungusi…a review joankivanda.wordpress.com. Retrieved July 10, 2014
- ↑ Ugandan Writers: Meet Patrick Mangeni afrolit.com. Retrieved July 10, 2014
- ↑ PATRICK MANGENI doollee.com. Retrieved July 10, 2014
- ↑ Dr. Patrick Mangeni wa’Ndeda mdd.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved July 10, 2014
External links
Obwenzi and Entalo - two radio plays for development by Patrick Mangeni, Leeds African Studies Bulletin 67 (2005).