Micere Githae Mugo
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1942 –
Who is Micere Githae Mugo?
Micere Githae Mugo is a playwright, author, activist, instructor and poet from Kenya. She is a literary critic and professor of literature in the Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University. She was forced into exile in 1982 from Kenya during the Daniel Arap Moi dictatorship for activism and moved to teach in Zimbabwe, and later the United States. Mwalimu Mugo teaches Orature, Literature, and Creative Writing. Mugo's publications include six books, a play co-authored with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and three monographs. She has also edited journals and the Zimbabwean school curriculum. The East African Standard Century listed her among the most influential people in Kenya in 2002 – "The Top 100: They influenced Kenya Most during the 20th century".
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- Born
- 1942
Kenya - Education
- University of New Brunswick
- Makerere University
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on July 23, 2013
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