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Anna Adima

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Anna Adima
Education
  • PhD in East African history
  • Master of Arts
Occupation(s)Writer, researcher and historian
Known forresearch in history of women’s writing after independence in Uganda and Kenya.
Board member of
  • Goethe-Zentrum, Kampala

Anna Adima is a Ugandan-German historian, researcher, and writer.[1][2][3] Adima is the director of Goethe-Zentrum in Kampala.[4][5][6]

Education

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Adima holds a PhD in East African history and literature from the University of York, where she researched about women’s history, heritage preservation, and issues surrounding race and feminism.[1][2][5]

Admina also holds a Masters of Arts in African studies from The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) university of London.[5] Adima holds a Bachelor of Arts in International studies from Leiden University.[7]

Adima attended an Erasmus exchange semester program at Universite Toulouse - Jaures.[7]

Career

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Adima is a free lance writer, she specialises in researching the intersections of academic and public history.[2] Her published works tell stories of pre-colonial East African societies.[8][9][10]

Adima is the director of Goethe-Zentrum in Kampala.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anna Adima". correspondentsoftheworld.com. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Anna Adima". New Lines Magazine. 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  3. ^ "Kampala Calling: The African and Diaspora Artists Flocking to Uganda". Contemporary And (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  4. ^ a b "Anna Adima | D+C - Development + Cooperation". www.dandc.eu. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  5. ^ a b c d "Careers: From studying MA African Studies to showcasing art and culture in Uganda | SOAS". www.soas.ac.uk. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  6. ^ a b "Team | Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960s". globaleastafrica.org. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  7. ^ a b "About {Anna Adima". My Site. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  8. ^ Hurlburt, Heather (2025-04-04). "Shock and Tariff". Interruptrr. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  9. ^ Charles, OnyanΑo-Obbo. Pioneers, Rebels, and a few Villains (PDF). KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-620-93216-5.
  10. ^ "Govt to help the poor access justice". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-04-23.