Staff profile

Anna Adima is a historian of modern East Africa, specialising in cultural, literary and women's histories of the region. She is currently working on her first monograph, based on her PhD, which examines the history of women's writing after independence in Uganda and Kenya. Other research interests focus on the histories of race in East Africa, and conceptualisation of development and its intersections with culture. Before joining Durham University, Anna Adima worked in Uganda in the cultural sector and also as a journalist. She regularly provides historical consultancy services to projects focussing on Ugandan and East African history, and has collaborated with film producers, publishing houses, and cultural institutions. Anna Adima holds a PhD in History (University of York), an MA in African Studies (SOAS, University of London) and a BA in International Studies (Leiden University).

• East African studies
• Women's histories
• Cultural and literary histories
• Histories of race

Journal Article

• Mixed-ish: race, class and gender in 1950s–60s Kampala through a life history of Barbara Kimenye
  
  Adima, A. (2022). Mixed-ish: race, class and gender in 1950s–60s Kampala through a life history of Barbara Kimenye. Journal of Eastern African Studies, 16(3), 355-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2022.2163469