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16 - The Historian as a Biographer: Remembering Bethwell A. Ogot
CODESRIA Bulletin,
No. 1-2 (2026): CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 01-02, 2026: Tribute to Prof Bethwell Allan Ogot (1929-2025)
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- Achebe, C., 1974, Morning Yet on Creation Day. London: Heinemann.
- Amoko, A. O., 2010, Postcolonialism in the Wake of Nai-robi Revolution: Ngugi wa Thiong’o and the Idea of Africa. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Andersen, C., 2021, ‘A Quest for Relevance: The Memory Politics of UNESCO’s General History of Africa’, in Mark-Thiesen, C., Mihatsch, M. and Sikes, M. eds, The Politics of Historical Memory and Commemora-tion in Africa, Leiden: De Gruyter Brill.
- Aurell, J., 2015, ‘Making History by Contextualizing One-self: Autobiography as Historiographical Interven-tion’, History and Theory, Vol. 5, pp. 244–268.
- Bhambra, G., 2014, ‘Postcolonial and decolonial dialogues’, Postcolonial Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 115–121.
- Davis, R. 2009. Introduction: The limits of life writing. Biography, 32(3), 442–446.
- Goyal, Y. (2022). National allegory and beyond: Postcolo-nial critique now. PMLA, 137(3), 521–528. https://doi.org/10.1632/S0030812922000414
- Hegel, G. W. F., 1956, The Philosophy of History, J. Sibree, trans. New York: Dover House.
- Jameson, F., 1986, Third-world literature in the era of mul-tinational capitalism. Social Text, 15, 65–88. https://doi.org/10.2307/466493
- Ngugi wa Thiong’o, 1977, Petals of Blood. London: Pen-guin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
- Ngugi wa Thiong’o, 1981, Detained: A Writer’s Prison Diary. London: Heinemann.
- Ngugi wa Thiong’o, 1989, Matigari. Nairobi: Heinemann.
- Ngugi wa, Thiong’o, 1993, Moving the Centre: The Struggle for Cultural Freedoms. London: James Currey.
- Ochieng’, W. R., 1985, ‘Autobiography in Kenyan Histo-ry’, Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, Vol. 14, No. 2.
- Ochieng’, W., 1992, ‘A Review of Sam Kahiga’s novel, De-dan Kimathi: The Real Story’, Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 338–341.
- Odinga, O., 1974, Not Yet Uhuru. Nairobi: Heinemann.
- Ogot, B. A., 1972, ‘The Revolt of the Elders’, in Ogot, B. A., ed. Politics and Nationalism in Colonial Kenya. Nairobi: East African Publishing House.
- Ogot, B. A., 1992, ‘African Historiography: From colo-nial historiography to UNESCO’s General History of Africa’, in Ogot, B. A., ed. General History of Africa, volume V: Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteen Century. Paris: UNESCO.
- Ogot, B. A., 2003, My Footprints in the Sands of Time. Kisumu: Anyange Press.
References
Achebe, C., 1974, Morning Yet on Creation Day. London: Heinemann.
Amoko, A. O., 2010, Postcolonialism in the Wake of Nai-robi Revolution: Ngugi wa Thiong’o and the Idea of Africa. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Andersen, C., 2021, ‘A Quest for Relevance: The Memory Politics of UNESCO’s General History of Africa’, in Mark-Thiesen, C., Mihatsch, M. and Sikes, M. eds, The Politics of Historical Memory and Commemora-tion in Africa, Leiden: De Gruyter Brill.
Aurell, J., 2015, ‘Making History by Contextualizing One-self: Autobiography as Historiographical Interven-tion’, History and Theory, Vol. 5, pp. 244–268.
Bhambra, G., 2014, ‘Postcolonial and decolonial dialogues’, Postcolonial Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 115–121.
Davis, R. 2009. Introduction: The limits of life writing. Biography, 32(3), 442–446.
Goyal, Y. (2022). National allegory and beyond: Postcolo-nial critique now. PMLA, 137(3), 521–528. https://doi.org/10.1632/S0030812922000414
Hegel, G. W. F., 1956, The Philosophy of History, J. Sibree, trans. New York: Dover House.
Jameson, F., 1986, Third-world literature in the era of mul-tinational capitalism. Social Text, 15, 65–88. https://doi.org/10.2307/466493
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, 1977, Petals of Blood. London: Pen-guin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, 1981, Detained: A Writer’s Prison Diary. London: Heinemann.
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, 1989, Matigari. Nairobi: Heinemann.
Ngugi wa, Thiong’o, 1993, Moving the Centre: The Struggle for Cultural Freedoms. London: James Currey.
Ochieng’, W. R., 1985, ‘Autobiography in Kenyan Histo-ry’, Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, Vol. 14, No. 2.
Ochieng’, W., 1992, ‘A Review of Sam Kahiga’s novel, De-dan Kimathi: The Real Story’, Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 338–341.
Odinga, O., 1974, Not Yet Uhuru. Nairobi: Heinemann.
Ogot, B. A., 1972, ‘The Revolt of the Elders’, in Ogot, B. A., ed. Politics and Nationalism in Colonial Kenya. Nairobi: East African Publishing House.
Ogot, B. A., 1992, ‘African Historiography: From colo-nial historiography to UNESCO’s General History of Africa’, in Ogot, B. A., ed. General History of Africa, volume V: Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteen Century. Paris: UNESCO.
Ogot, B. A., 2003, My Footprints in the Sands of Time. Kisumu: Anyange Press.