Sylvia Tamale

Sylvia Rosila Tamale was the first woman dean in the Law Faculty at Makerere University, Uganda.[1]

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Education

Tamale received her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with honors from Makerere University, her Master of Laws (LLM) from Harvard Law School, and her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), in Sociology and Feminist Studies from the University of Minnesota in 1997. Tamale received her Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center, Kampala, in 1990.

Academic career

Tamale has been a visiting professor at the African Gender Institute of the University of Cape Town[2] and a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin.[3] Tamale is currently dean of the Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

Selected publications

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (2004) "Honouring Sylvia Tamale" Pambazuka News, 2 December 2004
  2. ^ Wilson, Gretchen L. (2006) "African Female Scholars Share Virtual Lifeline" Worldpress.org, 21 December 2006, accessed 28 December 2008
  3. ^ "ILS Past Fellows and Visitors (2000-2005): Tamale, Sylvia" University of Wisconsin Law School (2007), accessed 28 December 2008
  4. ^ Tamale, Sylvia (1999) When Hens Begin To Crow: Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, ISBN 0-8133-3462-4; reviewed: Parpart, Jane L. (2000) "Review: When Hens Begin to Crow: Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda Africa Today 47(2): pp. 218-220; and Ottemoeller, Dan (1999) "Book Reviews - Politics - When Hens Begin to Crow: Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda" African Studies Review 42(2): pp. 181
  5. ^ Tamale, Sylvia (2006) "African Feminism: How Should We Change?" Development 49(1): pp. 38-41, doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100205
  6. ^ "Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals, 2003 Recipient, Dr. Sylvia Tamale, Uganda" Office of International Programs, University of Minnesota, accessed 28 December 2008

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