Sylvia Tamale
Sylvia Tamale | |
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| Born | Sylvia Tamale 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Laws) Law Development Centre (Diploma in Legal Practice) Harvard University (Master of Laws) University of Minnesota (Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, academic, and activist |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
Sylvia Rosila Tamale is a Ugandan academic, and was the first woman dean in the Law Faculty at Makerere University, Uganda.[1]
Education
Tamale received her Bachelor of Laws with honors from Makerere University, her Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, and her Doctor of Philosophy in sociology and feminist studies from the University of Minnesota in 1997.[2] Tamale received her Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center, Kampala, in 1990.[citation needed]
Academic career
Tamale has been a visiting professor at the African Gender Institute of the University of Cape Town[3] and a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin.[4] In 2003 she was condemned by Ugandan conservatives for proposing that gay men and lesbians be included in the definition of "minority".[5] Tamale was the dean of the Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, from 2004 to 2008.[2][6]
Selected publications
- 1999 When Hens Begin To Crow: Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda[7]
- 2006 "African Feminism: How Should We Change?"[8]
- 2011 editor African Sexualities: A Reader[9]
Awards
- 1987-1988 Ford Foundation Fellowship[citation needed]
- 1993-1997 Fulbright-MacArthur Scholarship[citation needed]
- 2003 University of Minnesota Award for International Distinguished Leadership[1][10]
- 2004 Akina Mama wa Afrika[11] Award for human rights activism in Uganda[12]
See also
References
- ^ a b Staff (2 December 2004). "Honouring Sylvia Tamale". Pambazuka News. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 7 October 2006 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Sylvia Tamale (Uganda)". London: The Equal Rights Trust. 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Wilson, Gretchen L. (21 December 2006). "African Female Scholars Share Virtual Lifeline". Worldpress.org. Archived from the original on 24 December 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "ILS Past Fellows and Visitors (2000-2005): Tamale, Sylvia". University of Wisconsin Law School. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Bennett, Jane (10 October 2011). ""Worst Woman Of The Year": Sylvia Tamale Publishes African Sexualities: A Reader". Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID).[dead link]
- ^ "Dr. Sylvia Tamale". Makerere University. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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
- ^ Tamale, Sylvia (2006) "African Feminism: How Should We Change?" Development 49(1): pp. 38-41, doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100205
- ^ Tamale, Sylvia, ed. (2011). African Sexualities: A Reader. Oxford, England: Pambazuka Press. ISBN 978-0-85749-016-2. with introduction and conclusion by Sylvia Tamale; reviewed Bennett 2011
- ^ "Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals, 2003 Recipient, Dr. Sylvia Tamale, Uganda". Office of International Programs, University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is an international, Pan-African, non-governmental development organisation for African women based in the United Kingdom with its African headquarters in Kampala, Uganda. "Akina Mama wa Afrika". The Royal African Society. Archived from the original on 20 November 2006.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Staff (2 December 2004). "Honouring Sylvia Tamale: Outstanding contributor to the advancement of women's rights". Pambazuka News. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011.
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External links
- "Dr. Sylvia Tamale - Dean of Law [brief biography]". Makerere University. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Dr. Sylvia Tamale: Brief Bio". Makerere University. 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
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