Dr. Solomon Waliaula

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsGeneral and Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies,African Studies,Publishing and Communication Science
KeywordsOral Performance, Active Audience Reception, Electronic Media Football Fandom, Football Kiosk, Football Publics

Current contact address

CountryKenya
CityNarok
InstitutionMaasai Mara University
InstituteDepartment of Languages, Linguistics, Communication and Journalism

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Matthias KringsInstitut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2016

Programme(s)

2015Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2019Solomon Waliaula: Language, European football fandom and social identification among the youth in Eldoret, Kenya. In: The Mouth: Critical Studies on Language, Culture and Society. Crirical Yout Language Studies - Rethinking Concepts , 2019, 156-171
2019Solomon Waliaula & Tendai Mangena: Naming and Renaming as Sociocultural Signification in Bukusu and Shona Cultures . In: Oliviu Felecan Onomastics between Sacred and Profane . Vernon Press, 2019. 293-302
2019Solomon Waliaula: Televisual cinema and social identities: the case of Nollywood and Latin American Telenovelas in Eldoret, Kenya. . In: Journal of African Cultural Studies , 2019, 180-195