Dr. Sara Namusoga

Profile

Academic position	Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fields	Communication Sciences,African Studies
Keywords	Africa, Coverage of Minorities, Content Analysis, Media, Migration
Honours and awards	2020: Digital Pedagogy 2017: Doctor of Philosophy (Cultural and Media Studies) 2007: Master of Arts (Journalism and Media Studies) 2003: Bachelor of Mass Communication (honours) 2003: Diploma in Online Research and Publishing

Current contact address

Country	Uganda
City	Kampala
Institution	Makerere University
Institute	Department of Journalism and Communication

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Susanne Fengler	Erich-Brost -Institut für Internationalen Journalismus GmbH, Dortmund
Start of initial sponsorship	01/10/2024

Programme(s)

2024	Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2025	Susanne Fengler, Merle van Berkum, Javier J Amores, Monica B Chibita, Alejandro Costa Escuredo, Martha Evans, Khaled Abulghasem Gulam, Margaret Jjuuko, Emmanuel Kizaale, Michal Kuś, Sandra Labova, Michel Leroy, Fatma Louati, Johanna Mack, Ana Pinto Martinho, Sara Namusoga-Kaale, Hasina Ndeketa, Johann Roppen, John Semakula, Dimitrina Jivkova Semova, Michael Yao Sewornoo, Sergio Splendore, William Tayeebwa: Deals, domestication, and disasters: Results of a comparative content analysis of migration coverage in 15 African and European countries. In: Journalism, 2025, 1-24
2025	Sara Namusoga-Kaale: Remembering COVID-19: Archiving the Pandemic in Uganda. In: Edgar Fred Nabutanyi, Amon Ashaba Mwiine, Edgar C. Taylor, Josephine Ahikire, Levis Mugumya, Pamela Khanakwa, Reading Archives, Memory and Method from Makerere University Debates and Insights. Makerere University Press (MakPress), 2025. 76-92
2024	Sara Namusoga-Kaale: The Nation, the Press and Homosexuality: Framing National Identity in Uganda. In: Toks Dele Oyedemi, René A. Smith, Media in Africa. Routledge, 2024. 171-188