Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Abasi Kiyimba -- 2. Resilience amidst turbulent waters : humanities at Makerere in the era of neoliberal orthodoxy / Josephine Ahikire and Anna B. Ninsiima -- 3. Literature's raison d'être : disciplinary limits of the art--past and present / Dominica Dipio -- 4. Historicising the role of the Department of Performing Arts and Film in the development of theatre in Uganda / Nicholas Ssempijja -- 5. From generative grammar to computational linguistics : exploring English and linguistics scholarship at Makerere University / Levis Mugumya -- 6. A peripheral archive or a discursive platform of post-colonial Uganda? Historicising trauma in penpoint / Edgar Fred Nabutanyi and Isaac Tibasiima -- 7. Historical studies at Makerere : crisis and optimism / Pamela Knahakwa -- 8. Historicising archaeology in Ugandan higher education : Makerere University / Elizabeth Kyazike and Asmeret G Mehari -- 9. Tracing peaks and troughs of social anthropology at Makerere University / Peter Atekyereza and Stevens Aguto Odongoh -- 10. International system, individual dynamics and the critical junctures of political theory at Makerere / Edward Silvestre Kawesi -- 11. Emergence and evolution of philosophical scholarship at Makerere University : challenges and opportunities / Edward Wamala -- 12. Philosophy and the public : its allure and contribution in the arts and social sciences at Makerere University and beyond / Archangel Rukooko Byaruhanga -- 13. Tracing the historical trajectory of religious studies at Makerere University / Christine Mbabazi Mpyangu and Chris Tuhirirwe -- 14. Birth of Women Studies discipline and trajectory at Makerere University / Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo and Fredrick Immanuel Kindi -- 15. Psychology at Makerere University : patterns, trends and the future / Julius Kikooma -- 16. Conclusion / Berinde Godfrey Asiimwe.

"This book is the first major undertaking at Makerere University to critically do a self-assessment of a major discipline. It fits in with Makerere's centennial celebrations. While Makerere began as a technical college, it soon embraced Humanities in its march to greatness. Secondly, the book comes at a historic time when Humanities are experiencing relative turmoil. The book makes its point, that to understand and advance humanities and human endeavour in its complexity, the world needs the complementarity of both natural sciences and the humanities."--Page 4 of cover.