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Christine Obbo | |
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| Nationality | Ugandan |
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| Occupation | socio-cultural anthropologist |
| Known for | politics |
| Spouse | |
Christine Obbo (born in 1947) is an
Ugandan
socio-cultural anthropologist. She attended school at
Makerere University in Uganda, earning her BA and MA there and went on to receive a doctorate at the
University of Wisconsin, with a scholarship from
Rockefeller Foundation.
[1] She was then a professor at
Wheaton College and then
Wayne State University,
[1]
[2] later becoming involved in activities with
HIV/AIDS,
[2]
gender, and policy issues.
Career
As an anthropologist, Obbo focuses on Ugandan ethnography. [1] She is the author of the book African Women. [3] Later, she focuses on investigating both social and cultural impacts of African HIV/AIDS crisis as she is interested in examining the links between economic system and sex-gender dynamic in Uganda and how it could slow the spread of HIV in Uganda socially. [4] Many of her work can be dated back to 1980s and Obbo is still active in early 2000. [5] She had contributed her expertise in many areas, including but not limited to participating in various UN-sponsored conferences to highlight the social issues of HIV/AIDS in Uganda to the international community, as well as writing for CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa) publication. [1]
Personal life
In 1975 Obbo married anthropologist Aidan Southall who passed away in 2009 at their home in France.
Publications
- Obbo, Christine (2022). Freedom of One's Feet: A Passion for Journeying. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-6632-3843-6.
- Obbo, Christine (2020). Personal Educational Strivings and Accommodations in pre and Colonial Uganda. Trenton: Africa World Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-672-4.
- Obbo, Christine (2019). The Inexorable Weeping. ISBN 979-8-2151-7632-0.
- Obbo, Christine (1981). African Women: Their Struggle for Economic Independence. London: Zed Press. ISBN 978-0-905762-48-7.
References
- ^ a b c d Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates, Henry Louis (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. doi: 10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
- ^ a b Times, John Tierney and Special To the New York. "AIDS in Africa: Experts Study Role of Promiscuous Sex in the Epidemic". Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ "Christine Obbo Books – Biography and List of Works – Author of 'African Women'". www.biblio.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ Kuhanen, Jan (January 2008). "The Historiography of HIV and AIDS in Uganda". History in Africa. 35: 301–325. doi: 10.1353/hia.0.0009. ISSN 0361-5413. S2CID 143495746.
- ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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Christine Obbo | |
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| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | socio-cultural anthropologist |
| Known for | politics |
| Spouse | |
Christine Obbo (born in 1947) is an
Ugandan
socio-cultural anthropologist. She attended school at
Makerere University in Uganda, earning her BA and MA there and went on to receive a doctorate at the
University of Wisconsin, with a scholarship from
Rockefeller Foundation.
[1] She was then a professor at
Wheaton College and then
Wayne State University,
[1]
[2] later becoming involved in activities with
HIV/AIDS,
[2]
gender, and policy issues.
Career
As an anthropologist, Obbo focuses on Ugandan ethnography. [1] She is the author of the book African Women. [3] Later, she focuses on investigating both social and cultural impacts of African HIV/AIDS crisis as she is interested in examining the links between economic system and sex-gender dynamic in Uganda and how it could slow the spread of HIV in Uganda socially. [4] Many of her work can be dated back to 1980s and Obbo is still active in early 2000. [5] She had contributed her expertise in many areas, including but not limited to participating in various UN-sponsored conferences to highlight the social issues of HIV/AIDS in Uganda to the international community, as well as writing for CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa) publication. [1]
Personal life
In 1975 Obbo married anthropologist Aidan Southall who passed away in 2009 at their home in France.
Publications
- Obbo, Christine (2022). Freedom of One's Feet: A Passion for Journeying. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-6632-3843-6.
- Obbo, Christine (2020). Personal Educational Strivings and Accommodations in pre and Colonial Uganda. Trenton: Africa World Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-672-4.
- Obbo, Christine (2019). The Inexorable Weeping. ISBN 979-8-2151-7632-0.
- Obbo, Christine (1981). African Women: Their Struggle for Economic Independence. London: Zed Press. ISBN 978-0-905762-48-7.
References
- ^ a b c d Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates, Henry Louis (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. doi: 10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
- ^ a b Times, John Tierney and Special To the New York. "AIDS in Africa: Experts Study Role of Promiscuous Sex in the Epidemic". Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ "Christine Obbo Books – Biography and List of Works – Author of 'African Women'". www.biblio.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ Kuhanen, Jan (January 2008). "The Historiography of HIV and AIDS in Uganda". History in Africa. 35: 301–325. doi: 10.1353/hia.0.0009. ISSN 0361-5413. S2CID 143495746.
- ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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