Dominic Dipio
Dominic or Dominica Dipio (professionally referred to as Professor Sister Dominic Dipio) is a Ugandan nun, a filmmaker, author and a professor of Literature and Film at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.[1][2][3] As a nun, she belongs to the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church, MSMMC, a Ugandan founded religious congregation in Lira Catholic Diocese in Northern Uganda.[4] And as of November 2019, she was appointed Consultor of the Pontifical Council for Culture by Pope Francis.[5][6]
Background and education[edit]
Dipio was born in Adjumani in the West Nile region of Uganda. She attended Saint Mary's Girls', Aboke for her O' Level before proceeding to Trinity College Nabbingo for her A' Levels. She subsequently joined Makerere University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Education. Her master's degree is in Literature and was obtained from the same institution. In 1991, Dipio undertook a certificate in Women's Studies at the then Faculty of Social Sciences at Makerere University. In 2004, she completed her PhD in Film studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[7] She concurrently lectured on introduction to film criticism and African cinema at the same University as she underwent her studies.[8] In 2010, she was named a Presidential Fellow of the Rutgers University-based African Studies Association.[9]
Career[edit]
In academia, Dipio is a professor of literature and in 2007 was appointed Head of the Literature Department at Makerere University making her the first African female head of the department.[7] She has also served as a consultant on curriculum development most notably when Uganda's Kyambogo University, in partnership with the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was preparing to develop a curriculum on cultural heritage.[10]
Dipio is involved in the Uganda film industry having directed and produced a number of films and documentaries. She has served as a judge and member of jury at a number of film festivals such as the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) in 2011, the Amakula Film festival, and served as chief judge at the inaugural Uganda Film Festival in 2013 as well as other editions after that.[7]
Prior to her appointment as Consultor, Dipio served as one of several consultants to the Pontifical Council for Social Communication in the Vatican at the appointment of Pope Benedict XVI in 2011[11]. She was simultaneously a member of the Uganda Episcopal Conference Social Communications Commission.[12]
Selected publications[edit]
- Dipio, Dominica; Johannessen, Lene; Sillars, Stuart, eds. (2008). Performing Community: Essays on Ugandan Oral Culture. Oslo: Novus Press. ISBN 9788270994991. Search this book on
[13] - Makokha, J. K. S.; Kabaji, Egara; Dipio, Dominica, eds. (2011). East African Literature: Essays on Written and Oral Traditions. Berlin: Logos. ISBN 978-3-8325-2816-4. Search this book on [14]
- Dipio, Dominica (2014). Gender Terrains in African Cinema. Pretoria: UNISA Press. ISBN 9781868887354. Search this book on [15]
- Nabutanyi, Edgar Fred; Kahyana, Danson; Dipio, Dominica, eds. (2019). Discourse and identities : writing and contemporary eastern African peripheral subjectivities. Kampala: Fountain. ISBN 9789970195268. Search this book on [16]
Films and documentaries[edit]
- Mother-Centered Africa (2019)
- Word Craft (2017)
- Rainmaking: A disappearing practice (2016)[17]
- A meal to forget : a man guilty of trying too hard (2009), winner of Arts Press Association Award[18]
- Crafting the Bamasaba (2009)[19][20]
- Dearly Beloved (2007)[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Prof. Dominica Dipio". llc.mak.ac.ug. School of Languages, Literature and Communication, CHUSS. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ Maractho, Emilly Comfort (25 November 2019). "No higher honour for Prof Dominic Dipio". Daily Monitor.
- ↑ "Dominica Dipio". Who's Who in Research: Media Studies. Intellect Books. 2013. ISBN 978-1-78320-160-0. Retrieved 7 July 2020. Search this book on
- ↑ "Home page". Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "Ugandan Nun Appointed Consultor of Pontifical Council for Culture Feels "humbled, honored"". News. Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Makerere's literature dept finds a jewel". New Vision. 7 August 2007.
- ↑ Neliba (22 November 2019). "UGANDA: Pope Francis Appoints Sr Dominica Dipio to the Pontifical Council for Culture". Cisa News Africa. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ "ASA Presidential Fellows Program: 2010 Presidential Fellows". African Studies Association. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ Mulondo, Lawrence (23 September 2019). "Kyambogo introduces curriculum on cultural heritage". New Vision. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "Vatican: Pope: Review of 2011 Activities". Catholic News World. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ↑ "Rev. Sr. Dominic Dipio Appointed Consultant of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications". News. Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Science. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ Musinguzi, Bamuturaki (December 10, 2011). "New Book Looks into the Relationship between Folklore and Transmission of Wisdom in Uganda". artmatters.info.
- ↑ Reviews of East African Literature:
- Higenyi, Hassan (November 2011). "East African Progress". IGEHE.
- Waliaula, Ken Walibora (Summer 2012). Research in African Literatures. 43 (2): 188–189. doi:10.2979/reseafrilite.43.2.188. JSTOR 10.2979/reseafrilite.43.2.188.CS1 maint: Untitled periodical (link)
- Gromov, Mikhail D. (2012). "Review". Swahili Forum. 19: i–viii.
- ↑ Reviews of Gender Terrains in African Cinema:
- "Shelf life" (PDF). YOUNISA. Summer 2016. p. 36.
- Dube, Bevelyn (September 2016). Journal of African Media Studies. Intellect. 8 (3): 423–424. doi:10.1386/jams.8.3.423_5.CS1 maint: Untitled periodical (link)
- Ennin, Theresah P. (March 2017). "Review". African Studies Quarterly. 17 (1): 113–114.
- ↑ "Catalogue record for "Discourse and identities"". Worldcat. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ Musinguzi, Bamuturaki (6 August 2016). "Documentary explores custom of rainmaking in Uganda". The EastAfrican.
- ↑ "2009's movie hits and misses". Daily Monitor. 26 December 2009.
- ↑ Magara, Evelyn Cindy (2014). Symbolism in Ugandan films (Master's thesis). Kampala, Uganda: Makerere University. hdl:10570/3900.
- ↑ "Crafting the Bamasaba: a Mak-NUFU film premiere". News & Announcements for Makerere Community. Makerere University. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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