Dianaross Rono
Assistant Lecturer
Since 2/2024: Assistant lecturer and PhD student at the English Department, University of Tübingen
PhD project: “Representations and Manifestations of Women’s Voices in selected Indian Ocean texts” (Working title); supervisor: Jun.Prof. Dr. Jacky Kosgei
12/2017: Master of Arts in Literature, University of Nairobi, Kenya
11/2013: Bachelor of Education Arts, English Language and Literature, Pwani University, Kenya
Research Interests
- Indian Ocean studies
- Global epistemologies
- Cultures of knowledge
- Women studies and representations
Teaching
Lecturer, University of Kabianga, Kenya (2018)
- Eastern African Literature
- The Origin of Drama
- Critical Theories in Literary Analysis
Lecturer, Bomet University College, Kenya (2019)
- Introduction to Literature
- East African Prose Fiction
Teacher, Kabianga High School (2017-2023)
- Teaching English language and literature subjects to high school students between the age of 14-17 years
Other Functions and Engagements include
- Editor for the school journal and magazine, Kabianga School, Kenya
- Liaison officer for the Kenya Film Classification Board, youth in secondary schools and other practitioners in the region.
- Patron-Journalism Club and Film Club, Kabianga School, Kenya
Mentorship
- Mentor for the Millennium Fellowship Programme, under The United Nations Academic Impact
Publications
“Social Media as a Narrative Strategy in Igoni Barret’s Blackass and Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah” (in progress)