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Dr. Murimi Gaita

Lecturer, Department of Literature & Linguistics

Home School of Law, Arts & Social Sciences Department of Literature & Linguistics Dr. Murimi Gaita

Dr. Murimi Gaita

Lecturer, Department of Literature & Linguistics

Academic Qualifications

2021 (May): Nyongesa, A. Murimi Gaita. and Justus Kizito Makokha J. "Otherness and Pathology: Parallels between Martyrdom and the Fragmented Self in Nuruddin Farah’s Close Sesame " . Special Issue of Journal of English Language, Literature, and Culture (JELLiC).
2021(April). Nyongesa, A. Murimi Gaita. and Justus Kizito Makokha J. “Otherness and Fragmented Self: A Review of The Return by Hisham Matar”. Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies. https://doi.org/10.108/23277408.2020.1847805
2021 (April): Nyongesa, A. Murimi Gaita. and Justus Kizito Makokha J. “Otherness and Marginal Spaces: Beyond Politics and Race in Contemporary African Novels”. Imbizo Journal vol.12/1
2021 : Nyongesa, A. Murimi Gaita. and Justus Kizito Makokha J. (2020): “Otherness and the Creative Writer: Exploration of the Fragmented Self and Madness in Selected African Novels”. International Journal of Psychoanalysis (IJP) Open, 7:70
Murimi Gaita (2018): ‘Anatomy of Contemporary Storytelling: Performing National Culture in Kenya’ International Journal of Law, Humanities & Social Science Volume 2, Issue 6 (October 2018), P.P. 16-28,
Murimi Gaita (2012): “From Spotting Fissures and Cracks to Sporting Excesses: Of Storytelling and Virtual Nation”, in Musing Post Colonies ISBN 978-984-33-4122-8V nal Culture: Towards an Agenda of Contemporary Storytelling in Kenya” in Journal of Literature (JOL)- Monsoon Issue, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Murimi Gaita, 2006, Constructing Youth, Identity, and Nation: Matatu Culture in Kenya, Creative Forum (CF), Journal of Literary & Critical Writings, 19/1-2
Murimi Gaita, 2009, Rethinking National Culture: Towards an Agenda of Contemporary Storytelling in Kenya, Journal of Literature (JOL)- Monsoon Issue
Murimi Gaita, 2012, From Spotting Fissures and Cracks to Sporting Excesses: Of Storytelling and Virtual Nation, Musing Post Colonies, 978-984-33-4122-8

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. 2021 (May): Nyongesa, A. Murimi Gaita. and Justus Kizito Makokha J. "Otherness and Pathology: Parallels between Martyrdom and the Fragmented Self in Nuruddin Farah’s Close Sesame " . Special Issue of Journal of English Language, Literature, and Culture (JELLiC).
  2. 2021(April). Nyongesa, A. Murimi Gaita. and Justus Kizito Makokha J. “Otherness and Fragmented Self: A Review of The Return by Hisham Matar”. Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies. https://doi.org/10.108/23277408.2020.1847805
  3. 2021 (April): Nyongesa, A. Murimi Gaita. and Justus Kizito Makokha J. “Otherness and Marginal Spaces: Beyond Politics and Race in Contemporary African Novels”. Imbizo Journal vol.12/1
  4. 2021 : Nyongesa, A. Murimi Gaita. and Justus Kizito Makokha J. (2020): “Otherness and the Creative Writer: Exploration of the Fragmented Self and Madness in Selected African Novels”. International Journal of Psychoanalysis (IJP) Open, 7:70
  5. Murimi Gaita (2018): ‘Anatomy of Contemporary Storytelling: Performing National Culture in Kenya’ International Journal of Law, Humanities & Social Science Volume 2, Issue 6 (October 2018), P.P. 16-28,
  6. Murimi Gaita (2012): “From Spotting Fissures and Cracks to Sporting Excesses: Of Storytelling and Virtual Nation”, in Musing Post Colonies ISBN 978-984-33-4122-8V nal Culture: Towards an Agenda of Contemporary Storytelling in Kenya” in Journal of Literature (JOL)- Monsoon Issue, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
  7. Murimi Gaita, 2006, Constructing Youth, Identity, and Nation: Matatu Culture in Kenya, Creative Forum (CF), Journal of Literary & Critical Writings, 19/1-2
  8. Murimi Gaita, 2009, Rethinking National Culture: Towards an Agenda of Contemporary Storytelling in Kenya, Journal of Literature (JOL)- Monsoon Issue
  9. Murimi Gaita, 2012, From Spotting Fissures and Cracks to Sporting Excesses: Of Storytelling and Virtual Nation, Musing Post Colonies, 978-984-33-4122-8

Books

Gladys Bella N. & Murimi Gaita (2018): Revision Guide to Blossoms of the Savannah.Writers Guild Press. ISBN 978-9966-114-35-8
Murimi Gaita (2017): A Narratological Reading of Kiswahili Novel. Lambert Academic Publishers, ISBN 978 - 3-330-06620-5
October 2014: Published A Secondary School English Text Book Entitled Kcse Oral Skills: A Revision Book

Conference Papers

  1. “Towards a Desecularized Identity: Creating a Hyper-Real Religion through Folklore” Paper presentation at the International Conference on African Languages and Literatures in the 21st Century, 6-8
  2. August, 2014. Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  3. ‘Towards a Desecularized Identity: Creating a hyper-Real Religion through folklore” for the 1st International Interdisciplinary Annual Conference, Kisii University, 30th July to 2nd August 2014.
  4. Paradox of Equity: Re/constructing gender spaces in contemporary oral narrative’ KOLA conference, University of Nairobi November, 2012
  5. From Spotting Fissures and Cracks to Sporting Excesses: Of Storytelling and Virtual Nation”,8th Conference of the International Society for the Oral Literature of Africa (ISOLA) held in 15-20th July, 2010 at Mombasa
  6. “Rethinking National Culture: Towards an Agenda of Contemporary Storytelling in Kenya” International Conference on African Literature, Dhaka University, Oct. 2008