ANNUAL LECTURE

KASHIM IBRAHIM TALA ANNUAL LECTURE (KITAL)

Kashim Ibrahim Tala is Emeritus Professor of Literature and Ecoculture, and is the first Cameroonian scholar to earn a PhD in a Cameroonian University – The University of Yaounde. In his honour, CELLA will be organizing special annual lectures on various aspects of Language and Literature and (Eco)culture.

INAUGURAL SERIES
THEME:- "KASHIMISM: REPRESENTING VOICES" 
JULY 20, 2012 / DJEUGA PALACE HOTEL, YAOUNDE

Moderator: 
Fr. Michael Suh Niba (PhD) - Vice Chancellor, Catholic University of Cameroon

Panelists:
Professor Nol Alembong - University of Yaounde 1 (Culture)
Professor Shadrach Ambanasom - University of Bamenda (Literature)
Professor Kizitus Mpoche - University of Douala (Language)


KITAL SERIES 2
JUNE 19, 2013:  Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC), Bamneda
Theme: Towards a Practical Professionalization of the Humanities in Cameroon 
Lecture by: Professor Charles Teke, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaounde 1


KITAL SERIES 3
June 2014: University of Buea, Buea 
Theme: Postcolonial Ecocultural Perspectives 
Lecture by: Dr. Blossom N. Fondo, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Maroua


KITAL SERIES 4 
July 2015: Kencholia Teacher Training College (KTTC-AIC), Ndop
Lecture Title: Globalization, the Politics of Marginalization and (Alter)Native Discourse in Postcolonial African Writings
Lecture by: Professor Ayo B. Kehinde, University of Ibadan, Nigeria


KITAL SERIES 5 
July 2016: University of Bamenda, Bambili 
Lecture Title: Contesting Heritages: The Politics of Culture and National Integration in Cameroon Literature
Lecture by: Professor John Nkemngong Nkengasong, University of Yaounde 1