╨╧рб▒с>■  JL■   I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴Й@ Ё┐D?jbjbqФqФ Ъ`ЎЎB9      lьььььььАААА8╕ ─TА ъ44888888╪ ┌ ┌ ┌ ┌ ┌ ┌ , %и ь88888 шьь884шшш8╠ь8ь8╪ ш@@@ьььь8╪ ш▄ш─ ьь─ О┬;┐ААф─ ─   ─ ═ш═─ ш├х Reuben Omweri Mekenye 44724 Vail Oaks Road Temecula, CA. 92592 Tel: (909) 302-5648 (760) 750-8032 EDUCATION: 1996 Ph.D. in African History, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 1992 C. Phil., African History (UCLA) 1989 ME.PD. in Educational Psychology and African History University of Wisconsin La Crosse 1987 BA.Ed. in History, English, and Education National University of Lesotho, Lesotho 1982 B.Ed. in History, Literature in English, and Education Kenyatta University, Kenya. Studies were interrupted by student and national politics. FIELDS OF STUDY: - Southern Africa - Survey of African History - African-American History - British Empire (in relation to Africa) THESES: У The African Struggle Against South African Periphery Imperialism, 1902-1966: The Case of Lesotho,Ф Ph. D. Thesis presented to UCLA, 1996 У Causes and Accomplishments of Military Coups in Africa,Ф MasterТs Thesis presented to the UW- La Crosse, 1989 TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 8/2002-Present Associate Professor, Cal State San Marcos 8/96- 8/2002 Assistant Professor of History at CSU San Marcos 9/95- 6/96 Teaching Fellow for Professor A. Davis in American Political History Since Reconstruction, and Professor J. Reiff in American History Since 1945, UCLA 1/96- 5/96 Lecturer, Modern African History at San Diego State University 9/94- 6/95 Teaching Fellow for Professor William Worger in Southern Africa to 1870; Professor C. Ehret, African Civilizations to 1800; and Professor B. Obichere, African Civilizations From 1800 to Present, all at UCLA 1 9/92- 4/94 Tutor in African and African-American History for the African-American Studies Program, UCLA 9/93- 12/93 Reader for Visiting Professor S. Lemelle in African-American History to the Reconstruction Period, UCLA 9/92- 6/93 Teaching Assistant for Professor B. Stevenson in African-American History to Reconstruction; Professor C. Ehret, African Civilizations to 1800; and Professor B. Obichere, African Civilizations From 1800 to the Present, all at UCLA 2/91- 12/93 Instructor, African Civilizations at Santa Monica College, California. I taught the course all year-round. 2/90- 4/90 Reader for Professor W. Worger in History of Southern Africa, UCLA 9/88- 8/89 Graduate Assistant, UW- La Crosse. Helped professors with grading student papers. 8/87- 3/88 History Teacher at Sefika High School, Maseru, Lesotho 2/84- 8/84 History Teacher at O. L.G. C. Gayaza Secondary School, Uganda 9/82- 1/83 Head-Teacher and History Teacher at Ogembo Secondary School, Kisii, Kenya 7/81- 9/81 History and English Teacher at Riosiri Secondary School, Kisii, Kenya 1/80- 10/80 Head-Teacher and, History and Geography Teacher at Tabaka Secondary School, Kisii, Kenya RESEARCH EXPERIENCE/FIELDWORK: 1/2002 Kenya National Archives (Nairobi, Kenya); Public Record Office (London, UK.) 6-8/99 Kenya National Archives (Nairobi, Kenya) 8/ 1997 National Archives of South Africa ( Pretoria, South Africa); Lesotho National Archives ( housed at the National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho); Public Record Office (London, UK). 6/94- 8/94 Lesotho National Archives ( Roma), Institute of Southern African Studies ( Roma), Morija Archives ( Morija), all in Lesotho. 4/94- 5/94 Public Record Office (London), and Rhodes House Library (Oxford), both in Britain 6/90- 12/90 African Curriculum Developer for the UCLA-based National Center for History in the Schools. The project required in-depth discussions and consultation of both primary and secondary source 2 8/86- 5/87 Lesotho National Archives, Institute of Southern African Studies, and the National University of Lesotho Library 8/84- 3/88 Fieldwork in Lesotho 10/83- 8/84 Fieldwork in Uganda ACADEMIC HONORS: 2001/02 Recipient of the Cal. State San MarcosТ Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Grants for the project: УReconsideration of the British Colonization of East Africa, 1950s-1900.Ф 1999/00 Recipient of the Cal. State San MarcosТ University Professional Development Grants for the project: УThe African Role in the Failure of South African Colonialism, 1902-1966: The Case of Lesotho.Ф 1997/98 Recipient of Cal. State San MarcosТ Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Grants for the project: У Challenge to Imperialism in Lesotho, 1919-1966: An Appraisal of Lekhotla la Bafo.Ф 1995-1996 Teaching Fellow at UCLA 1994-1995 Teaching Fellow at UCLA 1994 Recipient of UCLA Institutional Funds to do Dissertation Research in Great Britain and Lesotho 1992- 1993 Teaching Assistant at UCLA 1987 Winner of the National University of Lesotho History Award 1984- 1987 Merit Student, National University of Lesotho 1984- 1987 Recipient of U.N.H.C.R. Scholarship to Study at the National University of Lesotho PUBLICATIONS: Mekenye, R.O., УMy Friend Across The Fence,Ф and УMother,Ф in Ufahamu, Journal of the African Activist Association, 3 (Fall,1989), pp. 123-24. -----------,Review of: A History of the African Societies to 1870. By Elizabeth Isichei. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Pp.578). In The Historian, V.61, No. 4 91999),pp.894-895. ----------,Review of: Epidemics and History: Disease, Power and Imperialism. By Sheldo Watts. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1997. Pp.400). In The Historian, V.61, No.4 (1999), pp. 970-971. 3 ---------,Review of: The Rank-and-File: Social Implications of Colonial Military Service in the KingТs African Rifles, 1902-1964. By Timothy H. Parsons. (Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1999. Pp. 302. Forth- coming in The Historian. ------------, УRe-Examination of the Lekhotla la BafoТs Challenge to Imperialism in Lesotho, 1919-1966.Ф Forthcoming in the International Journal of African Historical Studies. ------------УThe African Role in the Failure of South African Colonialism, 1902-1910: The Case of Lesotho.Ф Accepted for Publication in UFAHAMU. LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS: Mekenye, R.O, УThe African Struggle Against South African Periphery Imperialism, 1902-1966: The Case of Lesotho.Ф Presented at UCLA in Professor W. WorgerТs Graduate seminar class, October,1995. -------------- УSociety and Women: Emancipation in Africa.Ф A Lecture Delivered at San Diego Educational Growth Opportunities, San Diego, on August 27, 1997. -------------,УAfrican Nations in Peril: What U.S. Role?Ф A Lecture Delivered at San Diego Educational Growth Opportunities, San Diego, on March 4, 1998. -------------, УAfrican Nations in Peril: What U.S. Role?Ф A Lecture Delivered at Continuing Education Center at Rancho Bernardo, and the North County Chapter of World Affairs Council of San Diego, March11, 1998. --------------,УThe Future of Africa.Ф A Key-note Lecture Delivered at Metropolitan State University, Minnesota, in Commemoration of African Liberation Day, on May 29, 1998. -------------,УChallenge to Imperialism in Lesotho, 1919-1966: An Appraisal of Lekhotla la Bafo.Ф A Paper Presented at the American Historical Association Pacific Coast Board, San Diego, on August 8, 1998. ------------, УAfrica: Prospects for the Future.Ф A Lecture Delivered at the Continuing Education Center at Rancho Bernardo, and the North County Chapter of World Affairs Council of San Diego, March 15, 2000 -----------, УThe African Role in the Failure of South African Colonialism, 1902-10: The Case of Lesotho.Ф An Online Presentation at the April 14-15, 2000 Southeast Regional Seminar in African Studies (SERSAS) at Western Carolina University, North Carolina. 4 ------------, УAfrica: Prospects for the Future.Ф A Lecture Delivered to the Great Decisions at Chateau Lake San Marcos on May 25, 2000. -----------, УThe African Role in the Failure of South African Colonialism, 1902-1910: The Case of Lesotho.Ф Presented at the November 16-19, 2000 African Studies Association in Nashville, Tennessee. ---------, УConflict Resolution in Africa.Ф A Lecture delivered to the Great Decisions at Chateau Lake San Marcos on May 24, 2001. ------------У Democratic Nigeria and USA Role.Ф A Lecture Delivered to the Great Decisions at Chateau Lake San Marcos, March 25, 2003. 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