Dominica or Dominic Dipio (professionally referred to as Professor Sister Dominic Dipio) is a Ugandan religious sister, a filmmaker, author and a professor of Literature and Film at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.[1][2][3] As a sister, she belongs to the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church, MSMMC, a Ugandan-founded religious congregation in Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira in Northern Uganda.[4] In November 2019 she was appointed Consultor of the Pontifical Council for Culture by Pope Francis.[5][6]
Dominic Dipio | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adjumani, Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University |
| Occupation(s) | Author, filmmaker, professor |
| Years active | 1991-present |
Background and education
editDipio 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 attended Makerere University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in education and then a master's degree in literature. 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
editIn 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 at others after that.[7]
In February 2019, Dipio was one of the jury members at the Ecumenical Film Awards at the Berlinale Film Festival in Germany. The annual Ecumenical film award which was in its 27th year was organised by the International Interchurch Film Organization (Interfilm) and the World Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS).[11][12][13]
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.[14] She was simultaneously a member of the Uganda Episcopal Conference Social Communications Commission.[15]
Selected publications
edit- Dipio, Dominica; Johannessen, Lene; Sillars, Stuart, eds. (2008). Performing Community: Essays on Ugandan Oral Culture. Oslo: Novus Press. ISBN 9788270994991.[16]
- 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.[17]
- Dipio, Dominica (2014). Gender Terrains in African Cinema. Pretoria: UNISA Press. ISBN 9781868887354.[18]
- Nabutanyi, Edgar Fred; Kahyana, Danson; Dipio, Dominica, eds. (2019). Discourse and identities : writing and contemporary eastern African peripheral subjectivities. Kampala: Fountain. ISBN 9789970195268.[19]
Films and documentaries
editReferences
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "Signis". www.signis.net. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ Martène, Edmond (1987), "De Silentio & Signis", Monastic Sign Languages, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter Mouton, pp. 421–428, doi:10.1515/9783110865028.421, ISBN 978-3-11-086502-8
- ^ "Ecumenical Jury selected to award film prizes at Berlinale 2019". www.ecumenicalnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "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.
{{cite journal}}: 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. 8 (3). Intellect: 423–424. doi:10.1386/jams.8.3.423_5.
{{cite journal}}: 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. OCLC 1156429607.
- ^ Musinguzi, Bamuturaki (6 August 2016). "Documentary explores custom of rainmaking in Uganda". The EastAfrican.
- ^ "Oral Folklore lights up 3rd Mak-NUFU Project seminar". Makerere University News Portal. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "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.