Dominica Dipio Explained

Dominic Dipio
Birth Place:Adjumani, Uganda
Occupation:Author, filmmaker, professor
Alma Mater:Makerere University
Years Active:1991-present

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]

Background and education

Dipio 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. She concurrently lectured on introduction to film criticism and African cinema at the same university as she underwent her studies.[7] In 2010, she was named a Presidential Fellow of the Rutgers University-based African Studies Association.[8]

Career

In 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. 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.[9]

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.

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).[10] [11]

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.[12] She was simultaneously a member of the Uganda Episcopal Conference Social Communications Commission.[13]

Selected publications

Films and documentaries

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prof. Dominica Dipio . llc.mak.ac.ug . School of Languages, Literature and Communication, CHUSS . 2 July 2020 . en.
  2. News: No higher honour for Prof Dominic Dipio. Daily Monitor. 25 November 2019. Emilly Comfort. Maractho.
  3. Book: Who's Who in Research: Media Studies . 2013 . Intellect Books . 978-1-78320-160-0 . https://books.google.com/books?id=aberDwAAQBAJ&q=makerere%20university%20dipio&pg=PT75 . 7 July 2020 . en . Dominica Dipio.
  4. Web site: Home page . Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church . 2 July 2020 . en-gb.
  5. Web site: Resignations and Appointments. 2020-07-01. press.vatican.va.
  6. Web site: Ugandan Nun Appointed Consultor of Pontifical Council for Culture Feels "humbled, honored" . News . Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church . 2 July 2020 . en-gb . 10 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Neliba. 22 November 2019. UGANDA: Pope Francis Appoints Sr Dominica Dipio to the Pontifical Council for Culture. 2020-07-06. Cisa News Africa. en-GB.
  8. Web site: ASA Presidential Fellows Program: 2010 Presidential Fellows . African Studies Association . 2 July 2020.
  9. News: Kyambogo introduces curriculum on cultural heritage. 2020-07-01. Lawrence. Mulondo. 23 September 2019. New Vision.
  10. Web site: Signis. 2020-07-08. www.signis.net. en.
  11. Web site: Ecumenical Jury selected to award film prizes at Berlinale 2019. 2020-07-08. www.ecumenicalnews.com. en.
  12. News: Vatican: Pope: Review of 2011 Activities. Catholic News World. 2020-07-07. en.
  13. Web site: Rev. Sr. Dominic Dipio Appointed Consultant of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. News. 2020-07-01. Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Science.
  14. New Book Looks into the Relationship between Folklore and Transmission of Wisdom in Uganda. artmatters.info. Bamuturaki. Musinguzi. December 10, 2011.
  15. Reviews of East African Literature:
    • Web site: East African Progress. Hassan. Higenyi. November 2011. IGEHE.
    • Waliaula. Ken Walibora. Summer 2012. 10.2979/reseafrilite.43.2.188. 2. Research in African Literatures. 10.2979/reseafrilite.43.2.188. 188–189. none. 43.
    • Review. Mikhail D.. Gromov. Swahili Forum. 19. 2012. i–viii.
  16. Reviews of Gender Terrains in African Cinema:
    • Summer 2016. YOUNISA. 36. Shelf life.
    • Dube. Bevelyn. September 2016. 10.1386/jams.8.3.423_5. 3. Journal of African Media Studies. 423–424. Intellect. none. 8.
    • Ennin. Theresah P.. March 2017. 1. African Studies Quarterly. 113–114. Review. 17.
  17. Book: Catalogue record for "Discourse and identities" . Worldcat . 1156429607.
  18. News: The EastAfrican. Documentary explores custom of rainmaking in Uganda. 6 August 2016. Bamuturaki. Musinguzi.
  19. Web site: 2010-01-27. Oral Folklore lights up 3rd Mak-NUFU Project seminar. 2020-07-14. Makerere University News Portal. en.
  20. News: Daily Monitor. 2009's movie hits and misses. 26 December 2009.
  21. Master's thesis. Magara. Evelyn Cindy. 2014. Symbolism in Ugandan films. Makerere University. Kampala, Uganda. 10570/3900.
  22. Web site: Crafting the Bamasaba: a Mak-NUFU film premiere. News & Announcements for Makerere Community. 15 December 2009. Makerere University. 2020-07-04.
  23. News: Makerere's literature dept finds a jewel. New Vision. 7 August 2007.

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