Anna Adima
{{Short description|Ugandan-German writer and researcher}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Anna Adima
| education = *PhD in East African history
- Master of Arts
| occupation = Writer, researcher and historian
| known_for = research in history of women’s writing after independence in Uganda and Kenya.
| boards = *Goethe-Zentrum, Kampala
}}
Anna Adima is a Ugandan-German historian, researcher, and writer.{{Cite web |title=Anna Adima |url=https://correspondentsoftheworld.com/author/anna-adima |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=correspondentsoftheworld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-04 |title=Anna Adima |url=https://newlinesmag.com/writers/anna-adima-2/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=New Lines Magazine |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kampala Calling: The African and Diaspora Artists Flocking to Uganda |url=https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/kampala-calling-the-african-and-diaspora-artists-flocking-to-uganda/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Contemporary And |language=de}} Adima is the director of Goethe-Zentrum in Kampala.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Anna Adima {{!}} D+C - Development + Cooperation |url=https://www.dandc.eu/en/contributors/anna-adima |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.dandc.eu |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=Careers: From studying MA African Studies to showcasing art and culture in Uganda {{!}} SOAS |url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/blogs/careers-studying-ma-african-studies-showcasing-art-and-culture-uganda |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.soas.ac.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Team {{!}} Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960s |url=https://globaleastafrica.org/about/team |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=globaleastafrica.org}}
Education
Adima holds a PhD in East African history and literature from the University of York, where she researched about women’s history, heritage preservation, and issues surrounding race and feminism.
Admina also holds a Masters of Arts in African studies from The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) university of London. Adima holds a Bachelor of Arts in International studies from Leiden University.{{Cite web |title=About {Anna Adima |url=https://www.annaadima.com/about |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=My Site |language=en}}
Adima attended an Erasmus exchange semester program at Universite Toulouse - Jaures.
Career
Adima is a free lance writer, she specialises in researching the intersections of academic and public history. Her published works tell stories of pre-colonial East African societies.{{Cite web |last=Hurlburt |first=Heather |date=2025-04-04 |title=Shock and Tariff |url=https://interruptrr.substack.com/p/shock-and-tariff?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Interruptrr}}{{Cite book |last=Charles |first=OnyanΑo-Obbo |url=https://zarinapatel.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pioneers-Rebels-and-a-few-Villains-Journalism-in-Eastern-Africa.pdf |title=Pioneers, Rebels, and a few Villains |publisher=KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG |isbn=978-0-620-93216-5 |pages=101}}{{Cite web |title=Govt to help the poor access justice |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1342020/govt-help-poor-access-justice |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=New Vision}}
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Category:Leiden University alumni
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