“Looking at all the background behind the story”: Interview with Doseline Kiguru

Abstract

Born in Kenya, Doseline Kiguru is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Rhodes University, South Africa. Her research focuses on literary prizes and the production of African literary and cultural value. As a scholar, writer and editor she has witnessed and been part of the emergence of new literary initiatives, which changed the landscape of contemporary writing in East Africa. This interview was conducted in Nairobi where she was a Humanities Research Fellow at the British Institute of Eastern Africa from 2017 to 2019.