An autobiographical account of education, identity, and belonging across two countries. Born in Rwanda in 1946 under Belgian colonial rule, Casmir M. Rubagumya recounts his early schooling in Rwanda, his years as a refugee in Tanzania, and his naturalisation as a Tanzanian citizen in 1980 while pursuing undergraduate studies at the University of Dar es Salaam. The memoir reflects on the contradictions of colonial and postcolonial education, drawing on the author’s long career in Tanzania’s education sector, and explores the complexities of holding a dual identity as a Tanzanian citizen of Rwandan origin. Rubagumya, a professor of linguistics and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at St. John’s University of Tanzania, offers both personal reflection and informed commentary on the region’s educational history.
A Son of Two Countries
Author(s): colonial education, East Africa, education history, identity, memoir, refugee experience, Rwanda, Tanzania
Sh 20,000
Born in Rwanda under Belgian colonial rule in 1946, Casmir Rubagumya lived as a refugee in Tanzania before being naturalised as a Tanzanian citizen in 1980. A memoir of two homelands, the contradictions of colonial and postcolonial education, and a dual identity, by a professor of linguistics and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at St. John’s University of Tanzania.
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