Busara
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Nexus |
| History | 1967–1975 |
| Publisher | East African Publishing House (Kenya) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Busara |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0007-6376 |
| OCLC no. | 473726353 |
Busara was a literary journal published quarterly by the East African Publishing House,[1] and later biannually, by the English Department at the University of Nairobi. It was first published under that name in 1969,[2] and became one of the most influential literary journals of its time in Kenya. Jared Angira became its editor in chief in 1969.[3]
Originally the journal was founded as Nexus, and four issues appeared in 1967 and 1968, but it was renamed in 1969: "Busara" means "wisdom" in Kiswahili. Awori wa Kataka and Richard Gacheche were its first editors under that name; the choice for a Kiswahili name was influenced by other publications doing the same thing at a time when there was broad discussion in newly-independent Kenya about a national language.[1]
Notable contributors and editorial staff included Taban lo Liyong, Grace Ogot, Adrian Roscoe, Angus Calder, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Jared Angira, and Chris Wanjala.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mwangi, Douglas M. (2015). Publishing outposts on the Kenyan literary landscape: a critique of Busara, Mũtiiri and Kwani? (Thesis). University of Nairobi. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Mwangi, Macharia (2021-05-04). "Nexus/Busara and the rise of modern Kenyan literature". Social Dynamics. 47 (2): 228–242. doi:10.1080/02533952.2021.1958316. ISSN 0253-3952.
- ^ Knight, Elisabeth (1986). "Kenya". In Gérard, Albert S. (ed.). European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa. John Benjamins. pp. 887–921. ISBN 978-963-05-3834-3.