Prof. Albert Rutere Profile

   Name of Staff: Albert Mugambi Rutere

   Designation/Rank: Professor of Literature

   School:  Humanities and Development Studies

   Department: Department of Literary and Communication Studies 

   Email: arutere@laikipia.ac.ke

     

Educational Background/Qualification:

  • PhD (African Literature & Gender Studies), Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (2009)
  • Masters in. (Applied Linguistics), University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (1990)
  • Bachelors in Education (Arts in English and Literature), Kenyatta University, Kenya (1986)

Brief Auto-biography of the Faculty/Staff

Dr. Albert Mugambi Rutere is a Professor of Literature at Laikipia University, Kenya. He is PhD graduate of Morgan State University (USA), a Masters holder from University of Edinburgh (UK) and attained undergraduate degree from Kenyatta University (Kenya). He has over 35 years teaching and research experience at the university level in Kenya, UK, USA and Nigeria. He has taught, examined and supervised both undergraduate postgraduate students. He has authored and coauthored over 70 papers in referred journals, authored 1 textbook, coedited 2 textbooks in addition to reviewing several papers and book chapters for publication. He has been an engaging member of Senate in Laikipia University and The Catholic University of East Africa. He has also been a member of Deans’ Committee and University Management Board at Laikipia University. He has chaired several ad hoc Senate and University Management Board Committees at Laikipia University. Even further, he has been a Director of Board of Undergraduate Studies, Teaching Practice and Field Attachment at Laikipia University and Director of Laikipia University Nakuru Campus. The year 2022, he was the Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration, Finance and Planning) at Laikipia University. The year 2023 he was on Sabbatical at Meru University of Science and Technology. Currently, he is the Senate Representative of School of Humanities and Development Studies and the External Examiner of Literature Courses at Kenyatta University as well Literature, English and Linguistics courses at Meru University of Science and Technology.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  1. African Literature and Gender Studies
  2. Oral Literature, especially the retention of proverbial wisdom in African proverbs
  3. Issues in Education System in Kenya and beyond
  4. Current and topical issues in Health and Environment

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS IN BOOK(S) SINCE LAST PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LITERTURE IN 2018

  1. Mwangi Muhia. Philip, Albert Mugambi Rutere, & Stephen Muthoka Mutie. Ideology and Disabling of Patriarchy in Emecheta’s Joys of Motherhood and Second-Class Citizen. Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities (JSSEH). 1.1: (2024):  37-45.  ISSN 2791-190X. Print
  2. Ongere, Firdous Nwanyidinma.and Albert Mugambi Rutere. Socio-Cultural Dynamics and Women Identity in Post-Colonial Kenya: An Interrogation of Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye’s Coming to Birth and the Present Moment. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 7.1(2024): 445-456. Print ISSN 2707-4277/OnlineISSN:2707-4285. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/2707-4285
  3. Rutere Albert Mugambi and Stephen Mutie. The Allegory of Colonisation:(Re) Theorizing Dehumanization in Achebe’s "Things Fall Apart" LIFT: The Journal of Literature and Performing Arts No. 3 (2024): 25-40. https://journals.mu.ac.ke/index.php/lift /issue/view/21
  4. Mutie Stephen and Albert Mugambi Rutere. Narrating Feminine Rebellion, Dynamism and Resilience in Meja Mwangi’s "The Last Plague LIFT: The Journal of Literature and Performing Arts No 3 (2024): 85-100.       
  5. Mutie Stephen & Albert Rutere. (Un)even Cultural Productions: (Re)theorising Silences in the Kenyan Political Life writing. English Studies in Latin America, A Journal of Cultural and Literary Criticism, No. 25 (July 2023). ISSN: 0719-9139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7764/ESLA.67603  
  6. Karumba, Njeri Julia, Albert Mugambi Rutere and Nicholas Kamau Goro. Subverting Religious Hegemony: A Psycho-Feminist Examination of Nurrudin Farah’s Hiding in Plain. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 6.2: (2023).  148-157. Print ISSN 2707-4277/Online ISSN:  2707-4285. DOI:https://dol.org/10.3728/2707-4285.
  7. Gitu, Mukami Pamela, Vicky Khasandi and Albert Rutere.  Discursive Strategies Contributing to Stigma towards Involuntary Childless Women in Gikuyu Community. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 6.1 (2023): 363-377. Print ISSN 2707-4277/Online ISSN: 2707-4285. DOI:https://dol.org/10.3728/eajass.61.1260.
  8. Gitu, P M, Rutere. A & Khasandi, V.  Non- Verbal Language Contributing to Stigma towards Involuntary Childless Women in the Gikuyu Community, Kenya. European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences 1(4) (2023): 702-711. ISSSN 2786-7447. DOI: 10.59324/ejtas.2023.1(4).64.
  9. Murage, Nderitu, Joseph, Albert Mugambi Rutere and Nicholas Kamau Goro.  Exercise of Innocuous Power by Female Characters in Selected African Prose Fiction. Mwanga wa Lugha: Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi Vol 7.2 (2022): 223-233 ISSN 2412-6993
  10. Wang’ondu, Benson Kabui, Albert Mugambi Rutere and Nicholas Kamau Goro. “Us” versus “Them” Discourse in John Updike’s Novel, ‘Terrorist’. Mwanga wa Lugha: Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi Vol.  7.2 (2022): 29-36 ISSN  2412-6993
  11. Nderitu M J and Rutere, A.M. Ng’ang’a Mbugua’s Different Colours: A Metaphor of Environmental Activism and Deconstruction of Patriarchy. Mwanga wa Lugha: Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi Vol. 7.1 (2022):  29-36 ISSN 2412-6993
  12. Mutie, S., and Rutere, A.M. Albinism as a Literary Trope in Goro Kamau’s Ghosts and Fortune Hunters. Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities (JSSEH, y2022) 1(1) (2022). 61-68. ISSN 2791-190X
  13. Onkoba, S. O., Rutere, A. M., and Kamau, N. G. Confluence of Kinship and Divinity in Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not to Blame and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus. East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences 3.2  (2022):102-109.Doi: https://doi.org/10.46606/eajess2022v03i02.0164.
  14. - - -, Kamau, N. G., and Rutere, A. M. Greek and African Notions of Spirituality and Gender in Euripides’ The Bacchae and Wole Soyinka’s The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite. Research Journal of English Language and Literature 9.3 (2021): (145-154. Doi: 10.33329/rjelal.9.3.145
  15. Rutere, Albert Mugambi, Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha and Gatambuki Moses Githigi. (2021). Spotlighting Postgraduate Studies in Kenyan Universities: Strengths, Weaknesses and the Way Forward. In Ed. Motsaathebe, Gilbert. Education in Africa Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges. New York: Nova Science Publishers. 47-62. LCCN  2020054875 (print) LCCN 2020054876 (ebook) | ISBN 9781536190434 (hardcover) I SBN 9781536190717 (adobe pdf)
  16. Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha and Rutere. Albert Mugambi. (2021). University Education in Kenya: Gender and Social Protection Challenges and the Way Forward. In Ed. Motsaathebe, Gilbert Education in Africa Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges. New York: Nova Science Publishers: 179-192. LCCN 2020054875 (print) | LCCN 2020054876 (ebook) | ISBN 9781536190434 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781536190717 (adobe pdf)
  17. Kirigia, Joses Muthuri 1*, Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi Muthuri2, Albert Mugambi Rutere3, Eliud Kiruji Kirigia3. COVID-19 in Africa: the poverty, governance and corruption challenges for prevention and control. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 19, Issue 12 Ser.13 (December. 2020), PP 53-63 www.iosrjournals.org
  18. Kirigia, Joses Muthuri 1*, Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi Muthuri 1, Albert Mugambi Rutere & Eliud Kiruji Kirigia 2. International Health Regulations gaps in Africa: A major challenge for the war against COVID-19? OSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 19, Issue 8 Ser.15 (August. 2020): 42-46 www.iosrjournals.org. Print.
  19. Rutere, Albert Mugambi, Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi Muthuri, Eliud Kiruji Kirigia, Joses Muthuri Kirigia. “Gaps in coverage of water and sanitation in Africa: challenges for practicing safe hand hygiene to combat spread of COVID-19” In IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) e-ISSN:  2319-2402, p- ISSN: 2319-2399.Volume 14, Issue 6Ser. IV (June 2020): 22-25 www.iosrjournals.org. Print.
  20. Kirigia, Eliud Kiruji, Albert Mugambi Rutere, Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi Muthuri Joses Muthuri Kirigia. “Universal health coverage gaps in Africa: A challenge for COVID-19 management” In IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 19, Issue 5 Ser.9 (May. 2020): 42-44 www.iosrjournals.org. Print.
  21. Namayi, Christine, Rutere, Albert Mugambi, Chemwei, Bernard. “Dramaturgies of Female Representation: A Study of Selected Kenyan Dramas” In African Journal of Education and Social Science. 5 (Feb. 2020): 34-56. ISSN: 2451-0770. Print.
  22.  - - -, Rutere Albert, Mugambi and Chemwei, Bernard. “Representation(S) of Women in Kenyan Drama: A Study of Selected Kenyan Dramas” In International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities 7.10 (Oct. 2019), 30. Online ISSN: 2582-3574. Print ISSN: 2582-4406. Print.
  23. Rutere, Albert Mugambi. “Feminism Ideology and Institution of Patriarchy in African Novel: Analysis of Selected Works of Women Writers and Gynandrists” Mwanga wa Lugha: Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi 4.1. (Sept. 2019): 61-70. Moi University Press. Print. ISSN 2412-6991. Print.
  24. Murage, Joseph Nderitu, Rutere. Albert Mugambi and Goro, Nichols Kamau. “Construction of Referent Social Power in Mariama Ba’s Scarlet Song” In Coretrain Journal of Languages, Humanities, Social Science and Education. 2.1 (April 2019):124-143. ISSN 2363-2470. Print.
  25. Rutere, Albert Mugambi. “Women Uphill Victory in Men’s Downward Revolution Against French Colonialism in Sembene Ousmane’s God’s Bits of Wood” Coretrain Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities 1.1 (Dec, 2018):111-123. Kenya, Print. ISSN 2363-2470. Print.
  26. Mugo, Jane Wanjiru, Rutere, Albert Mugambi and Khasandi-Telewa, Vicky. “Retention of Proverbial Wisdom and Gender Relations in Selected Novels of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o” Coretrain Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities 1.1 (Dec, 2018):151-167. Print. ISSN 2363-2470. Print.
  27. Ngugi, Beth Njeri, Rutere, Albert Mugambi and Yieke, Felicia. “Constraint-Based Code-switching During ESL Lessons in a Multilingual Classroom and their Implications to Second Language Development “Coretrain Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities 1.1 (Dec, 2018):424-423. Print. ISSN 2363-2470. Print.

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

  1. Egerton University 11th International Conference held on 24th -26th November, 2020 at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya
  2. CORETRAIN conference in Laikipia University, Kenya on 16th-17th September, 2017 at Laikipia University Nakuru Campus, Nakuru, Kenya
  3. Egerton University 11th International Conference held on 29th -31st March, 2017 at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya
  4. “The 3rdChuka University International Research Conference held 26th -28th October, 2016 at Chuka University, Chuka, Kenya
  5. The 3rd Laikipia University International Conference on 24th –27th May, 2016
  6. The conference held at Kisii University, Eldoret Campus, Eldoret, Kenya on 24th-27th June, 2015
  7. The 1stChuka University International Research Conference held on 29th –31st October, 2014 at Chuka University, Chuka, Kenya
  8. The 1st National Conference of Faculty of Education and Community Studies of Egerton University in Kenya on 9th - 10th October, 2014
  9. Laikipia University 2nd International Conference- 20th- 23rd May, 2014 in Laikipia University, Nyahururu, Kenya
  10. The conference on The Politics of Social Protection in Kenya Fifty Years after Political Independence-Held in IFRA Office in Nairobi, Kenya in 2014
  11. The Second Annual Conference at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya in June, 2013
  12. The First Annual Conference at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya in June, 2012
  13. The2nd International Gender Symposium at Main Campus, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya on January 25-27, 2012
  14. The Third International Conference on Research and Development at Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana on November 24-25, 2010.
  15. “The International Research and Development Institute at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria on 6th -7th October, 2010
  16. The World Congress on Research and Development at the Ebitimi Banigo Auditorium, University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria on February 10- 11, 2010
  17. The International Gender Symposium at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya on January 20-23,2010
  18. The International Conference on Research and Development at Salle Audio Visuelle Universite Nationale du Benin, Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Republic of Benin on November, 24 –27, 2009

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ATTENDED

  1. Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Training and Workshop in Nakuru, Kenya, 2022
  2. Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) Workshop in Bujumbura, Burundi, 2022
  3. Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Training and Workshop in Mombasa, Kenya, 2022
  4. Kenya School of Government (KSG) Training and Workshop in Embu, Kenya, 2022
  5. Kenya Association of Fundraising Professionals (KAFP) Training and Workshop in Mombasa, Kenya, 2022

CONSULTANCIES

Designing curriculum for Master and PhD programmes in Literature and Linguistics for Meru University of Science and Technology.

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