Christine Obbo
Ugandan socio-cultural anthropologist
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Christine Obbo (born in 1947) is an Ugandan socio-cultural anthropologist. She attended school at Makerere University in Uganda, earning her BA and MA there and went on to receive a doctorate at the University of Wisconsin, with a scholarship from Rockefeller Foundation.[1] She was then a professor at Wheaton College and then Wayne State University,[1][2] later becoming involved in activities with HIV/AIDS,[2] gender, and policy issues.
Christine Obbo | |
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| Born | 1947 (age 78–79) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | socio-cultural anthropologist |
| Known for | politics |
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Career
As an anthropologist, Obbo focuses on Ugandan ethnography.[1] She is the author of the book African Women.[3] Later, she focuses on investigating both social and cultural impacts of African HIV/AIDS crisis as she is interested in examining the links between economic system and sex-gender dynamic in Uganda and how it could slow the spread of HIV in Uganda socially.[4] Many of her work can be dated back to 1980s and Obbo is still active in early 2000.[5] She had contributed her expertise in many areas, including but not limited to participating in various UN-sponsored conferences to highlight the social issues of HIV/AIDS in Uganda to the international community, as well as writing for CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa) publication.[1]
Personal life
In 1975 Obbo married anthropologist Aidan Southall. He died in 2009 at their home in France.
Publications
- Obbo, Christine (2022). Freedom of One's Feet: A Passion for Journeying. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-6632-3843-6.
- Obbo, Christine (2020). Personal Educational Strivings and Accommodations in pre and Colonial Uganda. Trenton: Africa World Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-672-4.
- Obbo, Christine (2019). The Inexorable Weeping. Christine Obbo. ISBN 979-8-2151-7632-0.
- Obbo, Christine (1981). African Women: Their Struggle for Economic Independence. London: Zed Press. ISBN 978-0-905762-48-7.[6][7][8]
