Dr. Michael Muhumuza

Senior Lecturer - Performing Arts(Drama & Theatre)

Michael Muhumuza, PhD, is a Theatre Arts scholar and practitioner with over 30 years of experience in teaching performing and literary arts at university level. He has developed strong theoretical and practical expertise in theatre through formal academic training, as well as participation in performances, workshops, seminars, conferences, short courses, and mentorship programmes. His work integrates, artistic practice with pedagogy, contributing to the development of literary, and theatre arts education and performance scholarship, and practices in higher education, and community contexts.

Qualifications

PhD in Theatre Studies (Makerere University)

MA in Music Dance and Drama (Makerere University)

BA (A) MDD, Philosophy and Religious Studies (Makerere University)

Diploma in Biblical Studies (World Bible School)

Diploma in Labour Studies and Workers Rights (DLSWR), (Labour College of East Africa

Cert. in Entrepreneurship (UNCTAD)

Cert. in Leadership & Management Dynamics (Vision Quest Africa)

Cert. In Doctoral Supervision (African Doctoral Academy- Stellenbosch University)

Research Interests

Dramaturgy, Theatre Skills Development, Theatre and Climate Action, Theatre and Mindset Change, Theatre and Politics, Labour Productivty,  and African Philosophy.

Publications

Michael Muhumuza,., Lawrence Branco Sekalegga, Eric Lutaaya Jjemba, Pamela Byakwaga Mbabazi,, & Patrick Mangeni. . (2026) . Episodic Dramatics as a Tool for the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Post-Pandemic Public Health Communication in Uganda . East African Journal of Health and Science (EAJHS), [online] Volume 9(1). Nairobi: East African NAture and Science Limited, pp. 453-471. Available at: https://eajhs.eanso.org
Michael Muhumuza . (2026) . Contours of Expression: Unpacking the Dynamics of Artistic Freedom in Uganda . International Journal of Advanced Research, [online] Volume 9(1). Nairobi: East African NAture and Science Organisation, pp. 1-14. Available at: https://ijar.eanso.org
Michael Muhumuza, Eric Lutaaya Jjemba, & Pamela Byakwaga Mbabazi . (2025) . Performing Sustainability: The Power of Theatre in Environmental Communication . African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, [online] Volume 4(2). Nairobi: East African Nature & Science Organization, pp. 349-364. Available at: https:// ajccrs.eanso.org
Michael Muhumuza . (2021) . Linguistic Constructions and the Development of Theatre in Uganda . Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature, [online] Volume 4(1). Dubai: Scholars Middle East Publishers, pp. 1-8. Available at: https://saudijournals.com

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