What image of the British justice system in Kenya does The Trial of Dedan Kimathi offer? Discuss the techniques Ngũgĩ and Mũgo use to convey this image.
Week 10: Rebellion, repression, and prosecuting empire
Choose a brief excerpt from the letters used as exhibits in the Kimathi trial. Discuss why the text you selected supports the cause of the prosecution and/or the defense in Dedan Kimathi’s trial.
Week 9: Decolonizing law and international institutions
What do Pedersen and Manela each suggest was significant about the post-World War I years in terms of colonial history? Do you find their arguments convincing?