Kalemba. K.

Kizito

Department of Communication
University of Memphis
212 Art and Communication Building
3715 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN 38152
kkkizito@memphis.edu
510-689-4846

Education
Ph.D. University of Memphis, 2019 (Expected)
Communication (Critical Media and Cultural Studies)

M.A. Cal State University East Bay, June 2015

Thesis: The Tea Party: A Rhetorical Analysis

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Grant Kien

B.A. Law (LLB) Makerere University, January 1999

Dissertation: Electoral Process and the Law in Uganda

Research Interests
The primary focus of my research and scholarly work is exploring the role of emergent
technologies as a cultural force. How, and the ways technologies of the digital era are
mediating both local and global social and political relationships. Currently I am looking at
how Surveillance and its extensive apparatuses function to propagate and monitor differences
in society. Through my research, I hope to understand the various cultural dimensions of
mediating difference and the role different technologies play in this regard.

Academic Appointments

Graduate Instructor and Teaching Assistant, University of Memphis

2013-Current

Graduate Instructor and Teaching Assistant, Cal State University East

Bay. 2011- 2014

Adjunct Faculty Cal State East Bay 2015

Adjunct Faculty Ohlone College 2015

Publications
Kizito Kalemba. Surveillance and Authoritarianism: The West and the Rest, a Case Study of
the Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill. Surveillance & Society. Forthcoming 2017

Conference Presentations
Kalemba, K. Kizito (2016, March). Cyber Deities: Disembodied Connectivity in the Spiritual
Realm of Twitter
. Paper presented at the Doing the Body in the 21st Century Conference. University of
Pittsburgh.

Kalemba, K. Kizito. (2016, September). Chemical Life: Lessons on Health and Responsibility
from the Flint, Michigan Water Crisis
" Paper presented at the Tennessee Communication Association Conference.

Courses Taught
University of Memphis
Intercultural Communication 4375 (Fall 2016)
Oral Communication 2381(Fall 2015- Present)

Cal State University East Bay 2011-2015

Public Speaking Communication 1000

Ohlone College
Public Speaking Communication 111(2015)
Interpersonal Communication 113 (2015)

Professional Service

Faculty Advisor African Students Association Cal State East Bay 2013-2015
Communication Lab Instructor (Ohlone College 2015)

Departmental Service
2016 Graduate Student Association, Department
Representative
Moderator National Conference on Undergraduate Research
2017

Honors Nominations and Awards

Nomination for University of Memphis Student Government Faculty Teaching Awards
Won a Teaching Recognition Certificate from University of Memphis Student Government
Association

Professional Memberships
National Communication Association - Member since 2016