BOOKS: Stella Nyanzi tells of prison life in collection of poems
Stella Nyanzi was released from prison in February 2020 after her sentence was overturned by the High Court on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction and fair hearing. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Ugandan Stella Nyanzi is a renowned medical anthropologist, feminist, queer rights activist, and scholar of sexuality, family planning and public health. She is also a leading authority in African queer studies and rights.
She is a practitioner of “radical rudeness”, a traditional Ugandan strategy for unsettling the powerful through the tactical use of public insult.
