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Nigerian professor and media scholar
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Jendele Adebayo Hungbo (born in Ayede, Ado-Odo, Ogun State) is a Nigerian university administrator and professor of journalism and comparative media studies at KolaDaisi University, Ibadan where he is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences. He is also a Research Associate with the Department of Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. His research interests cut across broadcast media, new (interactive) media, social media, as well as postcolonial identities and representations in the media in Africa.

Education and career

Hungbo obtained his Bachelor of Arts in English Language at Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University). He then earned a Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts at the University of Ibadan in 2002. He proceeded to University of Witwatersrand where he received his Master of Arts degree in African Literature, and a PhD in Media Studies at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) in 2008 and 2012 respectively.

Prior to joining Koladaisi University, Hungbo taught at North-West University, Mafikeng; and Bowen University. In 2012, Hungbo was a Cadbury Fellow at the Centre for West African Studies, University of Birmingham. He was also a recipient of the Volkswagen Stiftung Doctoral Fellowship from 2009 to 2012. He has shared his research at many local and international fora. His scholarship draws partly from his practice and experience as a broadcast journalist and television content producer having served fifteen years in the industry.

In November 2024, Hungbo delivered an inaugural lecture entitled, "Metaphors of the Self: New Epistemological Landscapes in African Media". The lecture encapsulates his ongoing, extensive research on interactive media and the performance of identities in Nigeria and South Africa.

Jendele Hungbo is a member of various professional organisations, including the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria; Journalists Safety Research Network; South African Communication Association; African Studies Association; International Society for Third-Sector Research. He is also an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.

Beyond academia, Hungbo also champions cultural rights and community development initiatives. He is the convener of the Ogu General Assembly, a socio-cultural organisation representing the interests of the Ogu people in Nigeria and across the globe.

Selected publications

References

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