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Prof. Dr. Joseph Basil Okong’o
Faculty of Languages & Literatures
Literatures in African Languages
Joseph Basil Okong’o is currently a visiting professor of the Chair of Literature in African Languages at the University of Bayreuth. He is a senior lecturer in African Oral Literature and Performance Cultures at Moi University, Kenya.
Academic Degrees
| 2010 | PhD Anthropology, Moi University |
| 2005 |
MA Literature, Moi University |
| 1990 | B.Ed. Arts, Moi University |
Professional Background
| 2017 – 2020 | Senior Lecturer, African Oral Literature and Performance Cultures at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Moi University, Kenya |
| 2016 – 2017 | Visiting lecturer and research fellow at Maasai Mara University, Kenya |
| 2014 – 2015 | Head of Department of Literature, Theatre and Film, Moi University, Kenya |
Selected Paper Presentations at Conferences
| 2020 | “Reconfiguring the concept of Totems in Africa: Examples from Eastern Africa”: Concept paper presented at the ACC Workshop, Moi University, Kenya, 19th February. |
| 2019 | “Women in Ohangla Performance”: Report on ongoing research at the Literature, Theatre and Film Departmental Seminar, Moi University, Kenya |
| 2014 | “Working through Performance: The Everyday Life of Jua Kali Mechanics in Eldoret”: East African Centre for Research in Performance Cultures Symposium, Nakuru, Kenya |
| 2013 | “Work or Play? The Kenyan Manamba and the Jua Kali Mechanic as Theatricalists” at the Moi University Department of Literature, Theatre and Film Conference 8th – 10th May 2013, Eldoret, Kenya |
| 2009 | “Ohangla Music and the Embodiment of Dynamism in Postcolonial Luo Experience. ” Presentation at the Conference on Eastern African Literary and Intellectual Landscapes: Rethinking Eastern African cultural and Intellectual trans/national legacies through history, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 23rd – 24th October 2009 |
Faculty of Languages & Literatures
Literatures in African Languages
Research Interests:
- Performance Cultures of Eastern Africa
- Women in Contemporary Ohangla Performance
- Co-Researcher with Dr Solomon Waliaula on football cultures in Eastern Africa: the case of Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards in Kenya
Current Research Projects:
Faculty of Languages & Literatures
Literatures in African Languages
Prof. Dr. Joseph Basil Okong’o
Guest Professor
E-mail: Joseph.Okongo@uni-bayreuth.de