# Jendele Hungbo

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 serves as 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 include broadcast media, new (interactive) media, social media, as well as postcolonial identities and representations in African media.

## Education and career

Hungbo obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language at Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University). In 2002, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts at the University of Ibadan. He attended the University of the Witwatersrand, where he received a Master of Arts degree in African Literature in 2008 and a PhD in Media Studies from the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) in 2012.
Before 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. His scholarship incorporates his experience as a broadcast journalist and television content producer.
In November 2024, Hungbo delivered an inaugural lecture entitled, "Metaphors of the Self: New Epistemological Landscapes in African Media." The lecture summarized his research into interactive media and the performance of identities in Nigeria and South Africa.
Hungbo is a member of professional organizations, including the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria; the Journalists Safety Research Network; the South African Communication Association; the African Studies Association; and the International Society for Third-Sector Research. He is also an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.
In addition to his academic work, Hungbo participates in cultural rights and community development initiatives. He is the convener of the Ogu General Assembly, a socio-cultural organization representing the interests of the Ogu people in Nigeria and across the globe.

## Selected publications

* Hungbo, Jendele (2009). "West Africa — A Personal Overview". The Journal of Commonwealth Literature. 44 (4): 239–243. doi:10.1177/0021989409350300. ISSN 0021-9894.
* Hungbo, Jendele (1 January 2011). "Othering Identities and the Conflicts of Migration in Jameela Siddiqi's The Feast of the Nine Virgins". Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies. 5 (1): 133–149. doi:10.57132/jiss.95. ISSN 2753-328X.
* Hungbo, Jendele (2 December 2011). "Talking to the Polls: Power, Time and the Politics of Representation in Two South African Radio Talk Shows". African Studies. 70 (3): 437–454. doi:10.1080/00020184.2011.628802. ISSN 0002-0184.
* Hungbo, Jendele (2014), "'Beasts of No Nation'. Resistance & Civic Activism in Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Music", Civic Agency in Africa, Boydell and Brewer, pp. 167–182, doi:10.1515/9781782042334-012, ISBN 978-1-78204-233-4, retrieved 8 January 2025
* Hungbo, Jendele (2014). "Migrating Nollywood: Melting Borders in Tunde Kelani's Abeni". In Ogunleye, Foluke (ed.). African Film: Looking Back and Looking Forward. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 171–182. ISBN 978-1-4438-5749-9.
* Hungbo, Jendele (1 October 2016). "Masculinization of participation and the absence of female voices on phone-in radio shows in Ogun State Nigeria". Gender and Behaviour. 14 (2): 7329–7335. doi:10.10520/EJC-59fa5f20a (inactive 10 January 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2025 (link)
* Hungbo, Jendele (1 March 2017). "Silences and the mediation of identities in South African radio talk shows". Journal of African Media Studies. 9 (1): 49–60. doi:10.1386/jams.9.1.49_1. ISSN 2040-199X.
* Andre, Naomi; Covington-Ward, Yolanda; Hungbo, Jendele (2021). African Performance Arts and Political Acts. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. doi:10.3998/mpub.10176359. ISBN 978-0-472-07482-2.
* Hungbo, Jendele (2021). "Twitter, Youth Agency, and New Narratives of Power in #RhodesMustFall". In Ugor, Paul (ed.). Youth and Popular Culture in Africa: Media, Music, and Politics. Rochester, NY. pp. 235–254. ISBN 978-1-64825-024-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Adesoji Ogunsanya, Akintayo; Hungbo, Jendele; Salawu, Abiodun (2024), "'My Language, My Brand': Reflections on Oko Oloyun's Exclusive Yoruba Language for SME Branding", Marketing Communication in African Languages, London: Routledge, pp. 269–280, doi:10.4324/9781003517382-27, ISBN 978-1-003-51738-2, retrieved 8 January 2025