Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam

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Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam is a senior lecturer, MA programme coordinator, Deputy Head of School, and chair of the Research Forum at Rhodes University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies. He is a rated researcher by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. Dr Uzuegbunam holds a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Cape Town and multiple degrees in Mass Communication from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria. Dr. Uzuegbunam was an inaugural Carnegie Fellow at the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) and has held similar other fellowships, such as ASA/Carnegie Fellow for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024), as well as Global Fellow at Northwestern University's Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South in Qatar (2024-2025). He has published dozens of peer-reviewed works on topics like digital culture, children and youth, cultural studies, generative AI, and misinformation. He is the author of three books, Children and Young People’s Digital Lifeworlds: Domestication, Mediation and Agency (2024, Springer Nature), Navigating Trauma in African Journalism, Volumes 1 and 2 (2025, Palgrave Macmillan).

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Senior lecturer, Rhodes University

Education

  • 2019 
    University of Cape Town, PhD in Media Studies

Grants and Contracts

  • 2022
    Mellon Foundation Grant
    Role:
    co-principal investigator
    Funding Source:
    Mellon Foundation
  • 2021
    HUMA-Carnegie Grant
    Role:
    Postdoctoral researcher
    Funding Source:
    Carnegie DEAL2 and HUMA

Professional Memberships

  • International Association for Media and Communication Research
  • International Communication Association
  • South African Communication Association
  • Association of Internet Researchers
  • African Studies Association

Contact Chikezie for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision