Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba

Dr Unuajohwofia Henry Obakore
(SENIOR LECTURER)
Department of English and literary studies

I am an oral literature scholar. I am interested in the transformation of stories due to the changing media of transmission. I also analyse stories to show the psychological impact of the vicissitudes of life on the characters, themes and techniques of storytelling.

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Publications

Unuajohwofia, Henry Obakore
Year of Publication 2023
Insecurity and Emancipation in Nigerian Fiction
Published by Dutsin-Ma Journal of English and Literature (DUJEL)
• Akporherhe, F., Udi, P.O., & Unuajohwofia, H.O.
Year of Publication 2023
Areas of Convergence in the Narratives of Chimamanda Adichie and Helon Habila
Published by African Journal of Humanities & Contemporary Education Research https://publications.afropolitanjournals.com/index.php/ajhcer/article/view/334
• Babogha, J.O. & H.O Unuajohwofia
Year of Publication 2022
Harmony to Rupture: Ecological Degradation and Human Plight in Nigerian Fiction
Published by International Journal for the Study of Intercultural Values and Indigenous Eco-ethics (IJIVIE)
• Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Julius, O. B.
Year of Publication 2021
A Step before the Insanity: The Psychology of Extreme Border Situations in African Fictions In Katazyna Nowak-McNeice & Alejandra Maria Aventin Fontana (eds.) Representations and Images of Frontiers and Borders: On the Edge
Published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-7608-7
Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Ilolo, O. E.
Year of Publication 2021
Migration and Existence in African Narratives: A Comparative Perspective. In Olusanjo Daramola et al (eds.) Migration: Identity Construction and Reconstruction
Published by Timade Publications
Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Orhero, M. I.
Year of Publication 2021
Epidemics, Lockdowns, and Hypocrisy: The Case of Simulated Reality
Published by Social Sciences and Humanities Open https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291121000656
Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Julius, O. B
Year of Publication 2021
Missives from Abroad: The Refugee Crisis and Binaries of Contradictions
Published by Tropical Journal of Arts and Humanities (TJAH) http://doi.org/10.47524/tjah/v3il.7
Unuajohwofia, H. O.
Year of Publication 2021
Orality, Cinema, Film and Video. In Akintunde Akinyemi & Toyin Falola (Eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of African Oral Traditions and Folklore
Published by Palgrave Macmillan
Edegbe, K., Ilolo, O. E., Unuajohwofia, H. O.
Year of Publication 2020
Nature and Nurture: The Representation of Youths in Contemporary Nigerian Narratives
Published by Journal of English Teachers Association of Nigeria (JELTAN)
• Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Edegbe, K.
Year of Publication 2019
Iron Mixed with Clay: Benin in Urhobo Folktales
Published by Journal of Edo and Benin Studies. https://docplayer.net/193624564-Iron-mixed-with-clay-benin-in-urhobo-folktales.html
Unuajohwofia, Henry Obakore
Year of Publication 2019
Literature and Radicalisation: Exploring the Movement from Liberalism to Existential Border Situation in Asabe Kabir Usman’s Destinies of Life. In Gbenga Ibileye et al (Eds.), Gender, Folklore and Cultural Dialectics in African Literature
Published by Sevhage
Unuajohwofia, Henry Obakore
Year of Publication 2018
Realism in the Performance of Princess Oyeghe: Binaries of Facts and Fantasy, Realism and Romance. In Sunny Awhefeada et al (Eds.), Scholarship and Commitment: Essays in Honour of G. G. Darah
Published by Malthouse Press Limited https://www.si.edu/object/siris_sil_1112002
Unuajohwofia, Henry Obakore
Year of Publication 2018
Reading the Mind of the Playwright: Personality Fragmentation. In Sam Ukala’s Iredi War. In Martins Tugbokorowei & Chukwuma Anyanwu (Eds.), New Dimensions in African Drama and Theatre: A festschrift in Honour of Prof. Sam Ukala
Published by BWright Integrated Publishers Ltd
Unuajohwofia, Henry Obakore
Year of Publication 2017
Storytelling and the New Media: A Counter-Hegemonic Study of The Lion King
Published by Nigerian Journal of Oral Literatures

Courses Taught

B-ELS224 Literature, Popular Culture and the Mass Media
B-ELS315 African Oral Literature
DOU-LIT113 Literature, Media and Technology
DOU-LIT122 African Female Writers and Content Creators
ELS315 African Oral Literature
ELS423 Studies in Fiction
ELS433 Literature and Travel and Adventure
LIT215 Introduction to African Contemporary Drama.
LIT326 Creative Writing III

Dr Unuajohwofia Henry Obakore
(SENIOR LECTURER)
Department of English and literary studies

Publications

Unuajohwofia, Henry Obakore

• Akporherhe, F., Udi, P.O., & Unuajohwofia, H.O.

• Babogha, J.O. & H.O Unuajohwofia

• Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Julius, O. B.

Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Ilolo, O. E.

Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Orhero, M. I.

Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Julius, O. B

Unuajohwofia, H. O.

Edegbe, K., Ilolo, O. E., Unuajohwofia, H. O.

• Unuajohwofia, H. O. & Edegbe, K.

Unuajohwofia, Henry Obakore

Unuajohwofia, Henry Obakore

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Unuajohwofia, Henry Obakore

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Dr Unuajohwofia Henry Obakore (SENIOR LECTURER)Department of English and literary studies

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Dr Unuajohwofia Henry Obakore
(SENIOR LECTURER)
Department of English and literary studies