Career Profile
Born in Ibadan to Chief George and Mrs. Julianna Gbenoba (of blessed memory), indigenes of Agbor in Ika South LGA of Delta State, Dr. Felix E. Gbenoba attended St. Patrick’s Grammar School, Ibadan and Federal School of Arts & Science, Lagos.
He proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he obtained a BA, MA and PhD English degrees in 1983, 1987 and 2006 respectively. He has since worked as a classroom teacher, journalist, instructional designer and Lecturer. With a range of scholarly publications in Literature, He is at present, the Head of Department of English in the Faculty of Arts of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
Dr. Felix Emefiele Gbenoba
01132
Headquarters
Faculty of Arts
Department of English
Senior Lecturer
fgbenoba@noun.edu.ng
08023022151, 07033279672
PhD (English, Literature Emphasis) UI, 2006, MA English, UI, 1987; BA English, UI, 1983
“Details of Teaching/Work Experience/University Administration:”Details of Teaching/Work Experience/University Administration:a. Teaching Experience
University Teaching Experience i. Senior Lecturer, National Open University of Nigeria February – 2018 – 2021 Academic Appointment:a. Date of first Academic Appointment – February 2018 b. Date of Confirmation of Appointment- June 2009 is confirmation of appointment in NOUNc. Present appointment/Rank: Head, Department of English/Senior Lecturer (till Date) ii. Facilitator, Abuja Model Study Centre – May 2019 till Date
iii. Tutorial Facilitator at NOUN, Ibadan Study Centre – Sept 2006 – 2017iv. Tutorial Assistant, (General Studies Unit) University of Ibadan – 2002 – 2006 Teaching experience in other tertiary Institutions
i. Lecturer, International Institute of Journalism (IIJ), Abuja, Ibadan Campus – 2003 – 2006.ii. Lecturer I, General Studies Department, Lead City University, Ibadan. – 2007.
Other University work experiencesi. Acting Director, DIRD – May 2016 to February 2018ii. Deputy Director, DIRD, – January 2011 – April 2016iii. Chief Editor, CMDU – August 2007 – Jan. 2011
Other work experiences • Editor, Development Outlook magazine, Lagos. January – June, 2004.• Lead Writer, The Monitor, Monitor Newspapers Limited, Ibadan, Nigeria. Feb. 2002 – 2003.• Editor, The Monitor on Saturday. April 2001- January 2002.• Dep. Prod. Editor, The Comet, Turning Point Newspapers Ltd, Lagos. 2001.• Pioneer Editor, Education Watch, Apapa, Lagos. February 2000 – January 2001.• Arts Editor, National Concord, Concord Press of Nigeria, Lagos. 1998 – 2000.• Prod. Editor, Midweek Concord. January – December 1996.• Asst. Night Editor, National Concord. 1993 – 1995.• Snr. Sub-Editor, National Concord. 1991 – 1993.• Sub-Editor, Financial Guardian Newspapers Limited, Lagos. 1989– 1991. • Prod. Sub-Editor, Guardian Financial Weekly. July’88 – 1989.• Public Relations/Editorial Asst. Yomi Amia Company Ltd, Ibadan. • National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Primary assignment. December 1983 – November 1984.. University Administration experiencesHead of Department of English February 2021 – Until dateHead of Department of Languages October 2020 – Jan 2021Acting Director, DIRD May 2016 – January 2018
University Service1. Member, University Senate 2016 to date2. Member, Sub-committee of University Examination Committee on Rubrics for Non-examinable courses – Dec 2021to Jan 2022 3. Member, Review of Design of NOUN Course Materials – July 2021to date4. Member, NOUN AD-HOC Committee on Course Materials Development – May20095. Member, NOUN Senate Committee on Distribution of Course Materials – 2008
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Course materials published as booksCourse materials published as books
i. GBENOBA, F.E. (2020). ENG813: Literary Theory and Practical Criticism. NOUN Press. www.nou.edu.ng/NOUN_OCL/pdf/FOA/ENG 813.pdf) (3-Credit Units)
ii. GBENOBA, F.E. & Okoroegbe F. (2019). ENG417: Postcolonial African Literature. NOUN Press.www.nou.edu.ng/NOUN_OCL/pdf/FOA/ENG 417.pdf) (2-Credit Units)
iii. GBENOBA, F.E. & Okoroegbe F. (2018). ENG 415: Literary Theory and Criticism. NOUN Press. www.nou.edu.ng/NOUN_OCL/pdf/FOA/ENG 415.pdf) (3-Credit Units)
b. Chapters in Books Published1. GBOYEGA, K. and GBENOBA, F. E. (2020). “Tiv Women of Valour: A Comparatist’s Appraisal of theme and Style in Mnguember Vicky Sylvester’s Long Shadows in Gboyega, K (ed.) A Graceful Woman of Great Discerning: A Festchrift in honour of Professor Mabel Evwierhoma @50. Abuja: University of Abuja Press. 230-239. A publication of the University of Abuja, Nigeria. ISBN: 978-978-997-993-6.
2. Gbenoba, F. E. and Peters, F. (2019). “Appropriating Students’ Feedback for Improvement of Science Practical Courses in ODL: The NOUN Example” in National Open University of Nigeria @35years, Journey to Adulthood 1983 – 2018. Abuja: NOUN Press.193 – 203pp.
c. Journal Articles
1- Ben-Iheanacho, E. O., GBENOBA, F.E, Husseini, S., (2023) Emergent Trends in Nigeria’s Popular Entertainment: Cross-Dressing and Blurred Identity in Social Media Skits. Journal of Society and Media, Vol. 7 No. 2. 389-405. E-ISSN 2580-1341 and P-ISSN 2721-0383.2- GBENOBA, F.E. (2022). “Psychoanalysis: A Comparative Study of Bessie Head’s ‘A Question of Power’ and Xenophobia in Post-Apartheid South African Society.” NOUN Scholar Vol.2 No.2 A publication of the Faculty of Arts, National Open University of Nigeria.
3- GBENOBA, F.E. and OKOLO, C.P. (2022). “A woman of the environment: An eco-critical analysis of Onyemelukwe’s ‘Beyond the Boiling Point.’” NOUN Scholar Vol. 3 No.1.
4- ADEGBOYEGA, O. O. and GBENOBA, F. E. (2022). “Are People Really Black?” A Philosophical Investigation of the Colour-Symbolism in Church Traditions: A Reference to Shakespeare’s Othello and Soyinka’s Telephone Conversation.” Zamfara International Journal of Humanities (ZIJOH). Vol.1, Issue 3.December, 27- 34. A publication of the Faculty of Humanities, Federal University, Gusau–Nigeria.
5- GBENOBA, F.E. (2021). “Marxist Strategy in Contemporary East African Play: A Deconstructive Reading of Ngugi wa Thiongo and Micere Mugo’s ‘The Trial of Dedan Kimathi.’” Zamfara International Journal of Humanities (ZIJOH) of Federal University, Gusau–Nigeria. Vol.1 No. 1 & 2 December, 74-79. A publication of the Faculty of Humanities, Federal University, Gusau. Print and Online ISSN: 2811–1621.
6- GBENOBA, F.E. (2021). “”Drama as Style for Patronage of Modern Nigerian Poetry: A Reading of Selected Poems in Hope Eghagha’s The Governor’s Lodge and other Poems.” AMA: Journal of Theatre and Cultural Studies. Vol.15. A publication of the Department of Theatre Arts and Film Studies of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Nigeria. ISSN: 2221- 330.
7- GBENOBA, F.E. (2021). “‘Retheorising’ Women in Modern Nigerian novel: A study of Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo’s ‘The Last of the Strong ones.’” Voices: A Journal of English Studies. 6. 25-32. A publication of the Department of English and Drama, Kaduna State University (KASU) Kaduna, Nigeria. ISSN: 2408 – 7475.
8- GBENOBA. F.E. and ORIOLA, A. (2020). Literature as Medicine: System International (SI) Unit as Style and Strategy in Nigerian Physician Prose Fiction. In Nigerian Interdisciplinary Journal of Research for National Development (NIJRND).5 (1). January, 181 – 201. A publication of E-Watch Print Media. ISSN: 2579 -1346.
9- GBENOBA, F.E. and DAHUNSI, O. (2014). “Instructional Materials Development in ODL: Achievements, Prospects and Challenges.” Journal of Educational Research. Vol. Vol. 4 (7). November. 138 – 143. A publication of the Mediterranean Centre of Social and Educational Research (MCSER) Rome-Italy. ISSN: 2239-978X (Print). Available online: www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/jser/issue/view/92. ISSN: 2240-0524. (Rome-Italy, Contribution: 80%)
10- GBENOBA, F. E. (2012). “A Quest for Increased Interactivity in the Print Course Instructional Resources of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Institutions in Africa: Writing the Study Units of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Print Course Materials.” In HURIA Journal of The Open University of Tanzania, Vol. 13, August.139-147. Special issue: Edited Proceedings of the Third African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) Conference in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Available online: htpp://www.out.ac.tz. ISSN: 0856-6739.
11- GBENOBA F.E. (2010). “Changing of Audience and Patronage as Unique Architectonics in Lanrewaju Adepoju’s Performances.” In Ijinle Asa, Journal of Arts, Culture and Ideas, Vol. 5, 54-66. An annual publication of Resource Centre for Arts, Culture and Communication Development (RECACD), an NGO of a group of doctoral/research students of Fine and Media Arts at Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. Available online: https://books.google.com.ng/books/about/Ijinle_Asa. ISSN: 0794-0769.
12- GBENOBA F.E. (2007). “Tracing Ngugi’s Journey in Commitment from Narration to Performance.” In Quill Pen, Journal of Communications, Issues and Events, Vol. 6, 38-47. A publication of Resource Centre for Arts, Culture and Communication Development. ISSN: 1596-7611.
Oral Literature/ Cultural Studies, Literary Analysis/Criticism
ORCID Number: 0000-0003-0325-0809; Google Scholar; Research Gate
1. NOUN Research grant 2021