Conversation with Dr. Chikezie Uzuegbunam, Scholar and MA Program Coordinator of the School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa.

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Dr. Chikezie Uzuegbunam is the MA Program Coordinator in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa. He is also the Acting Deputy Head of School in the same department. He has published prolifically, with over 30 peer-reviewed academic outputs in the areas of digital technology, young people and media, popular culture, political and health communication, and misinformation. In addition to academic publications, he has contributed numerous op-eds and essays to mainstream media and critical blogs. His latest book is “Children and Young People’s Digital Lifeworlds: Domestication, Mediation, and Agency” published by Palgrave Macmillan under the book series of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). In this episode, he discusses his scholarship, motivations and inspiration.