Farooq Kperogi | |
|---|---|
 Kperogi in 2021 | |
| Born | March 30, 1973 Baruten, Kwara State, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Georgia State University (Ph.D) University of Louisiana at Lafayette (M.Sc) Bayero University (B.A) |
| Thesis | Webs of Resistance: The Citizen Online Journalism of the Nigerian Digital Diaspora (2011) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael L. Bruner |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English language, Communication, Social and Behavioral Sciences[1] |
| Sub-discipline | English usage, Media English, Nigerian English, World Englishes[1] |
| Institutions | Kennesaw State University |
| Main interests | New Media, English usage, Journalese, Political criticism[1] |
| Notable works | Glocal English: The Changing Face and Forms of Nigerian English in a Global World |
| Website | farooqkperogi |
Farooq Adamu Kperogi (born 1973), is a Nigerian-American professor,[2] author, media scholar, newspaper columnist, blogger and activist. He was a reporter and news editor at many Nigerian newspapers including the Daily Trust, Daily Triumph and the now defunct New Nigerian.[2][3]
He worked as a researcher at the Presidential Research and Communications Unit in the Olusegun Obasanjo administration and had taught journalism at Ahmadu Bello University and Kaduna Polytechnic. He is a full professor of journalism and emerging media at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, United States.[4][5][6][7]
He is one of Nigeria's newspaper columnists whose views are quoted by former president.[8][9]
He is the author of Glocal English: The Changing Face and Forms of Nigerian English, published in 2015, as the 96th volume in series of Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotic.[10][11] He is also the author of Nigeria's Digital Diaspora Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation (University of Rochester Press, 2020) which was awarded the "2021 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Winner".[12]
- ^ a b c "About Farooq A. Kperogi". works.bepress.com. Kennesaw State University. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Renowned Nigerian columnist, university teacher, Farooq Kperogi, promoted professor". 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Farooq Kperogi | Kennesaw State University - Academia.edu". kennesaw.academia.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Tribune columnist, Farooq Kperogi, promoted full professor in US varsity". Tribune Online. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "About me". farooqkperogi.com. Farooq A. Kperogi. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Farooq Kperogi". socm.hss.kennesaw.edu. Kennesaw State University. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Why British English is full of silly-sounding words". bbc.com. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ ""I was disappointed by [Wole Soyinka's] uncharacteristic silence between 2015 and 2019" – Farooq Kperogi". The News Chronicle. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Why Nigeria needs a third force to dislodge Buhari -- Obasanjo | Premium Times Nigeria". 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics". www.peterlang.com. Peter Lang. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "7 Questions to a Linguist: Dr. Farooq Kperogi on "Glocal" English". altalang.com. ALTA. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Tribune columnist Kperogi's book wins 2021 Choice Outstanding Academic Title". Tribune Online. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-18.