Peter Ukpokodu
Professor and Chair, Dept. of African & African American Studies

Dept. of African & African American Studies
The University of Kansas
9 Bailey Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785- 864-3054
Email

Spring 2007 semester
Office hours:
- By appointment
Courses: Dr. Ukpokodu is not teaching TH&F or related courses this semester.
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Appointment
Dr. Ukpokodu is a Professor of African & African-American Studies (AAAS) and of Theatre & Film. He is also the chair of AAAS. He has previously taught at the University of Benin in Benin City, and at the Bida College of Technology in Nigeria.

Research and Publications
Dr. Ukpokodu's research interests cover theater, religion and culture in Africa and the African diaspora.

Select Publications
Sociopolitical Theatre in Nigeria

African Political Plays (four plays)

It happened to the Blind Beggar (a play)

Dr. Ukpokodu's other publications have appeared in L'Annuaire Theatral, TDR: A Journal of Performance Studies, the Theatre Annual, Theatre Research International, the African-American Encyclopedia, Survey of Social Science Sociology, South African Theatre Journal, Ready Reference: Ethics, the Literary Griot, Theater Survey, Femi Osofisan: Interpretive Essays (Vol. I & II), Harvard Journal of African-American Public Policy, the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, among others.

He is also a poet published in American Poetry Anthology, Our Western World's Most Beautiful Poems, Poet, American Poetry Showcase, Poetic Voices of America, among others.

He is currently editing a book, "International Theatre Practice," and researching on African theater history from ancient times to Independence.