Prof.(Mrs)Kokunre Adetokunbo Eghafona

Bio

Full name:

Gender:

Female

Academic

Qualifications:

B.A History (Benin); M.A, History (Benin); M.Sc Archaeology (Ibadan); Professional Certificate Museum Studies, (New York University); Ph.D Archaeology (Nigeria)

Faculty:

Social Sciences

Department:

Sociology and Anthropology

About Me:

Born in Westminster, London UK, 1st October.

Attended

Emotan Nursery and Preparatory School Benin City (1964-1970)
St Anne’s School Ibadan (1971-1975)
Anglican Girls School Benin City (1975-1976)
University of Benin, Benin City (1976-1981)
National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) at the Centre for Socio-Cultural and Environmental Research (CenSCER). University of Benin, Benin City, (1981 to 1982).
University of Benin, Benin City (1982-1984)
University of Ibadan (1985-1988)
New York University (1989-1991)
University of Nigeria Nsukka (1992-2001)

Teaching and Professional Experience

Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer 2, Department of Archaeology, University of Ife (Now OAU) 1984-1989),
Museum Intern, Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1990-1991).
Lecturer 1 University of Benin (1992-1996)
Senior Lecturer, University of Benin (1996-2003)
Associate Professor, University of Benin (2003-2008)
Professor, University of Benin (2008)

Research

Selected Publications:

Ugiagbe E.O, K.AGBONTAEN-EGHAFONA and T.B.E. Omorogiuwa (2007) “An Evaluation of the principles of primogeniture and inheritance laws among the Benin people of Nigeria”. Journal of Family History, Vol. 32, No. (Sage Publications) jfh.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/1/90jfh.sagepub.com/content/vol32/issue1
Okpokunu E., K.A. AGBONTAEN-EGHAFONA and P.O. Ojo (2005) “Benin Dressing in Contemporary Nigeria: Social Change and the crisis of Cultural Identity” African Identities Vol. 3 No. 2.:155-170( Routledge Taylor & Francis)www.informaworld.com/smpp/35862033-8725201/title~content=g723732520~db=all –
EGHAFONA K.A (2005) “Exhibition Planning and Design for Benin Cultural Objects in Museums: An Alternative Approach” West African Journal of Archaeology WAJA) Vol. 35 No. 1&2, .pp105-113, Ibadan Nigeria
AGBONTAEN-EGHAFONA K.A. and A.I. Okpoko. (2004) “Curatorship of Benin Cultural Materials Towards Integrating Indigenous and Orthodox Methods African Studies Monograph, 25(4): 195-213, 2004. Japanjambo.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kiroku/asm_normal/.../25-4/ASM25-4-2.pdf
AGBONTAEN-EGHAFONA K.A. (2003) “The Toponymical Investigation of Benin City, Nigeria" Nomina Africana, vol.17. No.2. pp 67-75 South Africa.
AGBONTAEN-EGHAFONA K.A. (2002) “The Use of Benin Cultural Objects for Educational Programmes in Museums” Nigerian Heritage – Journal of National Commission for Museums and Monuments. Vol. X I., pp. 120 – 124 Abuja, Nigeria.
Pugach Z.L. / K. AGBONTAEN-EGHAFONA (1997) “Why does this funny man hold out his hands this way? (An interpretation of the cover illustration of St. Petersburg Journal of African Studies: A Benin Bronze Figure) St. Petersburg Journal of African Studies. No. 6, pp. 5 – 11, Russia.

Research Areas:

Oral Literature, Ethno-Archaeology, Cultural Resource Management with emphasis on Museum Studies and Tourism

Contacts

Office Address:

Kokunre Agbontaen-Eghafona, Ph.D., MSSAN. Professor of Anthropology and Head of Department Department of Sociology and Anthropology University of Benin Benin City, Nigeria

Email Address(es):

kokie@uniben.edu

keghafona@yahoo.com

Phone Number(s):

:+234-802-334-8557; +234-703-462-7248

University of Benin

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Prof.(Mrs)Kokunre Adetokunbo Eghafona