Lusike Mukhongo

Lusike Mukhongo (Lusike)
Associate Professor
Location:
324 Sprau Tower, Mail Stop 5318
Mailing address:
School of Communication
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5318 USA
Office hours:

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (by appointment).

Education:
  • Ph.D., Communication Studies, Moi University, 2010
Teaching Interests:
  • Digital video production
  • Film appreciation and analysis
  • Global media cultures
Research Interests:
  • Participatory digital cultures
  • Global digital technologies
  • Mobile technologies in Africa
Bio:

Dr. Lusike Mukhongo is an associate professor in the School of Communication at Western Michigan University. She has experience researching participatory digital cultures, global media, and mobile technologies. She is a recipient of research awards and fellowships such as Mozilla Common Voice (2022), Africa No Filter (2022), British Academy (2013), Coimbra Group Fellowship (2008), and Germany Academic and Exchange Service-DAAD (2005).  She is also a member of several professional associations, such as the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), the National Communication Association (NCA), and the Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR).

She has published her research in peer-reviewed publications such as:

  • Critical Arts, Routledge Journals
  • Africa Spectrum, Sage Journals
  • Gender and Development, Routledge Journals
  • Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology
  • Triple C. Communication, Capitalism & Critique

For more information, visit her professional website here.