Academic Qualification
Field of Specialization
Membership of Professional Bodies
Work Experience
Professional Research Interest
Research Experience and Funds Attracted
Consultancy
Books and Book Chapters
Scientific Articles Published
Academic Qualification
Academic Qualification
Institution [ Date from – to ] |
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: |
University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011-2014 |
PhD, Literature |
University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006-2008 |
Master of Art (Literature) |
Moi University 2000-2004 |
Bachelor of Education-English and Literature |
Field of Specialization
Membership of Professional Bodies
Membership of Professional Bodies
- British Institute of East Africa
- Kenya Oral Literature Association (KOLA)
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Work Experience
Work Experience
Date from to |
Institution, Location (City, Country) |
Person Responsible To |
Position |
Responsibilities/Duties |
JULY 2015-TO DATE |
KIBABII UNIVERSITY; BUNGOMA |
H.O.D. |
LECTURER |
TEACHING, ADMINISTERING EXAMS &MARKING |
JAN. 2009- JULY 2015 |
GUCHA SEC. |
PRINCIPAL |
TEACHER OF ENG/LIT |
TEACHING |
Professional Research Interest
Professional Research Interest
- Traditional and Contemporary African Oral Literature
- Written Literature of continental Africa as well as the Diaspora
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Research Experience and Funds Attracted
Research Experience and Funds Attracted
Year |
Position in Project |
Responsibilities/Duties |
Research/Project Title |
Amount (?, €, $, KES) |
2008 |
Lead Researcher |
Data collection, analysis and presentation |
Aesthetic ideology in Gusii oral narratives. |
$8500 |
Consultancy
Consultancy
Year |
Position in Consultancy Team |
Responsibilities/Duties |
Consultancy/Project Title |
Amount (?, €, $, KES) |
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Books and Book Chapters
Selected Publications 2015-2018: Books and Book Chapters
- Felix Orina and Simiyu Fred. (2018). The Aesthetics of the Ugly; Perspectives on Degrading Online Sex Jokes in Kenya. In Joke-Performance in Africa. Ignatius Chukwumah (ed). Routledge and Kegan Paul, London.
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Scientific Articles Published
Selected Publications 2015-2018: Scientific Articles Published in Refereed Journals
- Denis Ombui & Felix Orina. (2017). Imagining Boyhood Spatialities in Barbara Kimenye’s Kalasanda and Kalasanda Revisited. In Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Issue 1 Vol. 9
- Christine Namayi and Orina Felix. (2016). The Use of Language and Style in Drama: The Metaphors of Power and Change in the Works of Two Kenyan Playwrights. In African Journal of Education and Social Sciences.
- Orina Felix and Namayi Christine. (2016). Narrative Performance and Aesthetics: A Case study of Gusii Oral Narrators. In Current Trends in Social and Educational Development: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach.
- Makarios Wakoko, Orina Felix. (2018). “Context and Symbolism in African Orature: A Case Study of Abagusii of Western Kenya “. International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE), vol 5, no. 3, 2018, pp. 15-29 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.0503002.
- Orina Felix and Makarios Wakoko. (2017). Okot p’Bitek’s “Song of Lawino”: A Lasting Influence on East African Verse”. International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE), Volume 4, no. 11, November 2017, PP 135-146 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.0411015
- Orina Felix and Makarios Wakoko. (2018). Gender Equality or Social Equity; Lessons from Traditional Non-Gendered Egalitarianism”. International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE), vol 5, no. 9, 2018, pp. 85-91. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.0509012.
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