Contact Information
Name: Dr. Timothy Muchunku Kangori
Position: Lecturer
Official Email:
Office Telephone: +254726653434
Education Background
Academic Appointments/ Related Experience
Level | Qualification Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | Doctor of Philosophy in Literature | Tharaka University | 2023 |
Masters | Masters of Arts in Literature | Chuka University | 2016 |
Bachelors | Bachelor of Education (Arts) (English and Literature) First Class Honors | University of Nairobi | 2010 |
Period | Institution | Position |
|---|---|---|
Jan 2024 to Date | Tharaka University | Lecturer |
Aug 2019 to Dec 2023 | Tharaka University | Assistant Lecturer |
February 2012 to July 2019 . | St. Massimo Mixed Day Secondary School | Graduate Teacher 1 |
Attended the integrated ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems & ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information security management systems awareness training at Tharaka University, 2nd February 2022 |
Attended a one day customer service training course at Tharaka University 18th June 2021 |
Attended and participated in 1st pedagogy Training at Tharaka University, March 2022. |
Workshops/Trainings Attended
Period | Institution | Position |
|---|---|---|
Jan 2024 to Date | Tharaka University | Lecturer |
Aug 2019 to Dec 2023 | Tharaka University | Assistant Lecturer |
February 2012 to July 2019 | St. Massimo Mixed Day Secondary School | Graduate Teacher 1 |
Administrative Experience
Period | Institution | Position |
|---|---|---|
September 2023 | Tharaka University | Examination Officer, DHSS |
2016 to 2021 | KNEC | Examiner (KCSE English Paper 3) |
Research Conferences /Proceedings
Research Conference | Paper Presented |
|---|---|
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics and Literature Research Seminar), 10th August, 2023. | Kangori, M.T. Protest and Power Dialectics on Kenya’s Memetic Discourses. |
Tharaka University’s Career Innovation Fair , 6th-10th March, 2023 | Mentored four students in writing a Guide Book for a Secondary School’s Set Book. Book’s Title: A study guide book to Paul B. Vitas’ Fathers of Nations |
Tharaka University 4th Annual International Research Conference, 16th-17th November, 2022 | Kangori, T.M. & Njeru, L.K. Female protagonists as trend setters for the young Kenyan adults: A case study of Edward Mwangi’s The delegate. |
Tharaka University College 3rd Annual International Research Conference, 18th-19th November, 2021. | Kangori, T.M. The efficacy of oralizing global pandemics: A case study of select Covid-19 topical songs from Africa. |
Tharaka University College 2nd Annual International e-Research Conference, 18th-20th November, 2020. | Kangori, T.M. Centering culture in sustainable development: An interrogation of H.E. Ole Kulet’s Blossoms of the savannah. |
Research Publications
Research Title | Online Link | Year |
|---|---|---|
Kangori,T.M., Karuri,M. & Mate, M. The figuring of bumpy romantic love terrains in Kenya’s internet memes. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (IOSR-JHSS), 28(10), 41-48 | VIEW ONLINE | 2023 |
Kangori, T.M., Mate, M., Mugo, J. & Karuri, M. Ungodliness or dissidence? A critical (Re)valuation of religious internet memes. Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 28(8), 25-31 | VIEW ONLINE | 2023 |
Kangori, T.M. Oralizing global pandemics: The case of selected Covid-19 responsive topical songs from Africa. International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature, 11(5), 42-54. | VIEW ONLINE | 2023 |
Kangori, T.M., Nyaga, D., Odhiambo, C., Wangui, P. & Achieng, R. A study guide book to Paul B. Vitas’ Fathers of Nations. Flexicom | VIEW ONLINE | 2023 |
Kangori, T.M. A study guide book to The Samaritan. Flexicom | VIEW ONLINE | 2023 |
Kangori, T.M. The masked city. The Kairos Book Publishers (Novel) | VIEW ONLINE | 2021 |
Kangori, T.M. (2018). A study guide book to The Pearl. Flexicom | VIEW ONLINE | 2018 |
Kangori, T.M. (2018). A study guide book to Blossoms of the Savannah. Flexicom | VIEW ONLINE | 2018 |
Kangori, T.M. (2018). A study guide book to A Doll’s House. Flexicom | VIEW ONLINE | 2018 |
Professional Affiliations
2022 to date: Member, Kenya Literary Scholars Association |
