Emmanuel Effiong Johnson is a Nigerian thinker, filmmaker, poet and researcher. He is committed to research on identity and belonging, and explores their interaction with faith and culture. He is currently a PhD researcher at Coventry University, where he immerses himself in the reality of Nigerian student experience in the UK.
Born
Emmanuel Disu Effiong Johnson
12 November 1994
Abuja, Nigeria
Hometown
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Education
Coventry University [BA, MA, PhD (ongoing)]
EF Cambridge [University Foundation Diploma]
Bright Stars Model Secondary School [GCE Ordinary Level]
Thesis
Identity, Belonging and Performance: How it Feels to be a Nigerian Student of Faith in UK HE
Influences
Ofonime Johnson, Effiong Johnson, Martin Luther King jr, Katherine Wimpenny, Cornel West, Duncan Clark, Ken Fero
Main interests
Identity, Belonging, Cultural Studies, Faith, Education, Film, Media, Communication, Nigerian/African Lived Experience, Learning, Art/Expression
Notable Works
Parallel Identity (2015), To Grow a Tree (2019), The In-Between Space (2022)
