University of Richmond

Dr. Joseph Obi

Associate Professor of Sociology
International Studies Concentration Advisor, Africa
302B Weinstein Hall
Office: (804) 289-8072
Fax: (804) 287-1278

Teaching:
Dr. Obi has taught in the U.S. and abroad and has published numerous articles on the social coordinates of art, development in Africa, film and ideology, and language and literature among others.

Research:
Sociology of culture, development, and underdevelopment
Sociological theory

Education:
Ph.D. & M.A., Brandeis University
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S., University of Ibadan