Arinpe Gbekelolu Adejumo
Arinpe Gbekelolu Adejumo | |
|---|---|
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Thesis | “Isẹfẹ Ninu Aṣayan Ere Onitan Yoruba” (Satire In Selected Yoruba Written Plays) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Yoruba literature; linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Ibadan |
Àrìnpé Gbẹ́kẹ̀lólú Adéjùmọ̀ is professor of Yoruba Language and Literature at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and an author and playwright.[1] She is known for her scholarship on Yoruba drama, satire, and gender studies.
Career
Adejumo received her PhD from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1995.[2] Subsequently, she joined the Ekiti State University as an assistant lecturer.[2] In 2007 she moved to the department of Linguistics and African Languages, University of Ibadan as a senior lecturer. In 2010 she was promoted to the rank of professor, and from 2011 until 2017 she was head of the department of Linguistics and African Languages.[2] Adejumo is currently the Deputy Provost (Academic) of the Postgraduate College of the University of Ibadan.[3]
Selected publications
Literary works
- (2002) Ròóore. (Think Righty). Lagos: Capstone Publishers.[4]
- (2010) Afàgo Kéyin Àparò (The Partridge's Egg). Lagos: Capstone Publishers.
Academic publications
- (1991) ‘Political Satire in Olabimtan's Olaore Afotejoye’, in Essays in Honour of Professor Ayo Bamgbose, edited by F.A. Soyoye and L.O. Adewole, pp. 99-103. Ife: Department of African Languages and Literatures.
- (2001) “Isefe Ninu Awon Ere-onitan Yoruba” (Satire In Selected Yoruba Written Plays). CASAS Book Series No. 11. Cape Town: Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society. ISBN 9781919799506[5]
- (2005) ‘Bellowing Against Oppression: A Sociological Appraisal of Atari Ajanaku's Orin Ewuro’, Yoruba: A Journal of Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria 3: 34-41.
- (2005) ‘Yoruba Philosophical Thought in Satirical Songs: A Functionalist Approach’, Ihafa: A Journal of African Studies 5: 20-32.
- (2007) ‘From the Eagle's Eyes: A Reminiscence of 18th Century Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Yoruba Historical Plays’, Studies of Tribes and Tribals 5, 1: 9-14.
- (2008) ‘Satirical Elements in Akinwumi Isola's Drama’, in Emerging Perspective on Akinwumi Isola, edited by Akintunde Akinyemi and Toyin Falola, pp. 49-62. Trenton: Africa World Press.
- (2010) ‘Poetics of Manhood in Etches on Freshwater’, in The Man. The Mask, The Muse edited by Toyin Falola, pp. 929-943. Carolina: Academic Press.
- (2016) Adebowale, O, Adeleke, D. and Adejumo, A. (Eds.) Otun ImoNinu Itan Aroso D.O. Fagunwa. (New Findings in the Novels of D.O. Fagunwa). Lagos: Capstones Publishers.
- (2023). 'Yoruba Culture in a Changing World.' Yoruba Studies Review, 8(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.32473/ysr.8.1.134083
References
- ^ "UITaiSolarin – NUC Full Professors List". Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ a b c "CURRICULUM VITAE OF PROFESSOR ADEJUMO ARINPE GBEKELOLU" (PDF).
- ^ "The Postgraduate College". pgcollege.ui.edu.ng. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Adeosun, Hezekiah Olufemi (2013). "Socio-economic roles of women in contemporary Yoruba society: An appraisal of Arinpe Adejumo's Ro oo Re". Makardi Journal of Arts and Culture.
- ^ "The Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society". www.casas.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-21.