Tejumola Olaniyan

Tejumola Olaniyan (3 April 1959 – 30 November 2019) was a Nigerian literary scholar, critic, professor and one of the leading figures in African literary and cultural studies. Quotes My deep interest is transdisciplinary teaching and research. My goal is the cultivation of critical self-reflexivity about our expressions and their many contexts. On his interdisciplinary approach to African literary and cultural studies "African literature in the post-global age requires us to rethink the assumptions that have shaped the field." Discussing the need to challenge established ideas in African literary scholarship "Africa and its diaspora have always been connected through complex movements, exchanges and histories." Discussing the historical and cultural connections between Africa and the African diaspora "To be in control of the means of representation is therefore to be in a position of power." Discussing the relationship between cultural representation and power "Popular culture is not merely entertainment; it is also a site where political and social meanings are produced." Discussing the political significance of Fela Kuti's music and performance References External links Category:1959 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Nigerian literary critics Category:Nigerian writers Category:Professors