Lagos-ACC Graduate Conference in African Studies
Theme: Studying Contemporary Africa: politics, society and decoloniality
Date: Wednesday 22nd – Friday 24th September 2021
The Director and the Principal Investigators (PIs) of the Lagos-African Cluster Centre (ACC) are delighted to welcome you to the first Graduate Conference at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Several abstracts were received, but only thirty-one were selected. This is indicative of the value of the opportunity being given to the participants. As announced in the call, this conference is designed for graduate students conducting research on themes relating to Africa. This conference aims to provide the following:
- critical, peer-driven feedback on a substantial piece of work
- opportunity to share ongoing research with peers
- training on research design and grant writing
- opportunities for networking and interaction with graduate students and faculty at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies and the University of Lagos in general
- mentorship for graduate researchers
The programme has been designed to meet all the conference objectives. We, therefore, encourage all participants to take advantage of the opportunities that the conference will provide. The Lagos-ACC is committed to training a new generation of scholars who will engage in cutting-edge multidisciplinary research in African Studies; and this conference represents a major investment towards that goal.
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (the host of the Lagos-ACC), is committed to the mission of “providing a platform for profound and groundbreaking research which will help to propel national development and encourage global discourse, especially between Africans at home and in the Diaspora.”
Proposed Conference Programme: Wednesday 22nd – Friday 24th September 2021
Wednesday
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8.45am | 9.00am | Arrival and welcome |
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9.00am | 9.10am | Introduction of Lagos-ACC | Prof. Dr. Muyiwa Falaiye Director, Lagos-ACC |
9.10am | 9.20am | Welcome Remarks | Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos |
9.20am | 9.40am | Meeting the participants |
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9.40am | 10.40am | Keynote Address: Studying Contemporary Africa: Politics, Society and Decoloniality | Prof. Dr. Erdmute Alber Vice Dean (Research) Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, University of Bayreuth |
10.40am | 11.00am | Tea break |
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11.00am | 1.00pm | Political Science Session
‘Travelling Back to Move Forward: Decolonizing Contemporary African Politics for Social and Economic Transformation’
‘Separatist Agitations, State Repression and National Security: A Dialectical Materialist Discourse of Neo-Biafra Separatism in Nigeria’
‘Liberty, Morality, and the Challenges of Same Sex Marriage in Selected South-South States of Nigeria’
‘De-development of the Underdeveloped: The Leadership Factor in Africa’s Post-Colonial Development Crisis’
‘Regional Integration and the Quest for Secession of Yoruba in Southwestern Nigeria’
‘African Intellectuals and the Decolonization Project: The Case of Bade Onimode and Claude Ake’
| Paper Presenters:
Wale Oyedeji (University of Ibadan)
Chikodiri Nwangwu (University of Nigeria, Nsukka)
Udochukwu Ogbaji (University of Nigeria, Nsukka)
Chigozie Nebeife (Fed. University of Lafia)
Olawale Ariyo (Ekiti State University)
Samson Oyefolu (Lagos State University)
Session Chair: Dr. Kayode Eesuola Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC |
1.00pm | 2.30pm | Lunch |
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2.30pm | 4.10pm | Philosophy Session
‘Decolonising Feminist Thought: An Approach to Re-imagining African Feminism’
‘Value for Life Around Africa: Current Trends and Implications for Ubuntuism’
Communitarianism and African Socialism: a Critique of Dismas Masolo’
‘Phenomenology of Sexual Desires and the Idea of an African Gendered Phenomenology’
‘African Contributions to the Philosophy of Technology’
| Paper Presenters:
Ejemen Ogbebor (University of Ibadan)
Steven Iorfa (University of Nigeria, Nsukka)
Ibukunoluwa Akinola (University of Lagos)
Saheedat Adetayo (University of Ibadan)
(Obafemi Awolowo University)
Session Chair: Dr. Anthony Okeregbe, Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC |
4.10pm | 4.30pm | Short Break |
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4.30pm | 5.30pm | Religion Session
‘Doing Holy Well Research in Nigeria: Navigating a Different Itinerary’
‘Ijo Orunmila and the Institutionalisation of African Indigenous Religious Practices and Worship in Yorubaland’
‘The Principal Character of the Priest-Patient Relationship in Traditional African Medicine: the Yorùbá Example’
| Paper Presenters
Raheem Oluwafunminiyi (University of Ilorin)
Ebenezer Elesemoyo (Obafemi Awolowo University)
Emmanuel Ofuasia (Lagos State University)
Session Chair: Dr. Akinmayowa Akin-Otiko Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC |
5.30pm | 6.00pm | Network and interaction session | Principle Investiagors and Participants |
Thursday
Start | Finish | Event |
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8.45am | 9.00am | Arrival |
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9.00am | 9.15am | Introduction to Research in Unilag | Prof. Dr. Bola Oboh Director R & I, University of Lagos |
9.15am | 10.30am | Opportunities for Grant and Post-doc Research in African Studies | Prof. Dr. Taibat Lawanson Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC |
10.30am | 10.50am | Tea break |
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10.50am | 12.50pm | Performing Arts Session
‘Adie ba l’okun: Disharmony versus Connectedness, a Major Variable of Social Stability Africa’
‘“What is Entertaining About my Social Experience?”: Anthroliterary Theory of Everyday Life in Nigerian Popular Drama’
‘Stereotyping Gender in Technical Theatre Practice: The Sociology of the Nigerian Female Practitioners’
‘Street Philosophy and the Poetics of Minimalism’
‘Diluted: Religion and Decolonial Intimation in Kunle Afolayan’s October 1’
‘Politics of Identity in Contemporary Theatre Practice/Performance Culture in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of Social Events and Activities in the Nigerian National Theatre (NNT), Lagos and the Bulgarian Palace of Sports and Culture (BPCS), Varna’
| Paper Presenters
Bukola Amodu (University of Lagos)
John Uwa (University of Lagos)
Esther Emoruwa (Fed. University Oye Ekiti)
Kehinde Olukayode (University of Lagos)
Olubunmi Olowookere (University of Ibadan)
Titilayo Adebayo (University of Lagos)
Session Chair: Dr. Olokodana James Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC
Dr. Abisoye Eleshin Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC |
12.50pm | 2.20pm | Lunch |
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2.20pm | 4.00pm | Economics, Law & Public Policy Session
‘Strangers Policing Strangers: Indigenous Perspective to Decolonisation of Policing in Nigeria’
‘Settlement of Matrimonial Properties and Inheritance Rights of Women: A Constitutional Perspective’
‘Social Inclusion in Slums: Understanding the Role of Social Relations, Government and Labour Institutions’
‘Private Investment and Poverty in Select Sub-Sahara African Countries’
‘An Assessment of Quick Response Policing Policy and Security Challenges in Uyo Metropolis (2013-2021)’
| Paper Presenters
Oluwaseun Kugbayi (Obafemi Awolowo University)
Ugochi Eleanya (University of Lagos)
Oluwaseyi Popogbe (Crawford University)
Olayide Olaoye (University of Lagos)
Edem Edemidiong (University of Uyo)
Session Chair: Dr. Moses Yakubu Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC |
4.00pm | 4.45pm | Mentorship for graduate researchers | Principal Investigators and Participants |
4.45pm | 6.45pm | Social gathering | All conference participants |
Friday
Start | Finish | Event |
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8.45am | 9.00am | Arrival |
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9.00am | 9.15am | Introduction | Prof. Dr. Oduwole Olabisi Onabanjo University |
9.15am | 9.25am | Sessions on the Research Sections of the Cluster/Lagos- ACC | Prof. Dr. Ayo Yusuff Head of Research, IADS; Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC |
9.25am | 11.25am | Language, History & Education Session
‘Revisiting Method of Terminology Development in an African Multilingual Society’
‘Question on Reality: Rethinking the Practice of Decolonization in African Studies’
‘Neocolonialism and Exilic Displacement of African Languages: A Discourse Analysis of Linguistic Hegemony in the Nigerian’
‘Poetry in the Palace: the Aesthetics of Yoruba Court Poetry’
‘Decolonizing Knowledge Production in Africa: Implications for Educational Development’
‘Migration and Yoruba Identity: The Case of Ejigbo Experience in Abidjan Since 1902’
| Paper presenters
Adedoyin Eleshin (University of Lagos)
Oluwatunmise Taiwo (Obafemi Awolowo University)
Abdul-lateef Awodele (University of Ibadan)
Mulikah Lawal (University of Lagos)
Bolarinwa Harrison (Osun State University)
Henry Adebodun (Ahmadu Bello University)
Session Chair : Prof. Ayo Yusuff Head of Research, IADS; Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC
Dr. Feyi Ademola- Adeoye Deputy Director, IADS; Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC |
11.25am | 11.50am | Presentation of Certificates of Participation | Prof. Ayo Yusuff Head of Research, IADS; Principal Investigator, Lagos-ACC |
11.50am | 12.00pm | Closing Remarks | Prof. Dr. Muyiwa Falaiye Director, Lagos-ACC |
12.00pm |
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