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Tejumola Olaniyan Quotes

1959–2019

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.

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"African literature in the post-global age requires us to rethink the assumptions that have shaped the field."

"To be in control of the means of representation is therefore to be in a position of power."

"Popular culture is not merely entertainment; it is also a site where political and social meanings are produced."

"Africa and its diaspora have always been connected through complex movements, exchanges and histories."

My deep interest is transdisciplinary teaching and research. My goal is the cultivation of critical self-reflexivity about our expressions and their many contexts.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tejumola Olaniyan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.