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Rufus Taiwo Akinyele (born 2 February 1959 in in Ido-Ekiti) is a Nigerian Professor of African History, and current Head, Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria.[1] His research interests cut across the fields of African History, Inter-Group Relations and Border Studies, and he has published numerous articles in several top-tier, peer-reviewed journals in these fields. With his studies on the Oodua Peoples' Congress among others, he has earned recognition as one of the leading authorities on ethnic militia across the world.[2] Akinyele is the convener of the International Multidisciplinary Conference on ‘Land and Development’ at the University of Lagos.[3]
Background
Born on 2 February 1959, Akinyele obtained secondary (WASC) and higher secondary certificates (HSC) from the Nigerian Military School, Zaria and the Igbobi College, Lagos in 1977 and 1979 respectively. He then proceeded to the University of Lagos, where he earned his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in History in 1982, 1985 and 1990 respectively.[4] Immediately afterwards, in January 1990, his alma mater engaged him as a Lecturer II in the Department of History, where has continues to serve having risen through the ranks until he was appointed a full Professor on October 1, 2005.[5]
Career
Rufus Akinyele has authored as several book chapters and a number of books/monographs.[6] Scores of his influential articles have appeared in high-impact disciplinary or regional academic journals such as African Affairs, Asian and African Studies, African Studies Review and Africa Development.[1] His current research explores different issues relating to land and development in Lagos.[7] Rufus Akinyele has participated in and delivered scholarly papers in numerous academic conferences and workshops as well as at other non-academic fora.
Akinyele teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in African and European Historiography, African and European Political Thought, Colonialism, Ethnic Conflicts and Border Studies at the University of Lagos' Department of History and Strategic Studies. He has successfully supervised over 25 graduate students including 7 doctoral students.
He was a Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of African Affairs (Oxford) from 2008 through 2017; and has been a Member of the Editorial Board of the Lagos Historical Review, a history journal domiciled in the Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos since 2001. He is the current Chief Editor of UNILAG Journal of Humanities, a position he has held since 2013.[8] In 2004, Akinyele was the Director of Centre for African Regional Integration and Border Studies (CARIBS) at the University of Lagos.[9] In 2015, on the platform of the American Learned Societies Africa Humanities Programs Fellowships Seminar, Akinyele was a visiting professor at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.
He is a member of the following academic professional organisations: American Studies Association of Nigeria, International Research Group (GDRI), France; National Association for Ethnic Studies, USA; African Borderlands Research Network (ABORNE); and the Congress of African Historians.[10]
Rufus Taiwo Akinyele | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1959 Ido Ekiti, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | R. T. Akinyele |
| Spouse | Mrs. Olayide Ibironke Akinyele |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos, Nigeria |
| Thesis | "States Creation and Boundary Adjustments in Nigeria, 1900-1987: A Study in the Approach to the Problems of Ethnic Minority Groups in Nigeria" (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Prof. Akinjide Osuntokun |
| Influences | Prof. Akinjide Osuntokun, Prof. A. I. Asiwaju |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Lagos, Nigeria |
| Doctoral students | Irene Osemeka, Lanre Davies |
- ^ a b "Notes on Contributors". Crime, Law and Society in Nigeria. 2019-04-30 – via BRILL.
- ^ Akinyele, R. T. (2001-10-01). "Ethnic Militancy and National Stability in Nigeria: A Case Study of the Oodua People's Congress". African Affairs. 100 (401): 623–640. doi:10.1093/afraf/100.401.623. ISSN 0001-9909.
- ^ "University of Lagos holds international conference on land, development". Vanguard News. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "IFRA Nigeria - IFRA-Nigeria/IAS Distinguished Personality Lecture: Spaces of Insurgent Citizenship". www.ifra-nigeria.org. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Staff Directory: Rufus Taiwo Akinyele". University of Lagos. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WorldCat: Akinyele, R. T." WorldCat. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "UNILAG set to host forum on land development". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Contact | Unilag Journal of Humanities". jsrd.unilag.edu.ng. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ Locatelli, Francesca; Nugent, Paul (2009-05-20). African Cities: Competing Claims on Urban Spaces. BRILL. p. 291. ISBN 978-90-474-4248-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Michael U. Mbanaso & Chima Korieh (eds.) (2010). Minorities and the State in Africa. Cambria Press. p. 339. ISBN 978-1-62196-874-0.
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