Prof. Dr. Ajewumi Bili Raji

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeneral and Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies
KeywordsIdentity, Transdisciplinary Humanities, Patriarchy, Masculinity, Gender
Honours and awards

2022: Alexander von Humboldt Grant to Organise a Humboldt Kolleg

2022: Visiting Researcher, Linnaeus University, Vaxjo Sweden

2021: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship

2018: Alexander vion Humboldt Research Fellowship

2015: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship

2013: Visiting Researcher, Linnaeus University, Vaxjo, Sweden

2012: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship

2008: Guest Professor, Centre for Interdisciplinary African Studies, Goethe Universitaet, Frankfurt

2006: African Studies Visiting Research Fellowship, University of Cambridge, UK

2005: Visiting Scholar, University of Vaxjo, Sweden

2003: African Guest Researcher's Fellowship, Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden

2003: Volkswagen Foundation Research Fellowship

2002: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship

2000: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship

Current contact address

CountryNigeria
CityIIe-Ife
InstitutionObafemi Awolowo University
InstituteDepartment of Dramatic Arts

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Eckhard BreitingerInstitut für Afrika-Studien (IAS), Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth
Prof. Dr. Uwe BökerInstitut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Stefan HorlacherInstitut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Stefan HorlacherInstitut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik - Englische Literaturwissenschaft, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2000

Program(s)

1999Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2009Ajewumi Bili Raji: Long Dreams in Short Chapters. LitVerlag, 2009
2002Ajewumi Bili Raji: Blurred boundaries: Femi Abodunrin's It Would Take Time: Conversation with Living Ancestors . In: Journal of Humanities, 2002, 104-109