Dr. Olusegun Stephen Titus

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsAfrican Studies,General and Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies
KeywordsEnvironmental Degradation, Lagos Urban Narrative, Performing Sustainability, Popular Music/Culture, Ecomusicology
Honours and awards

2021: Research Grant on Land/sound scape, Space-Place and Religious tolerance in Nigeria/by NAGEL, USA

2021: Visiting Scholar /Rachel Carson Fellowship,

2020: American Council of Learned Societies African- Humanities Program, Research Fellowship/USA

2019: AFOX-TORCH Fellow, Oxford University, United Kingdom

2014: A.G. Leventis Fellow, SOAS, University of London, United Kingdom

2011: French Research Institute for Africa-

Current contact address

CountryNigeria
CityIle-Ife
InstitutionObafemi Awolowo University
InstituteDepartment of Music

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Timo MüllerFachgebiet Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz
Start of initial sponsorship01/04/2023

Programme(s)

2022Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers

Publications (partial selection)

2024Olusegun Stephe TITUS: "Music Performance of Fela Anikulapo Kuti As An Environmental Justice Activist In Nigeria." . In: Accelerando: Belgrade Journal of Music and Dance 9, 2024, 13
2024Simbao R and Titus, O. S. 7th Continent: Youchaou Kiffouly’s Site-Situational Performance at Ussher Fort, Ghana. Audacious Art Histories: Grounding the Arts of Africa . Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2024.
2024Olusegun Stephe TITUS: Nature Representation in Innocent Idibia’s Song ‘You are my African Queen’. . In: West African Theatre and Performing Arts journal. (WATPAJO), 3, 2024, 73-87
2024Olusegun Stephe TITUS: Singing as Protest: Egbesu Protest Songs on Oil Exploitation in Niger Delta, Nigeria. In: Ruth Simbao, Rachel Baasch and Stephen Fọlárànmí, Audacious Art Histories: Grounding the Arts of Africa . Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2024.
2023Olusegun Stephe TITUS: Sounding the Environmental Benefits of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria. In: Sam Mickey and E. Douglas, Climate Psychology in a Pandemic: Environmental Health in Lockdown. Oxford University Press, 2023. 14