B. (Bukola Adeyemi) Oyeniyi

Position:
  • Researcher
Expertise:
  • African History


Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 1646
E-Mail: b.oyeniyi@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Institute for History, Geschiedenis diversen
Office Address: Witte Singel-complex
P.N. van Eyckhof 3
2311 BV Leiden
Room number 2.06b


Research

Evolution of Dress in Africa, with special emphasis on indigenous, colonial and post-colonial dress among the Yoruba people of Western Nigeria.

Teaching activities

Currently teaches History and International Relations at the Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Nigeria.

Key publications

  • Oyeniyi, Bukola Adeyemi, Mobility and Social Conflicts in Yorubaland, 1893-1983: A Socio-Historical Re-Interpretation, Berlin, Germany: Verlag Dr. Muller Publishers, 2010.
  • Oyeniyi, Bukola Adeyemi, Ife-Modakeke Conflict, 1800-2000: Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building in Composite Communities, Berlin, Germany: Verlag Dr. Muller Publishers, 2010.
  • ___________________ 'Labour Migration in Colonial Yorubaland, 1893-1960', African Affairs, Vol. 28, No 4, Institute of African Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 2010. Pp. 159-210.
  • ___________________ 'The Greed-Grievance Debate and the Ife-Modakeke Conflicts', Social History, Vol. 35, No. 3, August, 2010, Pp. 234-298.
  • ___________________ 'Myths, Indigenous Culture, and Traditions as Tools in Reconstructing Contested Histories: The Ife-Modakeke Example', in Wim M.J. van Binsbergen and Eric Venbrux (eds.), Quest: New Perspectives on Myth, An African Journal of Philosophy / Revue Africaine de Philosophie, September 2010, Pp. 127-142.

Last Modified: 25-08-2011