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Dr. Olakunbi Ojuolape Olasope
Birth date: 1971-08-14
Lecturer I
Department of Classics
Faculty of Arts
University of Ibadan
Contact
Telephone number: +234-8037119459
E-Mail address: [email protected]
Education
University
Education:
University
of
Ibadan,
Ibadan,
University
of
Ibadan,
Ibadan,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria - 1996 – 2005
Academic
Qualifications
(with
B.A
(Hons)
Classics,
M.A
Classics,
PhD Classics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan - 2005
Nigeria - 1987
Nigeria - 1992
dates
University
–
–
and
University
granting
of
of
1991
1994
bodies):
Ibadan - 1991
Ibadan - 1994
Experience
Details
of
Teaching
Experience
at
University
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Classics, University of Ibadan,
March 5,
Lecturer
II,
Department
of
Classics,
University
of
Ibadan, Oct.
1,
1999
Lecturer I, Department of Classics, University of Ibadan,
October 1, 2004 – till date
Membership of Learned Societies:
1997-Sept. 30,
–Sept.
30,
Level:
1999.
2004.
1. Member, Classical Association of Nigeria (CAN).
2. Member, International Federation of Societies of Classical Studies (F.I.E.C).
3. Associate Member, International Medieval Institute (I.M.I), Leeds.
4. Member, Society for the promotion of Roman Studies, London, U.K.
5. Member, African Literature Association, U.S.A.
6. Member, Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians: Women in Culture and Religion
7. Member, American Studies Association of Nigeria.
8. Member, Women’s History Network, U.K.
9. Member, African Studies Association, UK.
10. Member, Association of Women in Development (AWID), Canada
Interests
Research:
Completed :
1.
Olasope, O.O (1997) Roman Attitudes to the Early Christians in the First and Second Centuries. Seminar Paper
Delivered in the Department of Classics, University of Ibadan.
In Progress:
1.
Adornment in Antiquity.
Dissertations and Thesis
1.
2.
Olasope O.O. (1991) The Trial of Jesus and the Roman Legal Processes, B.A Long essay.
3.
Olasope O.O. (2005) The Ideal of Univira in Traditional Marriage Systems in Ancient Rome and Yorubaland, PhD
thesis.
Olasope O.O. (1994) The Roman Legal Realities in the Gospel of Luke and The Acts of The Apostles, M.A
dissertation.
Publications
Publications
Books Already Published
None
Chapters in Books Already Published.
1.
Olasope O.O. (2002): Greek and Yoruba Beliefs in Sophocles’ Antigone and Femi
Adaptation, Tegonni: Papers in Honour of Tekena N. Tamuno ed. Egbe Ifie, P. 408 – 420.
2.
Olasope O.O (2004): The extent of the powers of the paterfamilias and Olori-ebi in Ancient Roman and
Yoruba Cultures, Wole Soyinka @70 Festschrift, LACE Occasional Publications Series 22, p809-836
Osofisan’s
Articles that have Already Appeared in Refereed Conference Proceedings: Nil
Patents: Nil Articles that have Already Appeared in Learned Journals
1.
Olasope, O.O. (2001): The Roman Slave and His Prospects in the Late Republic and Early Empire, Castalia Vol. 6,
P 63 – 71.
2.
Olasope, O.O. (2004) Gender Discriminations in Classical Rome.
80-95
3.
Olasope, O.O (2005) Differential Equations: Bride-Price and Dowry in Ancient Roman and Yoruba Cultures,Nigeria
and the Classics Vol.21, p.71-77.
Ibadan Journal of European Studies. No. 4, P
Books, Chapters in Books and Articles Already Accepted for Publication.
1.
2.
Olasope, O.O. (2007): Sexual Exploitation of Women: Rape and Adultery in Classical and Yoruba Societies
3.
Olasope, O.O. (2007) Patriarchy and Classical Athens: State Regulation of the Lives of Women.
Olasope, O.O. (2007) Roman Jewellery, Benin Beads for Class Structures: Significance of Adornment in Ancient
Cultures.
Monographs
1.
Olasope O.O. (2006): Marriage Alliances in Ancient Rome. Ibadan: Hope Library of Liberal Arts Series
Major Conferences Attended (in the last 5 years)
1.
Women’s History Network, 13th Annual Conference, Hull, UK. 2004 “Between Cornelia and Agrippina: A
historical re-consideration―.
2.
Sixth European Social Science History Conference, Amsterdam, 22-25 March 2006. Differential Equation: Dowry
and bride-price in ancient Roman and Yoruba Cultures.
3.
Women’s History Network, 15th Annual Conference, Thinking Women: Education, Culture and Society,
Durham, September 1-3, 2006.
4.
Women’s History Network, 16th Annual Conference, Collecting Women’s Lives, Winchester, September 79, 2007.
Awards
Scholarships, Fellowships and Prizes (with dates)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Visiting Scholar, Department of Classics, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2002.
University of Ibadan Senate Research Grant, 2005/2006.
British Academy Visiting Fellow, Oriel College, Oxford, Trinity Term, 2007.
Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) Post-doctoral Fellowship, August 2007.
Other information
Seminars/Conferences Attended:
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The seventeenth Annual Colloquim on the Novel, Groningen, Netherlands, April 24 - 27, 1994.
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International Medieval Congress, International Medieval Institute, Leeds, July 9-12, 2001
Omero Tremila Anni Dopo, Genova, July 6 - 8, 2000,Italy.
The Relevance of Classical Studies in the 21st Century: Draper Hall, Institute of African Studies, University of
Ibadan, Feb., 2001.
13th Annual Conference of the Women's History Network, Hull, United Kingdom, Sept. 3 - 5, 2004.
30th Annual Meeting and Conference of African Literature Association, Wisconsin, Madison, April 14-18, 2004.
11th Annual Conference of American Studies Association of Nigeria Sept 15 - 18, 2004, Ibadan, Nigeria.
31st Annual Meeting and Conference of African Literature Association, Boulder, Colorado, April 6-10, 2005
4th Information & Communication Technology Capacity Building Programme (CBP). 11th - 29th July, 2005.
14th Annual Conference of the Women's History Network, Southampton Solent University, Southampton, Sept 24, 2005