Adetunji Adelokun

Adetunji Adelokun is a Lecturer in the Department of Languages at Thomas Adewumi University, Nigeria, where he teaches courses in English and Literary Studies. He is also engaged in virtual teaching and international higher education. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Ajayi Crowther University, a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Ibadan, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education. He recently completed a PhD in English at Covenant University, where his doctoral research examined pain, trauma, memory, and remembrance in selected postcolonial East African and post-apartheid Southern African poetry. His research interests include African literature, trauma and memory studies, postcolonial literature, African poetry, comparative literature, literary theory, gender studies, medical humanities, and creative writing. His scholarship particularly examines how literature engages historical violence, collective memory, identity, resistance, and social justice. His geographical areas of interest include Nigeria, West Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa.

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