Diekara Oloruntoba-Oju

0 Following 0 Followers

3 Stories

is a doctoral student of Anthropology in the department of African and African Studies at Harvard University.

Culture & Society First Draft Interviews

Diekara Oloruntoba-Oju

0 Following 0 Followers

3 Stories

is a doctoral student of Anthropology in the department of African and African Studies at Harvard University.

Culture & Society First Draft Interviews

All Articles

DIEKARA OLORUNTOBA-OJU

AUGUST 3 2025

DIEKARA OLORUNTOBA-OJU•AUGUST 3 2025

‘Fiction Always Affords a Space for Fun’

Doctoral researcher and author of When Lemon Grows on Orange Trees, Diekara Oloruntoba-Oju, believes that urban youth cultures in Nigeria emerge from the margins to shape mainstream culture: ‘Whether it is Afrobeats, shadow boxing or thrift market fashion, urban youth cultures in Nigeria generally s

DIEKARA OLORUNTOBA-OJU•AUGUST 3 2025

‘Fiction Always Affords a Space for Fun’

DIEKARA OLORUNTOBA-OJU

APRIL 6 2025

DIEKARA OLORUNTOBA-OJU•APRIL 6 2025

Four Women and Adichie’s Feminine Utopia

The stories of the four women in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel, Dream Count, address an essential feminist question—what must a woman recognize in another and in herself to understand their shared conditions?—with a curiously tentative answer.

DIEKARA OLORUNTOBA-OJU•APRIL 6 2025

Four Women and Adichie’s Feminine Utopia

DIEKARA OLORUNTOBA-OJU

FEBRUARY 22 2025

DIEKARA OLORUNTOBA-OJU•FEBRUARY 22 2025

Historical Fabulations and the ‘Potentially Queer’ in New Nollywood Epics

Nigerian filmmakers are working to reanimate cultural histories through the production of exciting epic films. These films offer narrative openings to uncover histories of African queer life.

DIEKARA OLORUNTOBA-OJU•FEBRUARY 22 2025

Historical Fabulations and the ‘Potentially Queer’ in New Nollywood Epics

Nigerian filmmakers are working to reanimate cultural histories through the production of exciting epic films. These films offer narrative openings to uncover histories of African queer life.

Subscribe to our free newsletter

You're in — welcome to The Republic

Complete your onboarding

Read

Connect

Apps

More

Diekara Oloruntoba-Oju

Diekara Oloruntoba-Oju

All Articles

‘Fiction Always Affords a Space for Fun’

‘Fiction Always Affords a Space for Fun’

Four Women and Adichie’s Feminine Utopia

Four Women and Adichie’s Feminine Utopia

Historical Fabulations and the ‘Potentially Queer’ in New Nollywood Epics

Historical Fabulations and the ‘Potentially Queer’ in New Nollywood Epics

Read

Connect

Apps

More

Diekara Oloruntoba-Oju

Diekara Oloruntoba-Oju

All Articles

‘Fiction Always Affords a Space for Fun’

‘Fiction Always Affords a Space for Fun’

Four Women and Adichie’s Feminine Utopia

Four Women and Adichie’s Feminine Utopia

Historical Fabulations and the ‘Potentially Queer’ in New Nollywood Epics

Historical Fabulations and the ‘Potentially Queer’ in New Nollywood Epics