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Personal profile
About
Ololade Afolabi, Ph.D. is a Lecturer in the Communication and Media Studies Department at Sacred Heart University. Dr. Afolabi is a former Fulbright Scholar whose research inspects issues pertaining to media flow and contraflow, online communities and interpersonal networking, technology and social change, and political economy of internet activism and explores the role that media platforms play in shaping the identities of women.
Dr; Afolabi is a recipient of the Adam Smith Research Fellowship and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digital Culture Research Award. She also reviews for journals in the field of African studies and media and communication.
She received a M.A. from University of Ibadan, a M.S. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Contact Information
College of Arts & Sciences
Communication and Media Studies
Martire Center BUCM*W209
203-396-6354
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Education/Academic qualification
B.A., Adekunle Ajasin University
M.S., Southern Illinois University
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
M.A., University of Ibadan
Research Interests
- Critical Cultural Studies
- Global Media and Communication
- Media Flows and Contraflow
- Media and Representation
- Technology and Social Change
Disciplines
- Communication
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#ArewaMeToo: Localized Resistance to the Abuse of Women in Northern Nigeria
Afolabi, O. & Nuhu, H. S., 2024, In: Journal of International Women's Studies. 26, 5, p. 6 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Media Flow in the Global South: A Multi-Modal Critical Discourse Analysis of Al Jazeera’s My Nigeria
Afolabi, O., Jan 1 2023, In: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rebuilding Old Empire: BBC and Indigenous Language Broadcasting in Nigeria
Afolabi, O., Jan 1 2023, In: Cogent Arts & Humanities. 10, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Internet, Culture, and the New Feminist Phase: De-Westernizing Hashtags for Global Social Movements
Afolabi, O., Nov 26 2021, Culture, Sociality, and Morality: New Applications of Mainline Political Economy. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 131-152 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Internet, Culture, and the New Feminist Phase: De-Westernizing Hastags for Global Social Movements
Afolabi, O., 2021, Culture, Sociality, and Morality: New Applications of Mainline Political Economy.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Prizes
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Adam Smith Research Fellowship
Afolabi, O. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digital Culture Research Award
Afolabi, O. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)