Personal profile
Areas of Expertise
World Theatre/s, African Studies (Literature), Postcolonial Theatre and Literary Studies, African Theatre and Performance, Film and Media Studies, Global South Studies, Theatre History, Contemporary British Theatre, Performance Cultures, South African Theatre, Femi Osofisan
External positions
President, African Theatre Association (AfTA)
1 Jul 2023 → 1 Jul 2027
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Refracted from the Canon: The Transmuted Form of Europe’s Ambassador in Africa
Adeyemi, S., 17 Feb 2025, African Shakespeare: Subversions, Appropriations, Negotiations. Aboluwade, I., Talento, S., Mforbe Chiangong, P. & Nyambi, O. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 117-133 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Songs as Satire for Social Criticism in Imesi-Ile
Adeyemi, S., 31 Oct 2025, In: Zeitschrift für Theaterpädagogik. 87, p. 32 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Single-authored entries on Nigerian directors
Adeyemi, A., 2022, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stage Directors. Delgado, M. & Williams, S. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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African Performance Review
Adeyemi, S., 2021, In: African Performance Review. 13, 1&2Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Aspects of intercultural performance aesthetics in Femi Òsófisán’s drama
Adeyemi, S., 1 Jul 2021, In: African Performance Review. 11, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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African and Afrodiasporic Theatre in the Digital Age
Sola Adeyemi (Organiser)
10 Jul 2025 → 12 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Classics and/in Africa
Sola Adeyemi (Presenter)
3 Jul 2025 → 4 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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New Trends in African Theatre since the Nobel in 1986: Celebrating Soyinka@90
Sola Adeyemi (Organiser)
19 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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ENI-OGUN: Engaging National Interest On Good Governance Understanding and Nation Building
Sola Adeyemi (Member of programme committee)
19 Jul 2024 → 27 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Festival/Exhibition/Performance
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Theatres, cultures and democracies in Africa (Théâtres, cultures and démocraties en Afrique)
Sola Adeyemi (Organiser)
3 Jul 2024 → 6 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Adeyemi… Banging drums of African theatre in the diaspora
13/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution