College of Humanities and Culture

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Welcome Address/Introduction

With the ever-increasing emphasis on ensuring that all undergraduates are given every opportunity to complete their education soundly and within the specified time limits in a fast-developing world, the College of Humanities and Culture, Osun State University, Ikire Campus, is at the forefront of producing high quality, well rounded, globally competitive and entrepreneurial graduates who are going to be catalysts for rapid and sustainable development in the age of globalization.

We are the custodians and projectors of things that illuminate our culture and the world around us. Through the humanities, students are made to understand human society clearly, behave more responsibly, comprehend more fully and feel more deeply. They also learn to express themselves effectively, understand the dynamism of cultural issues, appreciate the power of words and ideas, and interpret human experience.

The Ikire Campus is set within a picturesque piece of real estate surrounded by a natural topography designed for great intellectual work. It is the gateway campus of UNIOSUN, so strategically placed as to grant easy access to students and parents from any part of the country. Our College offers the most innovative curricula in which students are trained in a liberal and democratic manner to comprehend systems and patterns of existence, to think analytically and responsibly in order to be useful in any future task, and to embrace the complex challenges of the present world.

The humanities constitute the cornerstone of higher education in the world. In taking any of the courses we have mounted, students broaden their historical, ethical, social and international perspectives and enhance themselves intellectually and creatively for any job in the ever-expanding national and global markets.

Location

Ikire Osun State

Brief History

Osun State University is a multi-campus University established by the administration of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola in December, 2006. The University operates six campuses distributed across the six administrative zones of the state. Ikire Campus is one of the six campuses

Mission

1. To train students to understand human society

2. To encourage responsible behavior

3. To foster critical thinking and emotional intelligence

Vision

1. Effective self-expression
2. Cultural awareness and understanding
3. Appreciation of the power of words and ideas
4. Insight into human experience

Academic Programmes

The academic a programmes currently available are:

B.A. Arabic Language and Literature
B.A. Christian Studies
B.A. English and Literary Studies
B.A. French and Francophone Studies
B.A. Islamic Studies
B.A. Linguistics & Communication Studies
B.A. Philosophy
B.A. Theatre Arts
B.A. Tourism Studies
B.A. Yoruba

Physical Development

Our campus is equipped with state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities as well as well-equipped health centre and suitably furnished hostels for our students.

Journals

. Asa: Journal of Humanities and Development Studies

. UJOFOLS: UNIOSUN Journal of Foreign Language Studies

. Awiye : Journal of Language, Literature and Communication Studies

Grants and Awards

1. Siyan Oyeweso

S/N	Grant/Award	Date
1	Travel grant by the Federal Government to Brazil to attend the 2^nd International Conference of intellectuals from Africa and Diaspora, held at the Convention Centre/Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil	September 2006
2	Travel grant by the Government of Osun State to attend the preparatory workshop on the organization of Global Conference of Black Nationalities, Atlanta, Georgia	2009
3	Travel grant by the Government of Osun State to attend the preparatory workshop on the organization of World Summit of Mayors, Salvador de Bahia International Conference, Brazil	2010
4	Travel grant by Centre for Black African Arts and Civilization (CBAC) to attend the International Conference on Multi-culturalism and the prospect for Africa and Africa Diaspora Development at the State University of Bahia, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil	November 2011

2. Prof. Olukoya Ogen

SN	Funding Agency	Grant	Role	Value	Date
1	German Research Foundation (DFG) and the University of Munster, (Not yet utilised).	Cluster of Excellence Joint Project No: EXC 2060. Principal Investigator, Prof Dorothea Schulz	Visiting Professorial Fellow	- €5,000	April-May 2025
2	German Research Foundation (DFG) University of Munster	Cluster of Excellence Joint Project No: EXC 2060. Principal Investigator, Prof Dorothea Schulz –	Country Project Partner	Nigerian Workshop Budget - €6,150.	2024-2026.
3	European Research Council, Brussels	European Research Council KEO Grant Department of African Studies and Anthropology, University of Birmingham.	Visiting KEO Research Fellow	£3000	Feb 2025
4	European Research Council KEO Project	UOB-UNIOSUN-ERC 2024 Post Research Grant	Host and Co-Convener	€2000	2024
5	AHRC and University of Glasgow	Research Grant on Transforming Public Understanding of Grenada's African Religious Heritage. Principal Investigator, Dr Shantel George	Country Project Partner	£4,375	June-November 2024
6	Carnegie Corporation	Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship	Host & Research Collaborator,	$22,000	2023
7	European Commission ERASMUS Lump Sum NON-EU-Africa Grant	AfriquEurope- Grant on the European Union and Africa in a Multi Crises World.	Project Financial Signatory	€1.1m (Nigerian budget - €6,500.)	2023 - 2026
8	UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity	IFCD Grant for cultural research and advocacy	Principal Investigator and Project Director	$73, 097	2023- 2025
9	University of Leeds, LUCAS-LAHRI Visiting Fellowship Scheme	LUCAS-LAHRI Visiting Fellowship research grant on the resurgence and globalization of Yoruba religion	Principal Investigator and Project Director	£1000	April 2022
10	ICT U Foundation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	ICT U Professorial Writing Grant	Visiting Guest Researcher	$2000	2021
11	European Research Council, Brussels	ERC Coastal Yoruba Conference grant. Convener, Insa Nolte	Co-Convener	£10,600	Dec 2016
12	Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom	ESRC Grantsmanship Workshop. Convener, Insa Nolte	Co-Convener	£4,350	Sept 2015
13	European Research Council, Brussels	5-Year project on Everyday Religious Encounter in Yorubaland. Principal Investigator, Insa Nolte	Country Director and Co-Investigator	€1.5 million	2012 to 2017
14	British Academy and the African Studies Association UK	ASAUK Writing Workshop grant. Convener, Insa Nolte	Co-Convener.	£4,500	2011
15	American Council of Learned Societies	AHP Postdoctoral Fellowship	AHP Postdoctoral Fellow	$23,000.	2011-2012
16	Cadbury Visiting Fellowship, University of Birmingham.	Cadbury Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowship	Cadbury Visiting Fellow	£4,500.	2010
18	British Academy Visiting Fellowship, United Kingdom	British Academy Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship	British Academy Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	£11,188.	2009
19	Leventis Foundation, University of London	Leventis Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship	Leventis Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	£14,000	2008

3. Prof Tunde Decker

S/N	Grants/Award	Date
1	Tertiary Education Fund (TETfund) Institutional Based Research Grant (IBR) in the year 2017 Intervention. Grant number UNIOSUN/TETfund/17/08. The value of the Grant:N1,300,000.00k.	24 August 2023
2	(Team Member) UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversty (IFCD) Research Grant for the UNESCO-IFCD-UNIOSUN Project on Empowering Women and Youth Entrepreneurship through Yoruba Oral Arts in Southwest Nigeria. Value of the grant: $73,077 (UNESCO) and $26,933 (counterpart funding from private sector and UNESCO affiliate agencies).	10 February 2023
3	ACLS/AHP/Carnegie Corporation Travel Grant for Manuscript Development Workshop, College of Humanities, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,. Value of the Grant: $2000.	15-19 March, 2023
4	Award of Excellence, most outstanding Head of Department, Department of History and International Studies, Students Historical Society of Nigeria, Osun State University,	28 June 2022.
5	2022 Scholar-in-Residence, American Council of Learned Societies African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Research Programme, Office for International Programmes, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Value of Residency/stipend: $1300.	4 April - 31 May 2022
6	2021/2022 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and Carnegie Corporation African Humanities Program (AHP) Postdoctoral Fellow, Value of the Award: $20,000	2021/2022
7	2020 Guest Lecturer, AFRICA TALKS Seminars, Department of African Studies and Anthropology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom	11 November 2020.
8	Urban Studies Foundation (USF) Postdoctoral International Fellow, Glasgow, Scotland. Value of the Award: £11,000 GBP.	2019/2020
9	Visiting Scholar, African Studies Centre, School of Area and Global Studies, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Residency: University of Oxford, United Kingdom	1 October 2019 – 30 March 2020.
10	Visiting Guest Lecturer, Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Presentation of Archival Research findings: Ise Olokun Esin: Self-apprehension and the belligerent poor in colonial Lagos, African Studies Centre Seminars, University of Cambridge, Allison Richard Building, West Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom.	5 March, 2019.
11	Africa-Oxford (Af-Ox) Postdoctoral Fellow, Africa-Oxford Initiative, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Collaborated with Professor Wale Adebanwi, then Rhodes Professor of Race Relations and Director of the African Studies Centre, School of Area and Global Studies, University of Oxford). Value of the Award: £4, 600 GBP.	2019
12	Visiting Scholar, African Studies Centre, School of Area and Global Studies, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Residency	29 January – 31 March, 2019.
13	Fellow, Member of the Summer Institute Committee and Member of Faculty, Ife Institute of Advanced Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. Convened by Professor Jacob K. Olupona, Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts, United States	2018
14	Fellow, Lagos Studies Association, c/o Professor Saheed Aderinto, History Department, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States.	2018
15	2016/2017 Leventis Postdoctoral Fellow, Leventis Foundation, United Kingdom, Value of the Award: £10,000 GBP.	2016/2017
16	Visiting Scholar, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London	1 October – 15 December 2016.
17	Scholar-in-Residence, Goodenough College, London House, Central London, United Kingdom. Conducted Secondary sources Research at the Goodenough College Library.	1 October – 15 December 2016
18	Travel Grant Awardee, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, University of Montreal, Canada. Value of the Award: £200 GBP.	31 August – 2 September 2016
19	Award of Excellence, Falola’s Magna Curia Chambers (Students Association), College of Law, Ifetedo Campus, Osun State University,	22 August, 2014.
20	Travel Grant Awardee, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland and the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra Ghana. Value of the Award: £2000 GBP.	August 2012
21	Travel Grant Awardee, African Studies Association / United Kingdom Writing Workshop for African Scholars, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria.	14 – 16 September 2011

4. Dr Adesola Adesote

S/N	Grant/Award	Date
1	Co-Investigator, UNESCO-IFCD-UNIOSUN Project on Women Empowerment and Youth Entrepreneurship through Yoruba Oral Arts	2023

ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES

Academic staff members of the Department have won different grants and awards. Notably among them and the grants and awards won are:

(a) Dr. Akindele Juliana A.: Recipient of DIES-International Deans’ Course Africa 2023/2024.

(b) Recipient of University of Birmingham/Osun State University Pre-Doctoral Grant for Ph.D.Thesis Writing in the Humanities, Dec. 9^th, 2013, sponsored by European Council.

Dr Toyese Dahunsi: TETFUND (National Research Fund) Research Grant of the sum of N43.9 million naira won by Dr. Toyese Najeem Dahunsi et al in the 2023 Research Grant Cycle for the Research project titled "A Francophone Cultural Enclave in Anglophone Yoruba Land: Migration, Language and Cross-border Trade in Ejigbo, Southwestern Nigeria".

(a) Dr. Olamiposi Oyeleye’s Ph.D. dissertation, “Aesthetics of Nationalism in Selected Films of Tunde Kelani and Kunle Afolayan” was recognised for Honorable Mention for the 2022 ASR Prize for Best Africa-based Doctoral Dissertation.2

(b) African Studies Review (ASR) is the flagship scholarly journal of the African Studies Association (USA). The ASR publishes the highest quality African Studies Scholarship in all academic disciplines and is published by Cambridge University Press.

(iv) (a) Mrs. Salaudeen Mariam: Travel Grant by British Academy to attend the 2024 Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of United Kingdom (ASAUK) (partly funded to cover visa application, conference fee, accommodation, and feeding.

(b) Travel Grant by Lagos Studies Association (LSA) to attend the 8^th Lagos Studies Association Conference (2024)

(c) Travel Grant by British Academy for International Writing Worlshop on Amplifying Women’s Voices in Hausa Cultural Studies (2023)

DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH

Academic staff members of the department have won different grants and awards. Notably among these grants and awards are:

Dr. Waidi Akanji won a Ph.D Tetfund Grant between 2014 and 2016. He also won a Postgraduate Merit Award, Wits University, South Africa between 2014 and 2016 and French Embassy Grant, South Africa in 2016.
Dr. Wabiy Salawu won the University of Kent Grant for international conference and research trips in 2015 and Nigeria Tertiary Education Trust Fund between 2014 and 2017.
Drs. S,A. Ogundokun, O.O. Alaje, K.F. Faniran and W.A. Akanji are co-investigators in the 2023 UNESCO Grant on project for Women and Youth Empowerment in South-West Nigeria.

FACULTY OF CULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM STUDIES

Name: Oyewale I. OYELEYE

Host University: got postdoctoral fellowship at the Ariel University, Israel.

Duration: Sept 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025.

DEPARTMENT OF YORUBA

Academic staff members of the above-named Department were part of the team that won a grant as indicated below:

Names: Taiwo Ọpẹyẹmi AKINDUTI, PhD and Luqman Abisọla KIARIBẸẸ, PhD

Project: UNESCO-IFCD-UNIOSUN Project on Empowering Women and Youth Entrepreneurship through Yoruba Oral Arts in Southwest Nigeria.

Status: Research Fellows

Responsibility: Development of training modules, organisation of workshops, conduct of Surveys, analysis of data and development of a Yoruba cultural policy.

Year: 2023

Name: Luqman Abisọla KIARIBẸẸ

University Scholar, University of Ìbàdàn 2014-2015

Professor Ayọ̀ Bámgbóṣé Prize in Linguistics and African Languages 2012

The Prince Ọládégà Odùtọ́lá Foundation Prize in Yorùbá 2012

iii. Dr. Raymond Zard’s Prize in Yorùbá 2012

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