Toyin Falola: 3 recent books that explain the work of Nigeria’s famous decolonial scholar: Toyin Falola has turned 70. Image courtesy Olusegun Olopade Toyin Falola, distinguished professor of history, is one of Africa’s most accomplished intellectuals. Born Oloruntoyin Falola in 1953 in the Nigerian city of Ibadan, he grew up in a sprawling, polygamous household …
From Chinua Achebe to Toyin Falola – 5 essential books Nigeria’s new president should read: Golden Brown/Getty Images Not many African political leaders are known to have publicly declared their love of reading. US president Barack Obama popularised the idea of a recommended reading list and he still shares his annual choice. As a communications …
Nigerian historian and thinker Toyin Falola on decolonising the academy in Africa: Toyin Falola Photo courtesy Boydell & Brewer Nigerian intellectual and historian Toyin Falola’s latest book is called Decolonizing African Studies: Knowledge Production, Agency, and Voice. It sets out to respond to the urgent need to eliminate the vestiges of colonialism (the domination of …