Taiwo Afolabi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6910127 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Taiwo Afolabi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Taiwo |
| FAMILY NAME | Afolabi |
| SIGNATURE | AFOLABI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Regina |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5905-1051 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ar(c)tivism and Policing
The Sọ̀rọ̀-Sókè movement, sparked by Nigeria’s 2020 #EndSARS protests, represents a pivotal stand against systemic injustice, with its Yoruba rallying cry “Sọ̀rọ̀-sókè” (“Speak Up” or “Speak Louder”) capturing the collective demand to end police brutality, notably, by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). This study employs Digital Artivism as its theoretical lens to investigate the fusion of art and activism within the movement, analyzing how c…
“From ‘What Is to What If’”
“From ‘What Is to What If’”
In this article, I consider the future of the Canadian Theatre Review ( CTR) through Rob Hopkins’s model. Specifically, I use the future-shaping points from the International Science Council to narrow in on the future of CTR publishing. To think about the future of publishing within the context of CTR, I propose moving from ‘what is’ to ‘what if’ by imagining plausible futures for the theatre landscape in Canada
The fear of cultural appropriation is the beginning of wokeness in learning? reflections from teaching in Canada
The current heightened sensitivity around history, colonisation and the aftermath of the socio-political and cultural ethos of the world can create in many people the fear of cultural appropriation and misrepresentation. This fear can affect the ability to imagine and play in certain learning settings, especially in devising performances, socially engaged theatre, and other arts-based explorations. However, what happens when participants choose n…
Ethical questioning in arts and health-based research
Ethical questioning is a framework for considering the ethical implications and practices in research and is used as a tool for thinking about the connections between art and health. It enables researchers and practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of the emotional dimensions in the field of art and health. In this paper, we propose that ethical questioning, grounded in the principles of ethics of care, can foster a more reflexive and holis…
Re-centering Cultural Performance and Orange Economy in Post-colonial Africa
Re-Centering Cultural Performance and Orange Economy in Post-colonial Africa
Theatre as Service … My Experience During the Global Pandemic in Canada
Perhaps the global pandemic (COVID-19) and the death of George Floyd have brought an immense, drastic, and unprecedented turn in human history. Many disciplines are now being intentional about asking critical and ethical questions around race, identity, social justice representation, and systemic change. The same is true for theatre and performance. While events in 2020 stretched and burdened racialized bodies, they also provided opportunities fo…
From writing ethics to doing ethics
In this article, I pose a series of questions for ethical consideration in socially engaged practices. I framed the practitioner-focused questions using what I termed, ethical questioning. Ethical questioning is the process of asking questions both in the process of writing and doing ethics in socially engaged and community-based creative practice and research
From “ Their Stigma” to “ My Stigma”
This article investigates theater techniques employed in addressing self-stigmatization in Skul Konekt project, an “ anti- self- stigma” HIV/AIDS theater intervention in Nasarawa state, Nigeria. The project toured secondary schools in Nasarawa State to create awareness on the negative effect of self-stigmatization in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). This study answers the research question: What theater techniques were employed in the Skul Ko…
Theatre for young audience dynamics
Theatre is used as a veritable tool for positive and progressive social reform, transformation and a catalyst for development across very different global contexts. Theatre for Young Audiences, wit
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Theatre for young audience dynamics
Theatre is used as a veritable tool for positive and progressive social reform, transformation and a catalyst for development across very different global contexts. Theatre for Young Audiences, wit
From “ Their Stigma” to “ My Stigma”
This article investigates theater techniques employed in addressing self-stigmatization in Skul Konekt project, an “ anti- self- stigma” HIV/AIDS theater intervention in Nasarawa state, Nigeria. The project toured secondary schools in Nasarawa State to create awareness on the negative effect of self-stigmatization in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). This study answers the research question: What theater techniques were employed in the Skul Ko…
Theatre as Service … My Experience During the Global Pandemic in Canada
Perhaps the global pandemic (COVID-19) and the death of George Floyd have brought an immense, drastic, and unprecedented turn in human history. Many disciplines are now being intentional about asking critical and ethical questions around race, identity, social justice representation, and systemic change. The same is true for theatre and performance. While events in 2020 stretched and burdened racialized bodies, they also provided opportunities fo…
From writing ethics to doing ethics
In this article, I pose a series of questions for ethical consideration in socially engaged practices. I framed the practitioner-focused questions using what I termed, ethical questioning. Ethical questioning is the process of asking questions both in the process of writing and doing ethics in socially engaged and community-based creative practice and research
Re-centering Cultural Performance and Orange Economy in Post-colonial Africa
Re-Centering Cultural Performance and Orange Economy in Post-colonial Africa
The fear of cultural appropriation is the beginning of wokeness in learning? reflections from teaching in Canada
The current heightened sensitivity around history, colonisation and the aftermath of the socio-political and cultural ethos of the world can create in many people the fear of cultural appropriation and misrepresentation. This fear can affect the ability to imagine and play in certain learning settings, especially in devising performances, socially engaged theatre, and other arts-based explorations. However, what happens when participants choose n…
Ethical questioning in arts and health-based research
Ethical questioning is a framework for considering the ethical implications and practices in research and is used as a tool for thinking about the connections between art and health. It enables researchers and practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of the emotional dimensions in the field of art and health. In this paper, we propose that ethical questioning, grounded in the principles of ethics of care, can foster a more reflexive and holis…
“From ‘What Is to What If’”
“From ‘What Is to What If’”
In this article, I consider the future of the Canadian Theatre Review ( CTR) through Rob Hopkins’s model. Specifically, I use the future-shaping points from the International Science Council to narrow in on the future of CTR publishing. To think about the future of publishing within the context of CTR, I propose moving from ‘what is’ to ‘what if’ by imagining plausible futures for the theatre landscape in Canada
Ar(c)tivism and Policing
The Sọ̀rọ̀-Sókè movement, sparked by Nigeria’s 2020 #EndSARS protests, represents a pivotal stand against systemic injustice, with its Yoruba rallying cry “Sọ̀rọ̀-sókè” (“Speak Up” or “Speak Louder”) capturing the collective demand to end police brutality, notably, by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). This study employs Digital Artivism as its theoretical lens to investigate the fusion of art and activism within the movement, analyzing how c…
Sociology (9 works) · Art (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Theatre and Performance Studies (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Art Therapy and Mental Health (2 works)