Ayobami O Onanuga
Biographic Data
| ID | 707819 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayobami O Onanuga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayobami |
| FAMILY NAME | O Onanuga |
| SIGNATURE | ONANUGA A O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4873-4508 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Visa for love: Exploring social mobility and matchmaking in Nigeria digital media
In this study, we examine the centering of transnational mobility as integral capital in contemporary matchmaking practices in Nigeria. Using Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of symbolic capital and social mobility, we focus on the role of valid documents in digital matchmaking. By analyzing how female and male clients and their mediator play locational politics in a purposively selected YouTube matchmaking show, we situate travel documents as a form o…
Introduction: Emergent issues in Nigerian queer migration discourse (Paul Onanuga, Ayobami Onanuga and David Amodu – editors)
Interrogating patriarchy and homophobia in Nigeria’s Zikoko online magazine
The internet and digital platforms are contemporary ways of empowering and enabling openness about gender identity and sexual performance. Unsurprisingly, several studies have engaged the treatment of issues surrounding gender and sexuality in various digital spaces like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. However, there is the need to examine how blogs in Nigeria challenge heteronormativity and patriarchy. This article attempts a content analysis o…
Talking back: Linguistic exploration of female artistes’ ‘responses’ to patriarchy and stereotypes in Nigerian hip-hop
Patriarchal tendencies are normative in hip-hop culture, necessitating contemporary calls for gender equality and wholesome gender representations. These have encouraged a 'talking back' where the marginalised re-appropriate established norms and consciously recreate their identities. Interrogating lyrics and videos of popular female Nigerian hip-hop artistes, we explore female agency and discuss how these artistes combat patriarchy and achieve l…
Gender Politics and Performing for Fame in Big Brother Nigeria Reality Show
The Environment and Agency: An Ecocritical Reading of Richard Maduku’s Kokoro Compound
Many studies have explored the impact of human activities on the environment. Using the framework of ecocriticism, this study examines the theme of rural–urban migration in Richard Maduku’s Kokoro Compound. The central aim is an exploration of the relationships between the characters and their environment and how various environmental realities influence the characters’ lived-experiences. The present study argues that in addressing the issue of r…
Transnational Mobilities in Search of Refuge: ‘Home,’ Migration and the Queer in Nigerian Literature
Geographical considerations continue to manifest in and influence the narratives surrounding non-heteronormative sexualities. Within this context, borders become central to the politics of inclusion-exclusion. In this study, we engage Jude Dibia’s Walking with Shadows , Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Shivering,” and Uzondinma Iweala’s Speak No Evil in view of their engagement of the tripodal issues of homosexuality, home and migration. We interr…
The dynamics of sexual repression, deceit, and coming out in African homosexual narratives
Homophobic attitudes continue to militate against the coming out of homosexuals in African societies. In this study, I examine the agentic difference between forced outing and self-outing among male homosexual characters in selected African fictional narratives. The texts employed are Jude Dibia’s Walking with Shadows and Tendai Huchu’s The Hairdresser of Harare. I argue that in forced outing, male homosexual characters undergo sexual oppression,…
Violence, Sexuality and Youth Linguistic Behaviour: An Exploration of Contemporary Nigerian Youth Music
Most linguistic studies on Nigerian hip hop (NHH) are textual in orientation, focusing on language use in lyrics. However, the social manifestations of the genre have mainly been discussed from the sociological perspective, ignoring the linguistic influences on the youthful audience. With a focus on violence and sexuality, the present study combines qualitative and quantitative research methods in fulfilling its objectives. This involves the anal…
Violence and its Linguistic Framing: An Exploration of Boubacar Boris Diop’s Murambi, The Book of Bones and Uwem Akpan’s Say You’re One of Them
Several existing studies have investigated the aesthetics of genocide literature. However, there are few studies on genocide literatures from Nigeria especially as there is still a debate on what constitutes genocide in Nigerian literatures. A comparative study of genocide literature from Rwanda and the arguable genocide narratives from Nigeria will further the discourse of what constitutes genocide in Nigerian literature. This study delves into …
Transnational Mobilities in Search of Refuge: ‘Home,’ Migration and the Queer in Nigerian Literature
Geographical considerations continue to manifest in and influence the narratives surrounding non-heteronormative sexualities. Within this context, borders become central to the politics of inclusion-exclusion. In this study, we engage Jude Dibia’s Walking with Shadows , Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Shivering,” and Uzondinma Iweala’s Speak No Evil in view of their engagement of the tripodal issues of homosexuality, home and migration. We interr…
Violence, Sexuality and Youth Linguistic Behaviour: An Exploration of Contemporary Nigerian Youth Music
Most linguistic studies on Nigerian hip hop (NHH) are textual in orientation, focusing on language use in lyrics. However, the social manifestations of the genre have mainly been discussed from the sociological perspective, ignoring the linguistic influences on the youthful audience. With a focus on violence and sexuality, the present study combines qualitative and quantitative research methods in fulfilling its objectives. This involves the anal…
The dynamics of sexual repression, deceit, and coming out in African homosexual narratives
Homophobic attitudes continue to militate against the coming out of homosexuals in African societies. In this study, I examine the agentic difference between forced outing and self-outing among male homosexual characters in selected African fictional narratives. The texts employed are Jude Dibia’s Walking with Shadows and Tendai Huchu’s The Hairdresser of Harare. I argue that in forced outing, male homosexual characters undergo sexual oppression,…
Introduction: Emergent issues in Nigerian queer migration discourse (Paul Onanuga, Ayobami Onanuga and David Amodu – editors)
Talking back: Linguistic exploration of female artistes’ ‘responses’ to patriarchy and stereotypes in Nigerian hip-hop
Patriarchal tendencies are normative in hip-hop culture, necessitating contemporary calls for gender equality and wholesome gender representations. These have encouraged a 'talking back' where the marginalised re-appropriate established norms and consciously recreate their identities. Interrogating lyrics and videos of popular female Nigerian hip-hop artistes, we explore female agency and discuss how these artistes combat patriarchy and achieve l…
Violence and its Linguistic Framing: An Exploration of Boubacar Boris Diop’s Murambi, The Book of Bones and Uwem Akpan’s Say You’re One of Them
Several existing studies have investigated the aesthetics of genocide literature. However, there are few studies on genocide literatures from Nigeria especially as there is still a debate on what constitutes genocide in Nigerian literatures. A comparative study of genocide literature from Rwanda and the arguable genocide narratives from Nigeria will further the discourse of what constitutes genocide in Nigerian literature. This study delves into …
Violence, Sexuality and Youth Linguistic Behaviour: An Exploration of Contemporary Nigerian Youth Music
Most linguistic studies on Nigerian hip hop (NHH) are textual in orientation, focusing on language use in lyrics. However, the social manifestations of the genre have mainly been discussed from the sociological perspective, ignoring the linguistic influences on the youthful audience. With a focus on violence and sexuality, the present study combines qualitative and quantitative research methods in fulfilling its objectives. This involves the anal…
The dynamics of sexual repression, deceit, and coming out in African homosexual narratives
Homophobic attitudes continue to militate against the coming out of homosexuals in African societies. In this study, I examine the agentic difference between forced outing and self-outing among male homosexual characters in selected African fictional narratives. The texts employed are Jude Dibia’s Walking with Shadows and Tendai Huchu’s The Hairdresser of Harare. I argue that in forced outing, male homosexual characters undergo sexual oppression,…
The Environment and Agency: An Ecocritical Reading of Richard Maduku’s Kokoro Compound
Many studies have explored the impact of human activities on the environment. Using the framework of ecocriticism, this study examines the theme of rural–urban migration in Richard Maduku’s Kokoro Compound. The central aim is an exploration of the relationships between the characters and their environment and how various environmental realities influence the characters’ lived-experiences. The present study argues that in addressing the issue of r…
Transnational Mobilities in Search of Refuge: ‘Home,’ Migration and the Queer in Nigerian Literature
Geographical considerations continue to manifest in and influence the narratives surrounding non-heteronormative sexualities. Within this context, borders become central to the politics of inclusion-exclusion. In this study, we engage Jude Dibia’s Walking with Shadows , Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Shivering,” and Uzondinma Iweala’s Speak No Evil in view of their engagement of the tripodal issues of homosexuality, home and migration. We interr…
Talking back: Linguistic exploration of female artistes’ ‘responses’ to patriarchy and stereotypes in Nigerian hip-hop
Patriarchal tendencies are normative in hip-hop culture, necessitating contemporary calls for gender equality and wholesome gender representations. These have encouraged a 'talking back' where the marginalised re-appropriate established norms and consciously recreate their identities. Interrogating lyrics and videos of popular female Nigerian hip-hop artistes, we explore female agency and discuss how these artistes combat patriarchy and achieve l…
Gender Politics and Performing for Fame in Big Brother Nigeria Reality Show
Introduction: Emergent issues in Nigerian queer migration discourse (Paul Onanuga, Ayobami Onanuga and David Amodu – editors)
Interrogating patriarchy and homophobia in Nigeria’s Zikoko online magazine
The internet and digital platforms are contemporary ways of empowering and enabling openness about gender identity and sexual performance. Unsurprisingly, several studies have engaged the treatment of issues surrounding gender and sexuality in various digital spaces like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. However, there is the need to examine how blogs in Nigeria challenge heteronormativity and patriarchy. This article attempts a content analysis o…
Visa for love: Exploring social mobility and matchmaking in Nigeria digital media
In this study, we examine the centering of transnational mobility as integral capital in contemporary matchmaking practices in Nigeria. Using Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of symbolic capital and social mobility, we focus on the role of valid documents in digital matchmaking. By analyzing how female and male clients and their mediator play locational politics in a purposively selected YouTube matchmaking show, we situate travel documents as a form o…
Sociology (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Literature (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · History (4 works) · Narrative (4 works) · Political science (4 works)