Rosemary Popoola
Biographic Data
| ID | 79115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosemary Popoola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosemary |
| FAMILY NAME | Popoola |
| SIGNATURE | POPOOLA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Covenant University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3967-3857 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Disrupting or Dwelling
This paper moves beyond the center of the theocratic class of the Nigerian Pentecostal circle to explore a marginal Onitsha-based prophet named Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere Odumeje, who claimed the spotlight of Pentecostal theatrics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and seems to have sustained it by centering himself in popular imagination. I combine a textual analysis of many snippets of media (which are now part of popular culture) and a semiotic…
Pastoral Power, Clerical State: Pentecostalism, Gender, and Sexuality in Nigeria, by Obadare Ebenezer
Nigerian Universities' Sexual Harassment Policies: Palliative or Provocative
Sexual violence and sexual harassment have been perennial topics in higher education across the continent and beyond. In response to stories and scandals, including the 2019 “Sex for Grades: Undercover in West African Universities” documentary by the BBC’s Africa Eye series, Nigerian universities have instituted sexual harassment policies. This article draws on a feminist textual analysis of the BBC documentary and three Nigerian higher instituti…
When charity and camera collide: Nigerian celebrity philanthropy in the age of technology
Celebrity studies is an expansive and expanding field in European and American scholarship. Unfortunately, Africanist scholars have paid limited attention to this significant branch of scholarship. Drawing from varied secondary sources, including audio-visual materials, newspaper articles and journals, and books in the fields of celebrities and development, I examine Nigerian celebrity philanthropy in the age of internet technology. I argue that …
New directions for researching and writing African feminist histories
Women in Executive Political Leadership in Africa
I Thought She Was Ordinary, I Only Saw Her Body: Sex and Celebrity Advocacy in Nigerian Popular Culture
The twenty-first century ushered in a new era in African popular culture. Hip hop, a popular genre of musical expression, which borrowed extensively from Western and African idioms and iconography of power and social relations, took a decisive turn. The themes and narratives of twenty-first century African hip hop mirror similar global forms in their conception and glorification of fandom, stardom, commodification and sexualization of women’s bod…
Women in Executive Political Leadership in Africa
Cross-examining the effectiveness of e-advocacy as a tool for advancing women's rights in Nigeria
Following the alleged success of social media in the Arab Spring and other social change activities around the world, there has been increasing interest in the capacity of electronic advocacy also known as digital activism to translate to social change. Yet, scholars remain divided about the effectiveness of electronic advocacy in driving social change. Does electronic advocacy promote social change, or does it result in slacktivism? Using the su…
Celebrity Advocacy and Women's Rights in Nigeria
To bring development closer to the reality of "ordinary" people, popular personalities, working on behalf of themselves, family, or organizations (profit and non-profit) in Africa have consistently given visibility to social problems to influence public opinion for positive transformation. The involvement of celebrities in development-centered issues has evoked debates from scholars in the global north who thought that their act is an extension o…
I Thought She Was Ordinary, I Only Saw Her Body: Sex and Celebrity Advocacy in Nigerian Popular Culture
The twenty-first century ushered in a new era in African popular culture. Hip hop, a popular genre of musical expression, which borrowed extensively from Western and African idioms and iconography of power and social relations, took a decisive turn. The themes and narratives of twenty-first century African hip hop mirror similar global forms in their conception and glorification of fandom, stardom, commodification and sexualization of women’s bod…
Celebrity Advocacy and Women's Rights in Nigeria
To bring development closer to the reality of "ordinary" people, popular personalities, working on behalf of themselves, family, or organizations (profit and non-profit) in Africa have consistently given visibility to social problems to influence public opinion for positive transformation. The involvement of celebrities in development-centered issues has evoked debates from scholars in the global north who thought that their act is an extension o…
Nigerian Universities' Sexual Harassment Policies: Palliative or Provocative
Sexual violence and sexual harassment have been perennial topics in higher education across the continent and beyond. In response to stories and scandals, including the 2019 “Sex for Grades: Undercover in West African Universities” documentary by the BBC’s Africa Eye series, Nigerian universities have instituted sexual harassment policies. This article draws on a feminist textual analysis of the BBC documentary and three Nigerian higher instituti…
Women in Executive Political Leadership in Africa
Cross-examining the effectiveness of e-advocacy as a tool for advancing women's rights in Nigeria
Following the alleged success of social media in the Arab Spring and other social change activities around the world, there has been increasing interest in the capacity of electronic advocacy also known as digital activism to translate to social change. Yet, scholars remain divided about the effectiveness of electronic advocacy in driving social change. Does electronic advocacy promote social change, or does it result in slacktivism? Using the su…
Celebrity Advocacy and Women's Rights in Nigeria
To bring development closer to the reality of "ordinary" people, popular personalities, working on behalf of themselves, family, or organizations (profit and non-profit) in Africa have consistently given visibility to social problems to influence public opinion for positive transformation. The involvement of celebrities in development-centered issues has evoked debates from scholars in the global north who thought that their act is an extension o…
Women in Executive Political Leadership in Africa
I Thought She Was Ordinary, I Only Saw Her Body: Sex and Celebrity Advocacy in Nigerian Popular Culture
The twenty-first century ushered in a new era in African popular culture. Hip hop, a popular genre of musical expression, which borrowed extensively from Western and African idioms and iconography of power and social relations, took a decisive turn. The themes and narratives of twenty-first century African hip hop mirror similar global forms in their conception and glorification of fandom, stardom, commodification and sexualization of women’s bod…
When charity and camera collide: Nigerian celebrity philanthropy in the age of technology
Celebrity studies is an expansive and expanding field in European and American scholarship. Unfortunately, Africanist scholars have paid limited attention to this significant branch of scholarship. Drawing from varied secondary sources, including audio-visual materials, newspaper articles and journals, and books in the fields of celebrities and development, I examine Nigerian celebrity philanthropy in the age of internet technology. I argue that …
New directions for researching and writing African feminist histories
Nigerian Universities' Sexual Harassment Policies: Palliative or Provocative
Sexual violence and sexual harassment have been perennial topics in higher education across the continent and beyond. In response to stories and scandals, including the 2019 “Sex for Grades: Undercover in West African Universities” documentary by the BBC’s Africa Eye series, Nigerian universities have instituted sexual harassment policies. This article draws on a feminist textual analysis of the BBC documentary and three Nigerian higher instituti…
Pastoral Power, Clerical State: Pentecostalism, Gender, and Sexuality in Nigeria, by Obadare Ebenezer
Disrupting or Dwelling
This paper moves beyond the center of the theocratic class of the Nigerian Pentecostal circle to explore a marginal Onitsha-based prophet named Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere Odumeje, who claimed the spotlight of Pentecostal theatrics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and seems to have sustained it by centering himself in popular imagination. I combine a textual analysis of many snippets of media (which are now part of popular culture) and a semiotic…
Sociology (9 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (3 works) · Media studies (3 works)