Duro Oni, Ferguson Fellow
Profile:
Professor Duro Oni worked at the Centre for Nigerian
Cultural Studies of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for three
years, after graduating, in 1973, from the University of Ibadan.
From 1976 to the present he has been employed at the University
of Lagos holding various positions including that of Director
of the University’s Centre for Cultural Studies for five years
from 1992 to 1997.
From September 1990 to January 1992, Duro Oni served
as the Special Adviser to the Hon. Minister of
Culture and Social Welfare and later that of Youth and Sports.
Key Publications:
An academic of repute, Prof. Duro Oni has a number
of books and publications in reputable journals to his credit in
the areas of cultural studies, dramatic literature and criticism,
production design and aesthetics. These include: “Lighting
Design and the Development of Modern Stage Lighting Practice in
Nigeria”, “Theatre and Culture for Economic Emancipation
in Nigeria”, Larger Than His Frame: Critical Studies and
Reflections on Olu Obafemi, Arts and the Man: Interpretive
Essays on Bode Osanyin, Nigeria and Globalisation: Discourses on
Identity Politics and Social Conflict (co-edited) and “Lighting
Up the Arena”. His most recent books are Stage Lighting
Design: The Nigerian Perspective and Technical Theatre
Practice in Nigeria.
Other interests:
A widely traveled man, Duro has trained in, attended
conferences and or visited the following countries, among others;
U.S.A., Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Switzerland,
Finland, Bermuda, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, China, Japan, North
Korea, Canada, Barbados, Trinidad and a host of African countries
including Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, Morocco and South Africa.
A man of many parts, Prof. Duro Oni was the Director/Chief
Executive of the Centre for Black and African Arts and
Civilization (CBAAC) from August 2000 to July 2006. He holds the
BFA and MFA Degrees from the California Institute of the Arts and
a Ph.D. from the University of Ibadan. He is currently Professor
and Head of the Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos.
He is also a Fellow of the Society of Nigerian
Theatre Artistes (SONTA) and Overseas Fellow of
the Ferguson Centre, Open University in the United Kingdom..
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