Boluwatife Akinro, Author at The Republic

Come and See The Redeeming Inventiveness of Kenneth Ize and Mowalola Ogunlesi

Wale Lawal and Boluwatife AkinroAugust 25, 2021

Kenneth Ize and Mowalola Ogunlesi both present a distinct way of engaging with African history but this time the lesson is for Africans themselves and concerns what Africans consider to be history. Read more.

August/September 2021Nigeria

Politics of Happiness Nollywood in Nigeria’s Crisis of Happiness

Boluwatife AkinroJanuary 18, 2021

The culture of happiness is the most powerful and pervasive agent in Nigeria today, and Nollywood is one of its biggest curators. Read more.

Best of 2021: EssaysDecember 20/January 21Nigeria

‘Writing is a Work of Care and hope.’ Boluwatife Akinro's First Draft

Boluwatife AkinroMay 27, 2020

Nigerian author, Boluwatife Akinro wants more critical thought about Nigerian pop culture. Read our interview.

April/May 2020First DraftInterviews

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The Prophetic Vision of Chinua Achebe Reclaiming Africa's Past, Writing Its Present, Shaping Its Future

Boluwatife Akinro and Joshua Segun-LeanJanuary 13, 2020

Achebe had a keen grasp of how language demonstrated power, how power determined what was considered knowledge, and how this knowledge could become truth.

December 19/January 20Editors Picks: Independence Dayvol4-no1

Creating Africa Africa in the Global Contest of Looking and Representation

Boluwatife AkinroJune 24, 2019

In the global contest of looking, Africa has not been granted equal status. We stand apart as the Other, stared at, looked down upon, and most times, lacking the vantage point to return the gaze.

June/July 2019