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Akintunde Akinyemi

Contact Information

Email: akinyemi
Office: 353 Pugh Hall

Dr. Akintunde Akinyemi is chair and professor of Yoruba Language and Literature in the Africa section of the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures.

Education

Ph.D. Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
M.A. University of Ife
B.A. University of Ife

Research Interests

Yoruba language, literature and culture, African oral literature, Yoruba Diaspora in the New World

Countries / Regions of Expertise

Nigeria, Benin

Mailing Address

PO Box 115565
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-5565

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