Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Dr.
Affiliation	University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Email	omofola@ukans.edu
Mailing Address	Women's Studies Program and Theatre/Film Department University of Kansas 1445 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 785-864-2312 / 2691 fax: 785-864-5742
Countries of Specialization	Nigeria.
Research Interests	Research Interests: Women and war; Gender, Literature and nationalism Theatre and Liberation Movements.
Teaching Interests	Courses Taught: Women in African Literature; Race, Gender and Post-colonial Studies; Race and the American Theatre; Postmodern Theory and Criticism; Graduate Seminar in African Theatre; Introduction to African Dance Theatre.
Publications	Recent Publications: "Who Can Silence Her Drums? A Critical Analysis of Tess Onwueme's Plays" in Drama Review, Spring. 2002. "Theatre and Drama: A Historical Analysis" in M. Sadiku & N. Lawal (eds.) Yoruba Life and Culture. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press. Forthcoming Yoruba Dance: The Semiotics of Movement and Body Attitude in a Nigerian Culture. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 1998. "Negritude, Feminism and the Quest for Identity: Re-Reading Mariama Bâ's So Long A Letter." Women's Studies Quarterly, 25, 3/4 Winter, 1997, 35-52.
Keywords	culture ; semiotics, feminism ; violence ; literature ; nationalism