Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Associate Professor in Comparative Literature
Affiliation	Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
Email	a-naallah@wiu.edu
Mailing Address	Department of African-American Studies Western Illinois University Morgan 205A 1 University Circle Macomb, Illinois 61455 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 309-298-1289 fax: 309-298-2181
Websites	http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfan
Countries of Specialization	Nigeria
Research Interests	African and African Diaspora literature and performance, culture and thought. On-going research on Elaloro, indigenous African Discourse Theory based on Yoruba discourse traditions. Also Yoruba and Hausa languages and linguistics; and, African poetry.
Publications	The People's Poet: Emerging Perspectives on Niyi Osundare. Edited by Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2002. Almajiri: A New African Poetry. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2001. Ogoni's Agonies: Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Crisis in Nigeria. Edited by Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 1998. With Bayo Ogunjimi. Introduction to African Oral Literature. Ilorin, Nigeria: Unilorin Press, University of Ilorin, 1991.
Keywords	indigenous discourse ; Yoruba ; Hausa ; African poetry ; linguistics ; Ken Saro-Wiwa ; Nigeria