Dotun Ayobade

Author of Queens of Afrobeat: Women, Play and Fela Kuti’s Music Rebellion. Performance/African pop culture scholar, ambivert; lover of the tiny moments.

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"Queens of Afrobeat" sold out at the African Studies Association conference @asanewsonline. Yay! Use UASA24 for a 30% discount on the @iupress website. And, let me know what you think of the book.

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If you are in Chicago for the African Studies Association (ASA) conference @ASANewsOnline: Join us for an Author Meets Critic panel for Queens of Afrobeat. I am excited to hear from my brilliant colleagues, Abosede George, @james_yeku, and @sally_nuamah.

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What can the lives of the women behind Afrobeat tell us about creativity, resistance, and the interplay of power and pleasure in 1970s Nigeria?

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@TheBlackSchlr This was an absolute joy to guest-edit w/ @TheBlackSchlr. So was bearing witness to the brilliance of colleagues like Reginold Royston @raroyston; Vivian Lu, @themorningsnows; Damilare Bello @damilare; Olabanke Goriola @De_va_nie; Nnaemeka Ewkelum, @mekcity; and Kingsley Okyere.

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Behind @AfricaJacs editor Carli Coetzee, you can see posters of the book covers of two authors from the JACS catalogue @james_yeku and @dotunayobade.

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Over to you, @OMYSDNg!

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#Paris2024
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Due to the short notice of me competing at the keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria I had no bicycle to race with on the tracks. In d spirit of sportsmanship the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle.
Thank you🙌🙌🙌

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@amykguenther Thanks, Amy! 😊

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Join us for three excellent public lectures this week, if you are on the Evanston campus. #PSSI2024 @LBiggie16 @antawanbyrd and M.Aziz

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In Queens of Afrobeat, the women of Afrobeat music—a unique blend of jazz, soul, highlife, and West African rhythms—are finally given the recognition they deserve.

Available now! #linkinbio #newrelease #bookrelease #queensofafrobeat

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In Queens of Afrobeat, the women of Afrobeat music—a unique blend of jazz, soul, highlife, and West African rhythms—are finally given the recognition they deserve

Order your copy now! #linkinbio #newrelease #bookrelease #queensofafrobeat

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@NU_SoC In motion and in gratitude, @NU_SoC!

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@KaplanHum @NU_SoC Thanks, Kaplan! It's a delight to be part of this community.

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@jessdub Many thanks!

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I received this gorgeous culmination of 11 years of thinking, being out there, writing, doubting, revising, blocking out the noise, and trusting the process. It is also special to have the endorsement of scholars and thinkers that I hold in the highest esteem. #QueensofAfrobeat

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@ShaynaMSilvers Thanks, Shayna. I've been told that our covers seem to speak to one another. My good fortune, I take it as. Can't wait to read your book over the summer. Good times!

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@CharriseBarron Thanks, Charrise!

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@Chude Way to go, @Chude!

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Deadline extended: May 20th. Get the application in!

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Friends and colleagues, consider applying to this year's Performance Studies Summer Institute (PSSI). The deadline is May 13th. @nu_perfst @BacNorthwestern @NU_PAS @NU_SoC

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The deadline for this application cycle has been extended to May 20th, it's not too late to be a part of this wonderful event!