Oluwadara Fakunle- Doctor of Philosophy
- Instructor at Osun State University
Oluwadara Fakunle
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Instructor at Osun State University
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Introduction
Currently researching on the social History of the Yoruba people.
Using historical as well as multidisciplinary method
Currently working on ‘the dress history of the Yoruba people from the colonial era
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February 2018 - present
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The place of dress in human society has continued to arouse research-based interests, as a social issue. While some scholars have written on traditional attires and other social aspects of Lagos life, little has been documented on the impact of colonialism on traditional attires. This study focuses on the history of dresses in Lagos, especially the...
Going by the socio-economic development theories, in which two theories have been derived, one which placed so much emphasis on the way the western art and culture has led to the decline of the rich and valued traditional arts and culture. The other theory emphasizes the persistent nature of the traditional art and values despite the many modern ch...
This paper is a study on aso-oke production in one of the pre-colonial town in Nigeria. It historically addresses all the processes involved in the production of hand-woven textile in Iseyin, present day Oyo State. Though some scholars have discussed on textile production in Yorubaland and aso-oke specifically, little have been done on the relation...
The study will focus on how the Lagos people conceptualise dress ranging from class, status, identity, royal usage, religious usage among others, periods before western influence and the transformation made on them which was brought majorly as a result of colonialism. The place of dress in the society has been an aspect that has aroused the interes...
Abstract
Yoruba's clothing traditions constitute a primary example of the people’s intellectual and cultural vitality. The art and act of dress plays a vital role, especially where religious traditions dominate; in communicating ideas about the relationship between the human, spiritual and natural worlds. This study is an analysis of the roles that...
The study will focus on how the Lagos people conceptualise dress ranging from class, status, identity, royal usage, religious usage among others, periods before western influence and the transformation made on them which was brought majorly as a result of colonialism. The place of dress in the society has been an aspect that has aroused the interes...
