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MA candidate — French
Room 316A Arts and Science Building
Education

BA in French Studies, 2019/2020, University of Ibadan

Research

Omotayo's research interests include masculinity, cultural studies, African studies, and post-colonialism.

Bio

Currently pursuing his master's degree at the SLLC at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Omotayo is committed to lifelong learning and uses his passion for writing and research to inspire positive change and personal growth. He is an author of a few self-help books published on Amazon and the author of the book Omokunrin: A glimmer into the Trajectories of the Masculine Gender in Africa and Other Parts of the World; Perceptions and Unending Expectations. His research interests include masculinity, cultural studies, African studies, and postcolonialism.

Teaching

French 1100, 1200

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

  • Omotayo Jemiluyi (2025). Àjẹ́kùnrin: Witchcraft, Gender Politics, and Gender Nonconformity in Yoruba Spirituality. Journal for Cultural Research, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14797585.2025.2471789.
  • Omotayo Jemiluyi (2025). “Original Sufferhead”: The Boy-Child and Masculine Sufferings in Ahmadou Kourouma’s Allah n’est pas obligé and Les Soleils des Indépendances. French Cultural Studies, 36(1), 61–78. https://doi.org/10.1177/09571558241262682.
  • Omotayo Jemiluyi (2024). The Influence of Tiken Jah Fakoly’s Reggae Music in Post-Independence Côte d’Ivoire. African Studies Quarterly, 22(3), 26–39. https://doi.org/10.32473/asq.22.3.137479.

Books

  • Omotayo Jemiluyi (2022). Ọmọkùnrin: A Glimmer into the Trajectories of the Masculine Gender in Africa and Other Parts of the World; Perceptions and Unending Expectations. Amazon - Independently Published. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14933940.