University of Oxford Grants Afox Travel Grant to OAU Lecturer, Dr. Morufu Bukola Omigbule for Collaborative Research on Yoruba Rituals
Dr. Morufu Bukola Omigbule has been awarded the prestigious Afox Travel Grant from the University of Oxford to conduct collaborative research on Yoruba rituals.
Chris Oyeoku Okafor 
Dr. Morufu Bukola Omigbule has been honored with the prestigious Afox Travel Grant from the University of Oxford, facilitating his collaborative research endeavor with Professor Paul Basu from the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography. Dr. Omigbule's project, which also involves partnerships with secondary collaborators Professor David Zeitlyn and Dr. Peter Francois, aims to explore ethnonationalist tendencies within Yoruba rituals over the past two decades.
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Building upon his fellowship at Gents University in Belgium, which has fostered institutional collaboration between Obafemi Awolowo University and Gents University, Dr. Omigbule's research seeks to investigate the social, cultural, political, economic, and transnational implications of ethnonationalist trends within Yoruba rituals. This interdisciplinary inquiry will pave the way for studies in anthropology, historical scholarship, sociology, religious studies, ethnic studies, international relations, diaspora studies, ethnology, area studies, and postcolonial studies.
Dr. Omigbule's proposed research aligns closely with Professor Paul Basu's expertise in cultural memory and alternative epistemologies, as well as with Professor Zeitlyn's research on African traditional religion, kinship, and history. Furthermore, it intersects with Dr. Francois' exploration of the convergence between history and cultural evolution.
The University of Oxford congratulates Dr. Omigbule on this significant achievement and recognizes its role as the primary institution supporting and fostering his scholarly pursuits.
