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Basic Ifo
Full names
SHOROYE, Lillian Omolara PhD.
Brief Description
Lillian Shoroye is a film scholar with a bias for Nollywood Studies. She hold a BA in English Studies and a MA in Literature. Her PhD is in African Studies with specialisation in Cultural and Media Studies. Her research is at the intersection of Literature, film and Cultural studies. Her research interest includes film, gender, migration and Post-colonial studies.

Dr Shoroye's research has continually investigated the intersections of gender representation, and cultural identity in Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry, with focus on how women are depicted within both local and diasporic contexts. Her publicatiins have explored issues around women precarity and agency, contributing to essential dialogues surrounding African cinema, feminist cultural theory, and postcolonial studies.
Designation
General Studies Coordinator/ Lecturer Mass Communication Dept.
Contact Info
Email
l.shoroye@dominionuniversity.edu.ng
Department/Faculty
Department of Mass Communication/Faculty of Arts, Social and Management Sciences
Brief Academic Profile
Qualifications
PhD, Cultural and Media Studies, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
MA, English (Literature), University of Ibadan, Nigeria
BA, Hons. English, Ogun State University, Nigeria
Courses Taught
* Communication in English
* Introduction to Drama (Foundation)
* Introduction to Poetry (Foundation)
* African Communication Systems
* Theories of Mass Communication
* Introduction to Literature, Film & Cinema
* Film Criticism
* Film Theory and Aesthetics
* Film Production
* Screen Directing
* Drama Production for Radio and Television
Areas of Specialization
Cultural Studies
Film Studies
Postcolonial Studies
Gender Studies
Migration Studies
Personal Quote
The power of imagination makes us infinite - John Muir

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