Adeyemi Johnson Ademowo

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

Nigeria

Title

Associate Professor

Affiliation

Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti

Email

yemi.ademowo@abuad.edu.ng

Mailing Address

Sociology Department
Afe Babalola University
P.M. B 5454, Ado-Ekiti
Ekiti State

Phone/Fax Number(s)

+2348033861080
+2348121210824

Countries of Specialization

Nigeria

Education

PhD, Cultural Anthropology, University of Ibadan
MA, Anthropology, University of Ibadan
B.A (Hons), Philosophy, University of Ibadan

Research Interests

Cultural Studies, Anthropology of Space, Conflict Studies, African Philosophy, Cultural Competency. Folklore and Urban Studies

Teaching Interests

Peoples and Culture of Nigeria, African Peoples and Culture, African Philosophy, Anthropology of Space, Conflict Studies, Culture of Peace Studies, Cultural Competency and Urban Studies

Publications

II. Books
1. Ademowo, A.J and Oladipo T.D (Eds.) (2015) Engaging the Future in the Present: Issues in Culture and Philosophy. 285pp. Ibadan: Hope Publications

2. Francis Offor, Ademowo, A.J and Temidayo Oladipo (Eds.) (2014) Othering the Other: Discourse on Superstitious Beliefs and Human Rights in Nigeria.218pp. Ibadan: Hope Publications [Funded by Humanist Action for Human Rights, Norway]

3. Francis Offor and Ademowo, A.J (Eds.) (2014) Humanism and Existential Predicaments: Essays in honour of Olusegun Teju Oladipo Ibadan: Hope Publications. 198pp [Funded by Humanist Action for Human Rights, Norway]

4. Ademowo, AJ, Gary Foxcroft and Temidayo Oladipo (Eds.) (2010) Suffereth Not a Witch to Live: Discourse on Childwitch Hunting in Nigeria. Ibadan: Ayomide Publications 108pp (Funded By Stepping Stones Nig., UK)

III. Chapters in books
5. Ademowo, A.J (2015) ‘Culture and Its Imperatives’ In Ademowo, A.J and Oladipo T.D (Eds.) Engaging the Future in the Present: Issues in Culture and Philosophy. Ibadan: Hope Publications

6. Ademowo, A.J (2015) ‘The Nature and Praxis of African Philosophy’ In Ademowo, A.J and Oladipo T.D (Eds.) Engaging the Future in the Present: Issues in Culture and Philosophy. Ibadan: Hope Publications

7. Adeosun, F and Ademowo, A.J (2015) ‘Cultural Competency and Contemporary Health Professionals’. In Ademowo, A.J. and Oladipo T.D. (Eds.) Engaging the Future in the Present: Issues in Culture and Philosophy. Ibadan: Hope Publications

8. Ademowo, A.J (2015) ‘Conflict management in Traditional African Society’ In Ademowo, A.J and Oladipo T.D (Eds.) Engaging the Future in the Present: Issues in Culture and Philosophy. Ibadan: Hope Publications

9. Ademowo, A.J (2014) ‘Secularism, Secularisation and the Secular Nigeria Project’. In Francis Offor, Ademowo, A.J and Temidayo Oladipo (Eds.) Othering the Other: Superstitious Beliefs and Human Rights in Nigeria. Ibadan: Hope Publications. p.161-179

10. Ademowo, A.J (2014) ‘Of African Development, Culture and the African Intellectuals’ in Francis Offor and Ademowo, A.J (Eds.) (2014) Humanism and Existential Predicaments: Essays in honour of Olusegun Oladipo Ibadan: Hope Publications. p.50-65

11. Ademowo, A.J. (2010) ‘Poverty, Witchcraft and Witch-killings in Africa’ in Ademowo, AJ, Gary Foxcroft and TemidayoOladipo (Eds.) (2010) Suffereth Not a Witch to Live: Discourse on Childwitch Hunting in Nigeria. Ibadan: Ayomide Publications p20-29

12. Ademowo, A.J. (2010) ‘When Children becomes victims of Poverty and Ignorance’ in Ademowo, AJ, Gary Foxcroft and Temidayo Oladipo (Eds.) (2010) Suffereth Not a Witch to Live: Discourse on Childwitch Hunting in Nigeria. Ibadan: Ayomide Publications p52-57

IV. Articles in learned journals
13. Ojo, M.O and Ademowo, A.J. Electoral Security and Its Implications for Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria. The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, (ISSN 2321 – 9203). Vol. 5, No. 2, Sept

14. Ademowo A.J. (2015) ‘How Not to Define Poverty: An Anthropological Understanding of Poverty in Yoruba Philosophy’ Agidigbo:ABUAD Journal of the Humanities, Vol.3, No.1 [Journal of the General Studies Department, Afe Babalola University, Nigeria]

15. Ademowo, A.J (2015) "Stigma, Violence and the Human Agents on the Motor Park Space in Ibadan Metropolis, Southwest Nigeria’. Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology. ISSN 1819-8465, Volume 12, Number 1. Pg 88 -98. [Journal of the Bangladesh Sociological Society, University of Dhaka]

16. Ademowo, A.J. (2015) ‘Boko Haram Insurgency and the Imperative of Promoting a Culture of Peace in Nigeria’. International Journal of Business and Management (ISSN 2321 – 8916), Vol.3 Issue 8 August 2015. p.15-26

17.Ademowo, A.J. and Noah Balogun. (2014). Proverbs and Conflict Management in Africa: A Study of Selected Yoruba Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions International Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics, ISSN: 2326-7035 Vol. 1, No. 1, 1(1): pp39-042.

18. Ademowo, A.J. and Noah Balogun. (2014). ‘Izreke, Vrednosti I Pitanje Razvoja U Savremenoj Africi: Slučaj Joruba Poslovica’ (Proverbs, Values and the Development Question in Contemporary Africa: A Case Study of Yoruba Proverbs). Antropologija. No. 14 (2), pp. 149-161 ISSN: 2334-881X, [Journal of the Department of Ethnology and Anthropology Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade].

19. Ademowo, A.J (2014) ‘Discourse on Morality, Corruption and Change in Contemporary Africa: Does Intention Matters?’ Journal of Advances in the Humanities, Volume 3 (1) April: 557-563, ISSN: 2349-4379. (Journal of the Council for Innovative Research, California)

20. Ademowo A.J. (2013) ‘African Philosophers and the Quest for Development in Contemporary Africa’ Agidigbo:ABUAD Journal of the Humanities, Vol.1, No.1 pp78-86 [Journal of the General Studies Department, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria]

21. Ademowo A.J. and Dapo Adekunle (2013) ‘Law in Traditional Yoruba Philosophy: A Critical Appraisal’ Caribbean Journal of Philosophy, Volume 2, No. 1, ISSN: 0022-362X, [Journal of the Department of Philosophy, University of West Indies, Mona]

22.Temidayo Oladipo and Ademowo A.J. (2013) ‘Politics , Morality and Culture of Corruption in Africa’ Advances in Arts, Social Sciences and Education Research, Volume 3 (9) Sept: 557-563, ISSN: 2276-6715 (Journal of Science and Education Development Institute, Akure).

23. Ademowo A.J. (2012) Indigenous Languages and Techno-Scientific Development in Africa. Volume 23, No. 2. Lumina. ISSN: 2094– 1188 p.1-18 [Interdisciplinary Journal of the Holy Name University, Tagbilaran]

24. Ademowo A.J. (2011) ‘“They are poor and violent”: Stereotypes and the Ibadan urban motor park space’ Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology, Vol. 1 2011 ISSN: 0353-1589 p197-220 [Journal of the Department of Ethnology and Anthropology, University of Belgrade]

25. Ademowo A.J. (2010) ‘The Nigerian Urban Motor Park as a Stereotyped Space’ Journal of Culture and Environment, Vol.7 ISSN: 1597-2755 p22-40 [Journal of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Ibadan]

26. Ademowo A.J. (2010) “Teaching Science and Technology: The Employment of Indigenous African Languages” The Journal of Pan African Studies, Vol. 3 No.9, June-July ISSN:1942-6569 p.50-67 (Journal of the California Institute of Pan African Studies, California)

V. Monographs
27. Ademowo, A.J and Ojo Olusola (2014) Poverty, Peoples’ Rights and the Search for Peace: Exploring a Nexus. Ibadan: Ayomide Publications ISBN 978-978-31064-0-3 pp.48

28. Ademowo, A.J and Ojo Olusola (2012) Boko Haram, Peace Culture and the Quest for a United Nigeria. Ibadan: Ayomide Publications ISBN 978-978-506-882-5 42pp

29. Ademowo, A.J (2011) Culture, Technology and Human Development in Africa Ibadan: Ayomide Publications ISBN 978-978-807-408-2 40pp

30. Ademowo, A.J. (2011) Culture, Technology and Human Development in Africa: The Mandate to Contribute to Global Technological Harvest. Germany: Lap Lambert Publishing ISBN 978-3-8454-7493-9 60pp

Keywords

Culture Studies, Anthropology of Space, Conflict Studies, African Philosophy, Folklore Studies