Joel Adeyinka ADEDEJI

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

ADEDEJI

First Name

Joel

Other Names

Adeyinka

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

July 6, 1932

Status

Alive

Place of Birth

Aboso, Ghana

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Number of Children (Male)

3

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

University teacher

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Rose Bruford College, Sidcup, United Kingdom, 1959-62; New York University, USA, 1962-64; University of Ibadan (Part-time), 1966-69; Royal Academy of Speech and Drama.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Consultant in Cultural and Theatre Arts, Media and Communication Arts, since 1988; consultant, Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO; executive member for Africa, International Federation for the Communication of Folic Arts, Communication and Education, New York, since 1975; first African member, Executive Committee, International Theatre Institute, UNESCO, Paris; Executive Committee, International Federation for Theatre Research, UNESCO, 1983-86; Executive Council, National Council for Arts and Culture; fellow, Royal Society of Arts, Great Britain; fellow, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Great Britain, 1984; former president, Association of Nigerian Theatre Artists; former chairman, Oyo State Sports Council.

Previous Appointments

Clerical Officer, defunct Western Region, Ibadan, 1952-58; Executive Officer, defunct Western Region, Ibadan,1958-59; Assistant Lecturer, University of Ibadan, 1964; Lecturer II, 1964-66; Lecturer I, 1967-71; Senior Lecturer, 1971-75; Professor of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan, 1975; Head, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan, 1975-87; Visiting Professor, New York University, 1980; consultant, Cultural Division, Federal Ministry of Information, Lagos; consultant, Art Division, Federal Ministry of Education, Lagos

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Cultural Nationalism and The Nigerian Theatre, Mungai Library Series, California Institute of Technology, USA, 1980; and several articles in learned journals.

Hobbies

Golf, walking, sight-seeing.