Sikiru Adeyemi OGUNDOKUN, B.A. (Hons): M.A., Ph.D
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Biosketch:
Dr Sikiru Adeyemi OGUNDOKUN is a Faculty member at the Department of French, Ikire Campus, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. He equally holds a professional postgraduate Diploma in Journalism. He has published several academic articles in reputable books and learned journals both locally and internationally. He is a member of some professional associations (check below):

Research Interests, Achievements / Specialization:
Ogundokun’s areas of research interest include Francophone African literature, cultural and gender studies as well as literary theories and criticism. He has co-authored a book on Francophone African Literature titled: La littérature africaine francophone origine et évolution Vol. I, Ibadan: University Press Plc.

Contributions to knowledge

Through his publications, he has contributed to the debates on the understanding of African literature, particularly in the areas of revolutionary consciousness, cultural studies, gender studies, myths as well as the socio-political and religious dimensions of African literary works.

Scientific /Professional Activities:
a. Editorial Board Member, Global Journal of Human Social Science GJHSS-G, USA
b. Reviewer, Wasafiri, a Journal of Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, United Kingdom
c. Reviewer, Peak Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, USA (www.peakjournals.org)
d. Reviewer, Premier Publishers, (www.premierpublishers.org)
e. Reviewer, African Journal of History and Culture (www.academicjournals.org)

Awards/ Grants
Outstanding Lecturer of the year, 2018: Southwest Nigeria Education Awards
Academic Appointments:
a. Member, Departmental Research and Publication Committee 2017 - date
b. Member, Departmental Curriculum Committee 2017 – date
c. Chairman, Faculty Students’ Disciplinary Committee 2019 – date
d. Chairman, College Results Vetting Committee 2019 – date
e. Chairman, Faculty Committee on Power Point Review 2019 – date
f. Member, Faculty Examinations and Lecture Timetable Committee 2019 – date
g. Member, Faculty Journal Committee 2019 - date
h. Member, Faculty Students’ Disciplinary Committee 2017 - 2019
i. Head of Unit (French) 2015 - 2017

Membership of Learned and Professional Association

1. University French Teachers’ Association of Nigeria (UFTAN)
2. Institute of Public Management (Unique) Nigeria
3. European Centre for Research Training and Development, UK
4. International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan

 
Recent Publications

i. Ogundokun, S. A. (2019). «Roman du désenchantement ». La littérature africaine francophone origine et évolution Vol. I, Ibadan: University Press Plc, 2019, pp. 54 – 73.
ii. Ogundokun, S. A. (2018).”Linguistic Decolonisation in Ahmadou Kourouma’s Allah n’est pas obligé. Papers in English and Linguistics (PEL), (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), Vol. 19, Nos. 3 & 4, pp. 227 – 238.
iii. Ogundokun, S. A. (2017). “Lamentation as an Element of Narratives in Selected African Poems”. Ado Journal of French and Related Disciplines (A publication of Department of French, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti), Vol. 4, No 1, pp. 143 - 151.
iv. Ogundokun, S. A. (2017). “An overview of Socio-economic and Political Situations in African States: A sociological Study of Selected African Texts”, Journal of English, Linguistics and French (POLACJELF), (A Publication of the Department English, Linguistics and French, Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil), Vol. 2, No. 1, 2017, pp. 282 – 294.
v. Ogundokun, S. A. (2017). « Réalités sociales à travers Guelwaar de Sembène Ousmane ». Uniosun Journal of Law, Development & Humanities, (Official Publication of Osun State University), Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 53 – 57.
vi. Ogundokun, S. A. (2017). “Psychoanalytical Study of Mariama Ba’s Une si longue lettre”, Le Bronze: University of Benin Journal of French Studies, (Benin City), Vol. 5, pp.157 – 171.
vii. Ogundokun, S. A. (2017). “Stylo-linguistic Study of Ramonu Sanusi’s Un Nègre a violé une Blonde à Dalas”, Papers in English and Linguistics (PEL): Linguistics Association, (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), Vol. 18, No. 2, pp.204 – 221.
viii. Ogundokun, S. A. (2016). “Protest as a mode of discourse in Ferdinand Oyono’s Une vie de Boy,” Ibadan Journal of European Studies, (IJES, Ibadan), Nos. 14, 15 &16, pp. 223 – 237.
ix. Ogundokun, S. A. (2015). “The role of orature in African socio-cultural space,” International Journal of English and Literature, Academic Journals, http:// www.academicjournals.org/journal/IJEL. Vol. 6, No. 10; pp. 179 – 185.
x. Ogundokun, S.A. (2015). “French Language teaching across Disciplines: A Curse or a Blessing?” IISTE Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics. New York; International Institute for Science, Technology & Education, USA, Vol.12, pp.17 – 21.
Conferences/Workshops Attended:
i. 22nd UFTAN Conference & AGM, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, 13th- 17th October, 2019.
ii. Sustainable Development Solutions Network Nigeria, Abuja, 16 – 19 June, 2019.
iii. 21st UFTAN Conference & AGM, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 7th- 11th October, 2018.
iv. 20th UFTAN Conference & AGM, The Nigeria French Language Village, Ajara, Badagry, Lagos State. 12th- 16th November, 2017.
v. Lagos Writing Fellowship, University of Lagos, June 2017.
vi. SRIC International Conference on Emerging Trends for Sustainable Development and Human Capacity Building in the Third World Nations, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, 28th- 31st May, 2014.