Dr. OJO, Esther Titilayo
Personal Statement
Dr. Òjó, Esther Títílayọ̀ is an Associate Professor of Literary Criticism and Stylistics in the
Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria where she
teaches Literary Criticism, Stylistics, Further Literary appreciation, Traditional Music, Customs
& Institutions, Advanced Comprehension and composition, Advanced Stylistics and Literary.
Criticism. She is Departmental Staff Adviser, Faculty GST Coordinator and member of
University APC. She is currently undertaking a Professional Diploma in Early Childhood
Education, deepening her expertise in child development, play-based learning, and inclusive
classroom practices.
has attended and presented well-researched articles in both local and international conferences.
She has also published wide in both local and International journals of repute with over forty –
seven publications to her credit. She is a member of ISOLA, IAWE, YSAN, OLÙKỌ́ ÈDÈ
YORÙBÁ and other reputable organizations and associations. Her service to profession include
chief moderator of JUPEB, Facilitator for Noun, External Examiner for Department of
Linguistics, African Languages and Communication Arts, Lagos State University. Her research advances text-based, evidence-driven readings that illuminate authorial voice, reader response, cultural contexts of literature, and how linguistic choices create aesthetic effect and ideological meaning. She is committed to training critical readers, contextualized interpretation and bridging art and science.
Qualifications
- B.A., M.A., M.PHIL., PhD Yoruba Stylistics
- She holds a B.A., M.A., M.Phil., and PhD in Yoruba Stylistics from University of Ibadan. She
Specialization
Literary Criticism, Stylistics, Proverbs, Gender & Films Studies