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Historical Scholarship and Training at Ife: Contemporary Progress, Historical Legacies, and Positive Future, 1962–2022

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2023

Saheed Amusa Open the ORCID record for Saheed Amusa [Opens in a new window]  and
Abimbola Adesoji
Saheed Amusa*
Affiliation:
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Abimbola Adesoji
Affiliation:
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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*Corresponding author: Saheed Amusa; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This article is the second part of a detailed historical assessment of historical scholarship and training at the Department of History of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. It assesses the contemporary situations of historical scholarship and training in the Department vis-à-vis the personalities, programs/courses, and prospects and challenges of the Department over the years. It provides brief profiles of the current academic staff of the Department, the undergraduate and graduate programs and courses, as well as legacies of the founding fathers of the Department. It is shown in the article that the Department of History at Ife has excelled in all areas of historical scholarship and training in the last sixty years of its existence in spite of its challenges. The article concludes that the Department of History at OAU, Ile-Ife, has good potential for greater achievements in historical scholarship and training in the future.

Résumé

Résumé

Cet article constitue la deuxième partie d’une évaluation historique détaillée des bourse et formation au Département d’Histoire de l’université Obafemi Awolowo (OUA) d’Ile-Ife. Il évalue les situations contemporaines de la recherche historique et la formation au sein du Département en se concentrant sur les personnalités, les programmes de cours, ainsi que les perspectives et les défis du Département au fil des années. Il fournit de brefs profils du personnel enseignant actuellement dans le Département, des étudiants du premier cycle et des cycles supérieurs, des programmes de cours, ainsi que l’héritage des pères fondateurs du Département. Il est montré dans l’article que le Département d’histoire d’Ife a excellé dans tous les domaines, que ce soit la recherche ou la formation au cours des soixante dernières années de son existence malgré les défis. L’article conclut que le Département d’Histoire de l’OUA a un bon potentiel pour de plus grandes réalisations en matière de recherche et de formation dans le futur.

Keywords

HistoryIle-IfeOAUYoruba StudiesHistorical Scholarship
Type
Research Article
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History in Africa , Volume 50 , May 2023 , pp. 327 - 351
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the African Studies Association

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