Taiwo Afolabi holds the Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre; he is the Director, the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET) and an Associate Professor at the University of Regina. He is an artist, qualitative researcher, theatre manager, applied theatre practitioner and educator with a decade of experience working across a variety of creative and community contexts in over twenty countries across five continents. He conducts research, creates works, performs, and teaches at the intersection of performance and human ecology. His research interests lie in the areas of applied theatre, climate change/climate justice, policing, social justice, decolonization, art leadership and management, migration, and the ethics of conducting arts-based research. Dr. Afolabi has co-edited three books and published articles in various books and reputable journals. He is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa) and the founding artistic director of Theatre Emissary International. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Experience
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2018–presentSenior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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2023–presentAssociate Editor, Canadian Theatre Review
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2023–presentAssociate professor, Theatre Dept, University of Regina
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2021–presentDirector, Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET), University of Regina, Canada
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2021–presentCanada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre, University of Regina, Canada
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2021–presentCo-Editor, Journal of Arts and Communities
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2020–2023Assistant Professor, Theatre Dept, University of Regina
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2012–2015Artistic Director, Theatre Emissary International
Education
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2023University of Toronto, Rotman MBA Essentials
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2020University of Victoria, PhD
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2016University of Ilorin, MA
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2011University of Jos, BA (Hons)
Grants and Contracts
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2021Canada Research Chair
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2015Queen Elizabeth Scholarship
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Professional Memberships
- UNESCO's International Theatre Institute
- International Federation for Theatre Research
- Canadian Association for Theatre Research
- Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
Honours
College Member, Royal Society of Canada
- Website
- @taiwo_afolabi
- Article Feed
- taiwo.afolabi@uregina.ca
- ORCID
- Joined
