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Diana Olaleye

Diana Olaleye

PhD researcher

Department of Media and Communications

Email
D.D.Olaleye@lse.ac.uk
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Languages
English
Key Expertise
cultural studies; black feminism; black cultural production

About me

Project Title

Producing and Consuming Black Women’s Self-Help in Britain

Research Topic 

Diana's doctoral research merges audience and production studies to explore black women's experiences of producing and consuming self-help books written by and for black women in Britain.

Biography

Diana received a BA in Politics from King’s College London and an MSc in African Studies from the University of Oxford. Prior to starting her PhD, she worked as an analyst in a technology research firm and as a higher education administrator

Supervisors

Professor Shani Orgad and Dr Simidele Dosekun. 

Expertise Details

cultural studies; black feminism; black cultural production

Publications

Essays and Criticism

  • Olaleye, D.D. (2023) ‘Jagua Nana as a Feminist Icon’, Olongo Africa. 14 June. Available at: . 
  • Olaleye, D.D. (2023) ‘Pitfalls of the Soft Life’, Africa Is a Country. 2 May. Available at: .
  • Olaleye, D.D. (2023) ‘Consumed by Numbers: Status Pursuit and the Follow-Back Economy of Nigerian Twitter’, Africa Is a Country. 20 January. Available at: .
  • ​​Olaleye, D.D. (2022) ‘Shielding the Spirit of a Continent: An Existential Argument for the Restitution of African Cultural Heritage’, The Republic. 24 November. Available at: .
  • Olaleye, D.D. (2021) ‘There’s No Place Like Home’, The Republic. 23 August. Available at: .
  • Olaleye, D.D. (2020) ‘Good Influence: On Naira Marley and Marlians’, Africa Is a Country, 12 October. Available at: .

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