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Item Bridging the gap between the sciences and the humanities in Nigeria; the Wale Okediran example(Faculty of Arts, Lagos State University, Lagos, 2008-09) Aguoru, D.Contemporary studies in humanistic traditions have revealed that there are certain negative attitudes to humanistic studies in third world countries. The relevance of the humanities, especially literature, to the socio - political and economic challenges of the 21st century remain controversial. The assumption is that literature and indeed other disciplines in the humanities should be classified as ‘recreational studies’. This article examines the place of the humanities, especially literature, within the humanistic tradition. The works of Wale Okediran, a physician, politician and novelist are selected for this study. Okediran’s writings are exemplary in that they are marked with a distinct quality of having been produced by a completely humanized mind.Item Reviving an english language that is comatose(Faculty of Arts, Olabisi Onabanjo University, 2007-06) Aguoru, D.Item Features of contemporary African gynotexts: an archetypal reading of Ifeoma Okoye, Fafa Nutsukpo and Florence Attamah’s writings(Department of English, Olabisi Onabanjo University,Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, 2006) Aguoru, D.Item Autobiography through the exile paradigm: the Olaudah Equiano story(African Cultural Institute, Lagos, 2004) Aguoru, D.This paper examines the relevance of biographical works in literary studies. Using Oluadah Equiano’s story, the essay treats thematic issues with regard to the slave trade and its consequences on Africans. It posits that what led to the success of the story as a historical document is its effectiveness as a tool in the anti-slavery campaign.Item Autobiography and national experience: a study of Wole Soyinka’s selected writings(Department of English, Olabisi Onabanjo University,Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, 2004) Aguoru, D.