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Item Decolonising the mind: issues of politics, identity and self-expression in post-colonial societies(Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, 2005) Layiwola, D.Item A History of theatre in Africa: a review(Intellect Ltd., 2006) Layiwola, D.Item Images of post-colonial identities(2007) Layiwola, D.Item The archaeology of knowledge and the field of dramatic discourse(2008-12) Layiwola, D.I have taken my theme rather than my title from the philosophical discourses of Michel Foucault in his classic work. The Archaeology of Knowledge (1977). Foucault tries, rigorously and implacably, to contain the imperial study of this ancient and pre-historical field and discipline within the elastic limits of the history of ideas and the literary concept of the oeuvre. We know that archaeology as a concept and as a method is not a language as in the association of signs. It is at the same time a form of representation of a past in its longing for a settled, stable, laid down and abiding present and an anticipation of a future that is settled and ‘dead', yet real, perpetually haunting and compelling attention. As an intellectual empathizer with the field - cultural or archaeological -1 hope to bring in. within the framework of the history' of ideas, the value of preserved knowledge. I shall cite largely from literature, drama and history why archaeology will continue to be a dominant, if not a domineering conceptual science in the cause of our present centuryItem Globalization and the future of Yoruba theatre traditions: an assessment(Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria, 2008-06) Layiwola, D.Item Language and literature in the era of 21st century post-colonies(2007-11) Layiwola, D.Item The role of alumni associations in the development of tertiary education in Nigeria(The Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University lle-ife, Nigeria, 2004) Layiwola, D.Item Identity reflexes in selected post-colonial texts(1999) Layiwola, D.Item The contexts non-linear history essays in honour of Tekena Tamuno(Sefer Books, 2008) Layiwola, D.; Albert, O.; Muller, B.Item Understanding post-colonial identities: Ireland, Africa and the pacific(Sefer, 2001) Layiwola, D.