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Bernth Lindfors*— 
Leading theoretician and critic. 
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Research in African Literature 
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•Tejumola Olaniyan 
Nigerian playwright and literary 
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University of Virginia. 
Jahman Anikulapo* 
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Lagos-based graphic artist and 
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• Chika Okeke*— 
A curator and poet, taught Art 
History and painting until his 
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University of Nigeria, Nsukka. 
'Olusegun Adekoya - 
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• Akin Adesokan* 
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•Michael Veal 
Musician and popular music 
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