University College Plymouth St Mark & St John


Abimbola Alao
Job Title:
Lecturer in Media & Creative Arts
Faculty/Department:
Faculty of Education, Health and Welfare
Contact Number:
01752 636700 ext: 5608
Email:
aalao@marjon.ac.uk
Qualifications:

BA (Hons); PGCE; MA
Research Background:

Nobilitas in Tacitus: A review of the concept of Nobilitas in the works of Tacitus and other Latin authors like Cicero, Seneca and Statius.  This thesis also examines the antithesis between Nobilitas and Novus Homo and the effect of the degeneration of the aristocracy during the Julio-Claudian period of the Roman empire.

A Study of Aristophanes' play - 'The Frogs':  This essay examines Arisophanes' attempt to show the panorama of the Greek society to his audience.  Focus is on 'The Parabasis'; 'Preparation for the journey to Hades'; 'Episodes in the Underworld' and 'The contest between Aeschylus & Euripides'.

Research Interests:

Narrative in Educational Practice; Storytelling as a co-curricular educational resource; The changing profile of women in Igbo culture: a critical analysis of Achebe's 'Things fall apart' and Adichie's 'Half of a Yellow Sun'

Teaching Areas:

Prose fiction; Non-fiction; Writing for the Stage; Writing for the Screen; Journalistic Writing; Poetry; Storytelling.

Publications:

Author: The Legendary Weaver (Book & CD) Publisher: Lampo Press
I translated the following books to Yoruba for dual language publication (Yoruba & English) Publisher Mantra Lingua:
Floppy’s Friends (Floppy ati awon ore e re) ISBN 1 84444 240 3
Welcome to the world Baby (Kaabo sinu aye Omo titun) ISBN 1 84444297 7
Hansel and Gretel (Hansel ati Gretel) ISBN 1 84444 240 3
Nita goes to Hospital (Nita lo si ile iwosan ISBN 1 84444 836 3
The little Red Hen and the Grains of Wheat (Adie pupa kekere ati Eso Alikama) ISBN 1 84444219 5
Grandma Saturday Soup (Obe ojo Abameta Mama Agba) ISBN 1 84444219 5
My Talking Dictionary, Book & CD ROM (Dual Language publication) ISBN 1 84444717 0.
Other Interests:

Storytelling performance/public speaking; playing the Djembe drum; basket weaving; African hair braiding - I love designing and weaving Cornrow patterns.

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