PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF CONFERENCES
Selected Pictures taken at the Farewell Seminar in June 2024 @ the Institute of English Studies, Leuphana Universität, Lüneburg, Germany, with my Host Professor Anne Baron and others.
Selected Pictures taken at the AAAL Houston 2024 @ Hyatt Regency Houston 2024, Organised by the American Association for Applied Linguistics of 2900 Delk Road, Suite 700, PMB 321, Marietta, GA 30067, held at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston Texas, USA, 15-19 March, 2024
Selected Pictures taken during the International Conference on Digital English World-Wide with Focus on Africa and Beyond, held at Technische Universität, Chemnitz, Germany, 14-15 July, 2023.
With participants (and Emeritus Professor Josef Schmied) at the Conference on Digital English World-Wide with Focus on Africa and Beyond, at Technische Universität, Chemnitz, Germany, 14-15 July, 2023
Paper presentation at the Conference on Digital English World-Wide with Focus on Africa and Beyond, at Technische Universität, Chemnitz, Germany, 14-15 July, 2023
With Dr Daniela Kneißl (Head of Africa Division at the AvH Foundation), Dr Onanugas & Prof. Tunde Ope-Davis
With the face behind English in Africa, Hamish Norbrook at the Conference on Digital English World-Wide with Focus on Africa and Beyond, at Technische Universität, Chemnitz, Germany, 14-15 July, 2023
Selected Pictures taken during the 18th International Pragmatics Conference, held at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solbosch Campus, Brussels, Belgium, 9-14 July, 2023.
Paper presentation at the 18th International Pragmatics Conference, held at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solbosch Campus, Brussels, Belgium, 9-14 July, 2023
With Professor Jef Verschueren (IPrA Sec Gen) & Professor Ann Verhaert (IPrA Executive Secretary) 18th IPrA Conference, held at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solbosch Campus, Brussels, Belgium
With the President, International Pragmatics Association (IPrA), Professor Stephen Levinson and other Nigerian participants
With about 1500 Participants at the 18th International Pragmatics Conference, held at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solbosch Campus, Brussels, Belgium, 9-14 July, 2023
Selected Pictures taken during the Annual Meeting of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, June 28-30, 2023, held at Hotel Berlin and Henry Ford Building, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
With family members at Schloss Bellevue, Park, Berlin, Germany during the Annual Meeting of AvH Foundation (June 28-30, 2023)
With family members at Hotel Berlin and Henry Ford Building, Freie Universität, Berlin during the Annual Meeting of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (June 28-30, 2023)
Spot-on in Berlin at the Annual Meeting of AvH Foundation (June 28-30, 2023)
With wife at Hotel Berlin, Germany during the Annual Meeting of AvH Foundation (June 28-30, 2023)
With the Federal President of Germany, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Schloss Bellevue, Park, Berlin, Germany during the Annual Meeting of AvH Foundation (June 28-30, 2023)
Participants at the Network Meeting of the AvH Foundation, held at Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, from 9-11 Nov, 2022.
2025
§ 19th International Pragmatics Conference, held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 22-27 June, 2025.
§ A Lead Paper Presented at the 6th International Conference of Faculty of Humanities, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, April 1-5, 2025.
§ International Workshop of College for Social Sciences and Humanities, “Discourse-Pragmatic Variation in Postcolonial English Contexts (DVPEC)” held at University Alliance Ruhr Essen, Germany, 6 and 7 February 2025.
2024
§ AAAL Houston 2024 @ Hyatt Regency Houston 2024, Organised by the American Association for Applied Linguistics of 2900 Delk Road, Suite 700, PMB 321, Marietta, GA 30067, held at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston Texas, USA, 15-19 March, 2024
§ The 3rd African Pragmatics Conference of the African Pragmatics Association in conjunction with the Department of English, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, on the theme “Pragmatic and Global Security” 19-21, February 2024.
2023
§ International Conference on Digital English World-Wide with Focus on Africa and Beyond, held at Technische Universität, Chemnitz, Germany, 14-15 July, 2023.
§ 18th International Pragmatics Conference, held at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solbosch Campus, Brussels, Belgium, 9-14 July, 2023.
§ African Humanities Program Manuscript Development Workshop, in Collaboration with The American Council of Learned Societies, held at Aqua Safari Resort, Ada, Ghana, May 7- 11, 2023.
2022
§ Network Meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, held at Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, from 9 – 11 November, 2022.
§ 2nd African Pragmatics Conference: “Pragmatics in Africa: Culture, Cognition and Development”, held at University of Nairobi, Kenya from 2nd - 4th February, 2022
2021
§ 4th International Conference of Pragmatics Association of Nigeria: “Pragmatics and Global Conflict”, held at the Department of English, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria, February 8th – 11th, 2021 @ University of Benin
2020 § 1st African Pragmatics Conference: “Pragmatics in Africa - Theory and Practice”, held at University of Ghana, from 6th - 7th February, 2020
2019
§ 2nd Workshop/Conference of the Nigerian Pragmatics Association (NPrA), held at the Department of English, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria, April 28 – May 1, 2019
§ Ibadan Humboldt Kollege in Linguistics and Humanistic Medicine (Ib-Humanmed 2019) in collaboration with Alexander von Humboldt, held at the Department of English, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, September, 23-26, 2019.
2018
§ 1st National Workshop on Pragmatics Research organized by the Nigerian Pragmatics Association (NPrA) in conjunction with the Department of English, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, July 17 - 19, 2018
§ 3rd London International Conference on Social Science & Humanities (ICSSH) in conjunction with Global Research & Development Services, held at South Kensington Campus, Imperial College, London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, April 10-11, 2018.
2017
§ African Humanities Program Manuscript Development Workshop, in Collaboration with The American Council of Learned Societies, held at Hephzibah Christian Centre, Peduase-Aburi, Ghana, May 21- 26, 2017.
§ Third Biennial International Conference, organised by Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, March 14 -18, 2017
2016
§ 32nd Annual National Conference of English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria in Collaboration with Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (IFESAN 2016), held at Oduduwa Hall, OAU, Ile-Ife, September 5-8, 2016.
2015
§ International Conference/Workshop on Race and Racism, held at Faculty of Humanities, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa November 13-14, 2015.
2012
§ Ife English Language, Literature and Communication Conference, organized by the Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. 20-23 August, 2012.
2011
§ Toyin Falola Annual Conference on Africa and the African Diaspora on the theme,
§ Creativity and Cultural Expressions in Africa and the African Diaspora, held at the Conference Centre, University Of Ibadan, Ibadan, between July 4 and July 6, 2011.
2009
§ Second International Conference on Politics and Development in Africa, organized by the Centre for Issues on Development in Africa, Institut de Developement, Et D’Echanges Endogenes, (IDEE), Quidah, Benin Republique, June 15 to 19, 2009.
2008
§ National Conference on Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria, organised by Department of History, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, in conjunction with Centre for Black Arts and African Civilization (CBAAC) at OAU, Ile-Ife, April 9th to 10th, 2008.
§ Interdisciplinary Conference on Peoples and Cultures in Nigeria, Organised by the Nigerian Cultural Studies Network (NCSN), Obafemi Awolowo University in conjunction with Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria at Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. May 7 to 8, 2008.
§ International Conference on African Literature (IICAL), Organised by the Department of English, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, July 3 to 6, 2008.
2007
§ First Mid-term Conference of Reading Association of Nigeria (RAN) on ‘Education Policy, Literacy Education and National Development, University of Ibadan, Ibadan from 9 - 12 October, 2007.
Selected pictures taken during the
19th International Pragmatics Conference, held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 22-27 June, 2025.
With Brown & Levinson (Prof. Stephen Levinson & Prof. Penelope Brown)// Colleagues with Prof. Jonathan Culpepper & Elena Semino