Oxford appoints Onyeka Nwelue Fellow

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Nigerian writer and filmmaker, Onyeka Nwelue, has been appointed a Visiting Fellow at the African Studies Centre, at the University of Oxford.

His non-fictional work, Hip-Hop is Only for Children won the Creative Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the 2015 Nigerian Writersโ€™ Awards. 

Born in 1988, Nwelue is an award-winning author of over 10 books, filmmaker of six films and a bookseller, Nwelue instituted the James Currey Prize for African Literature and co-founded Abibiman Publishing. 

Dr David Pratten, the Director of the African Studies Centre, in his letter of approval, said: โ€œI am happy to inform you that the Management Committee of the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, has approved your request for a Visiting Fellowship (Academic Visitor) at the Centre for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Fellowship was approved for between 1st of September 2021 to 30th of September 2022.โ€ 

He continued, โ€œThe fellowship targets accomplished men and women from Africa โ€“ and other continents around the world who are interested in Africa.โ€

Nwelue will focus his research on inter-generational trauma and bring strong visibility of the Africanโ€™s man vision in the world. 

Nwelue makes his UK debut on 26th of August, 2021 with his crime novel, The Strangers of Braamfontein.

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