folukeifejola
@folukeifejola.bsky.social
Lawyer, academic, writer, and occasional singer and poet.
Author of Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge.
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Website: FolukeAfrica.com
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Author of Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge.
Handle on all socials: folukeifejola
Website: FolukeAfrica.com
https://linktr.ee/folukeifejola
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Invitation to join a Critical Research Network on Pedagogies of Race and Empire
For some time, several colleagues and I have been thinking of how to consolidate and build on the work that we have been doing individually in translating our anti-colonial and anti-racist research…
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My latest blog post is a detailed invitation to join a research network devoted to critical pedagogies of race and imperialism in law. In it, I outline who its organisers are, the reasons why we have set up the network,and what we hope to achieve in it. All welcome!
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"Will the history books track our breathing, our grieving, our sorrow?
Or like always, will history record only a litany of wins and success,
With no record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
Where is the place of love in our record of history?"
Or like always, will history record only a litany of wins and success,
With no record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
Where is the place of love in our record of history?"
I have lost some close family recently. All the losses have been sudden. The grief that has followed this has been compounded by the levels of global violence, uncertainty, and increasing fascism. For them and for us, I hope this verse helps… A grief poem.
folukeafrica.com/to-those-who...
folukeafrica.com/to-those-who...
To Those Who Have Gone Ahead: Grieving while breathing
Where is the record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
folukeafrica.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Will the history books track our breathing, our grieving, our sorrow?
Or like always, will history record only a litany of wins and success,
With no record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
Where is the place of love in our record of history?"
Or like always, will history record only a litany of wins and success,
With no record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
Where is the place of love in our record of history?"
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Foucault is directing the nativity play this year. He's going to have Melchior come on first, followed by Caspar, and then finally Balthasar.
That's The Order of Kings.
That's The Order of Kings.
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Foucault is directing the nativity play this year. He's going to have Melchior come on first, followed by Caspar, and then finally Balthasar.
That's The Order of Kings.
That's The Order of Kings.
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One of the songs from my "Around the World at Christmas" play list
Nkulungwana Hi Dzonga youtu.be/by3GXDwzKxo
Nkulungwana Hi Dzonga youtu.be/by3GXDwzKxo
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
One of the songs from my "Around the World at Christmas" play list
Nkulungwana Hi Dzonga youtu.be/by3GXDwzKxo
Nkulungwana Hi Dzonga youtu.be/by3GXDwzKxo
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One of my favourites here is Little Drummer Boy by Leslie Odom and the Mzansi Youth Choir
youtu.be/6idj_SZRstA
youtu.be/6idj_SZRstA
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
One of my favourites here is Little Drummer Boy by Leslie Odom and the Mzansi Youth Choir
youtu.be/6idj_SZRstA
youtu.be/6idj_SZRstA
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Here it is again: my playlist of my favourite Christmas songs from around the world. Additional suggestions are very welcome.
open.spotify.com/playlist/2nt...
open.spotify.com/playlist/2nt...
Christmas
open.spotify.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Here it is again: my playlist of my favourite Christmas songs from around the world. Additional suggestions are very welcome.
open.spotify.com/playlist/2nt...
open.spotify.com/playlist/2nt...
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I used to think I was a fan of "Tour of Duty" till I started using YouTube and realised that I was actually a fan of "Paint It Black".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z6f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z6f...
Tour of Duty - Paint it Black
YouTube video by Hungerforsex
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I used to think I was a fan of "Tour of Duty" till I started using YouTube and realised that I was actually a fan of "Paint It Black".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z6f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z6f...
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"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
One of my favourites here is Little Drummer Boy by Leslie Odom and the Mzansi Youth Choir
youtu.be/6idj_SZRstA
youtu.be/6idj_SZRstA
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
One of my favourites here is Little Drummer Boy by Leslie Odom and the Mzansi Youth Choir
youtu.be/6idj_SZRstA
youtu.be/6idj_SZRstA
One of the songs from my "Around the World at Christmas" play list
Nkulungwana Hi Dzonga youtu.be/by3GXDwzKxo
Nkulungwana Hi Dzonga youtu.be/by3GXDwzKxo
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
One of the songs from my "Around the World at Christmas" play list
Nkulungwana Hi Dzonga youtu.be/by3GXDwzKxo
Nkulungwana Hi Dzonga youtu.be/by3GXDwzKxo
Here it is again: my playlist of my favourite Christmas songs from around the world. Additional suggestions are very welcome.
open.spotify.com/playlist/2nt...
open.spotify.com/playlist/2nt...
Christmas
open.spotify.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Here it is again: my playlist of my favourite Christmas songs from around the world. Additional suggestions are very welcome.
open.spotify.com/playlist/2nt...
open.spotify.com/playlist/2nt...
"An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That's dead. Forever."
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That's dead. Forever."
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"For nearly a decade, [the European Union] pursued a strategy of “externalising” migration control, directing aid, training, and equipment to African states ostensibly to reduce irregular migration towards Europe."
How Europe’s migration policy and arms empowered Sudan’s warlords #AlJazeera #Sudan
How Europe’s migration policy and arms empowered Sudan’s warlords
European migration funding strengthened Sudanese paramilitaries, while weak export oversight allowed the flow of arms.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"For nearly a decade, [the European Union] pursued a strategy of “externalising” migration control, directing aid, training, and equipment to African states ostensibly to reduce irregular migration towards Europe."
I used to think I was a fan of "Tour of Duty" till I started using YouTube and realised that I was actually a fan of "Paint It Black".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z6f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z6f...
Tour of Duty - Paint it Black
YouTube video by Hungerforsex
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I used to think I was a fan of "Tour of Duty" till I started using YouTube and realised that I was actually a fan of "Paint It Black".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z6f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z6f...
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I have lost some close family recently. All the losses have been sudden. The grief that has followed this has been compounded by the levels of global violence, uncertainty, and increasing fascism. For them and for us, I hope this verse helps… A grief poem.
folukeafrica.com/to-those-who...
folukeafrica.com/to-those-who...
To Those Who Have Gone Ahead: Grieving while breathing
Where is the record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
folukeafrica.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I have lost some close family recently. All the losses have been sudden. The grief that has followed this has been compounded by the levels of global violence, uncertainty, and increasing fascism. For them and for us, I hope this verse helps… A grief poem.
folukeafrica.com/to-those-who...
folukeafrica.com/to-those-who...
"Will the history books track our breathing, our grieving, our sorrow?
Or like always, will history record only a litany of wins and success,
With no record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
Where is the place of love in our record of history?"
Or like always, will history record only a litany of wins and success,
With no record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
Where is the place of love in our record of history?"
I have lost some close family recently. All the losses have been sudden. The grief that has followed this has been compounded by the levels of global violence, uncertainty, and increasing fascism. For them and for us, I hope this verse helps… A grief poem.
folukeafrica.com/to-those-who...
folukeafrica.com/to-those-who...
To Those Who Have Gone Ahead: Grieving while breathing
Where is the record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
folukeafrica.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Will the history books track our breathing, our grieving, our sorrow?
Or like always, will history record only a litany of wins and success,
With no record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
Where is the place of love in our record of history?"
Or like always, will history record only a litany of wins and success,
With no record of the dead, except in the earth that buried them and the broken hearts that loved them?
Where is the place of love in our record of history?"
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Cameroon’s opposition leader, Anciet Ekane, has died in detention. Ekane was taken into custody days after 92 year old Paul Biya was declared the winner of the presidential election and the country was rocked by protests. The family has been offered no explanation about his cause of death.
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Cameroon’s opposition leader, Anciet Ekane, has died in detention. Ekane was taken into custody days after 92 year old Paul Biya was declared the winner of the presidential election and the country was rocked by protests. The family has been offered no explanation about his cause of death.
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How to settle the Jollof wars (and make a massive profit): Have a Jollof only restaurant that serves all the major versions. Each week the version that attracts the most sales wins. Win is widely publicized. Dazall.
a plate of food with rice avocado and lettuce
Alt: a plate of food with jollof rice avocado, tomato and lettuce
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
How to settle the Jollof wars (and make a massive profit): Have a Jollof only restaurant that serves all the major versions. Each week the version that attracts the most sales wins. Win is widely publicized. Dazall.
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The following is a picture essay that reflects on a personal experience that informs my own understanding of what it means to lose your freedom of speech.
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Losing Your Freedom of Speech
So what does it mean to lose your freedom of speech? Let me tell you a story of what it means to me. I know that having your freedom of speech curtailed is not having people – no matter how m…
folukeafrica.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The following is a picture essay that reflects on a personal experience that informs my own understanding of what it means to lose your freedom of speech.
folukeafrica.com/losing-your-...
folukeafrica.com/losing-your-...
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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It's fascinating to watch someone make a point fundamentally, actively, about the danger of authoritarian cultural conservatism, and preface it with "This isn't about politics, this is a human nature thing."
No, dude, it's literally, "when you've been privileged, equality feels like persecution."
No, dude, it's literally, "when you've been privileged, equality feels like persecution."
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It's fascinating to watch someone make a point fundamentally, actively, about the danger of authoritarian cultural conservatism, and preface it with "This isn't about politics, this is a human nature thing."
No, dude, it's literally, "when you've been privileged, equality feels like persecution."
No, dude, it's literally, "when you've been privileged, equality feels like persecution."
The following is a picture essay that reflects on a personal experience that informs my own understanding of what it means to lose your freedom of speech.
folukeafrica.com/losing-your-...
folukeafrica.com/losing-your-...
Losing Your Freedom of Speech
So what does it mean to lose your freedom of speech? Let me tell you a story of what it means to me. I know that having your freedom of speech curtailed is not having people – no matter how m…
folukeafrica.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The following is a picture essay that reflects on a personal experience that informs my own understanding of what it means to lose your freedom of speech.
folukeafrica.com/losing-your-...
folukeafrica.com/losing-your-...
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"Many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost
As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross
And it's only my will that keeps me alive
I've been licked, washed up for years
And I merely survive because of my pride."
But I can't seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost
As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross
And it's only my will that keeps me alive
I've been licked, washed up for years
And I merely survive because of my pride."
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost
As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross
And it's only my will that keeps me alive
I've been licked, washed up for years
And I merely survive because of my pride."
But I can't seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost
As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross
And it's only my will that keeps me alive
I've been licked, washed up for years
And I merely survive because of my pride."
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Main character energy as always
www.youtube.com/shorts/h513h...
www.youtube.com/shorts/h513h...
Losing an argument with an American
YouTube video by Alasdair Beckett-King
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November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Main character energy as always
www.youtube.com/shorts/h513h...
www.youtube.com/shorts/h513h...
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This is a blog post that contains a curated playlist of movies, documentaries and television programmes for teaching "law, race and decolonisation" that I curated for BoB. The resources are grouped thematically, and also the post also includes further reading.
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Law, Race and Decolonisation: A video and essay teaching resource
Videos and related essays
folukeafrica.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is a blog post that contains a curated playlist of movies, documentaries and television programmes for teaching "law, race and decolonisation" that I curated for BoB. The resources are grouped thematically, and also the post also includes further reading.
folukeafrica.com/law-race-and...
folukeafrica.com/law-race-and...
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In a syndemic world of increasing fascism, necropolitics, climate devastation & higher education crisis, this blog post asks: what on earth are law schools for? What should they be for? What world are we teaching for? The one we have or the one we need to survive?
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folukeafrica.com/what-are-law...
What Are Law Schools For? Teaching through the heart of an identity crisis
Local legal knowledges and global critical junctures
folukeafrica.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In a syndemic world of increasing fascism, necropolitics, climate devastation & higher education crisis, this blog post asks: what on earth are law schools for? What should they be for? What world are we teaching for? The one we have or the one we need to survive?
folukeafrica.com/what-are-law...
folukeafrica.com/what-are-law...