Position: Assistant Lecturer 

1.         (a)        Name:                                                             Bukunmi Deborah Ajitoni
            (b)        Date of Birth:                                                  16 June, 1993
            (c)        Department:                                                    Theatre Arts
            (d)       Faculty:                                                            Arts

II.        (a)        First Academic Appointment:                         09 December,  2022
           (b)       Present Post (with date):                                 Assistant Lecturer 
           (c)        Date of Last Promotion:                                 Nil
           (d)       Date Last Considered: (in cases where)          Not Applicable
                      Promotion was not through                            

III.        University Education (with dates)

            (a)        University of Ibadan, Ibadan                         2011 – 2015

            (b)        University of Ibadan, Ibadan                         2019 – 2021

            (c)        University of Ibadan, Ibadan                         2021 – till date

IV.         Academic Qualification (with dates and granting bodies)

            (a)        B.A. (Hons.) Theatre Arts. University of Ibadan;      2015

            (b)        M.A. Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan                   2021

            (c)        PhD Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan                    In view

V.         Scholarships, Fellowships and Prizes (with dates)               Nil
            in respect of Undergraduate and 
            Postgraduate work only)

VII       Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies:

            (a)    Member, Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA)

VIII.      Details of Teaching/Work Experience:

            (a)    Assistant Lecturer, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan, 2021 till date

                    Courses Taught at Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels

                    THA 102:        Introduction to Theatre: Production Styles

                    C-THA 109:    Basic Studies in Arts Management: Theatre, Stage, Box Office,and other Arts             facilities

                    THA 111:        Introduction to Performance and Stage Prcatices

                    THA 103:        Introduction to Theatre Practice

                    THA 203:        Theatre Arts Forms: Preliminary Survey

                    THA 204:        Theatre Arts Forms: Integrated Practice 

                    THA 207:        Practical Theatre: Guided Participation

                    THA 302:        Theatre History (American)

                    THA 316:        Dance Theatre and Music Theatre: Conceptual Studies

                    THA 326:        Dance Theatre and Music Theatre: Practical Study

                    THA 314:        Design and Technical Theatre: Basic Principles

                    THA 324:        Design and Technical Theatre: Basic Practice

                    THA 414:        Design& Technical Theatre: Intensive Study

                    THA 424:        Design and Technical Theatre: Intensive Practice

                    THA 450:        Supervision of Project Essays in Theatre Arts

                    THA 713:        Arts of the Theatre III: Design (Costumes, Masks, Makeup & Props) (PGD)

                    THA 703:        Theatre Aesthetics

                    THA 714:        Arts of the Theatre IV: Technical Theatre & Construction

                    THA 756:        Theatre Design            

                    Administrative Responsibilities in the University

                    (a) Examination Officer (Undergraduate) 100 Level, 2023-2024

                    (b) Staff Adviser 100 level 2023-2024

                    (c) Departmental Representative on the Board of Distance Learning Committee 2023-2024

                    (d) Examinations Officer (Undergraduate)  2025

                    (e) Departmental Representative on Faculty Time-Table Committee  2023-2024

                    (f) Departmental Representative on Faculty Welfare Committee   2023-2025  

                    (g) Staff Librarian, Department of Theatre Arts 2022-2024.

                    (h) Assistant Collating Officer for Promotion Matters 2025

                    (i) Transcript Processing Officer 2024-2025

                    (j) Staff Adviser 200 level 2024-2025

                    (k) Examination Officer (Undergraduate) 200 Level, 2024-2025 

IX.               Research

                   (a) In Progress

“A Comparative Study of Costume Design for the Stage and the Screen in Selected Stage Productions and their Film Versions”

The study reveals the structural constraints of the African film and theatre production which mainly include lack of sufficient funds, insufficient specialized fabrics and poor access to sophisticated lighting equipment. However, it also shows how making the best of things and creativeness of the limitations can be achieved through improvisations, ingenuity and folkloric aesthetics. Finally, this thesis concludes that African costume design is a hybridized aesthetics practice that balances tradition and modernity, scarcity and abundance, immediacy of stage and mediation of the screen, and provides a viable cultural and narrative power.

                   (c)   Project Dissertation and Thesis   

                   (a).           “A Comparative Study of Costume Design for the Stage and the Screen in Selected Stage Productions and their Film Versions”. (in view) PhD. Dissertation, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan. 

                   (b). “Managing the Theatre in A Post-Covid 19 Age”. M.A. Project, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan (2021)

                   (c) “Educational Theatre Mnagement in Nigeria: Obafemi Awolowo Pit Theatre as a Case Study”. B. A. Project, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan (2015)

X.         Publication

            (a) Books already published                                                                                                   Nil

            (b) Chapters in Books already published                                                                                Nil

            (c) Articles that have already appeared in Refereed Conference Proceedings                       Nil

            (d) Patents                                                                                                                               Nil

            (e) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals

            (1)        Ajitoni, B.D. (2023). Theatricality in Modern Performance. Ibadan Journal of Theatre Arts, No. 13: 55-72 (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

            (2)        Ajitoni, B. D. (2024). Digital Storytelling and Cultural Identity: The Role of Social Media in Contemporary Narratives. Abuja Communicator Vol. 4, No 2: pp 89 -101 (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

            (3)        Ajitoni, B.D. (2024). Ubuntu and the philosophy of community in African thought: An exploration of collective identity and social harmony. Journal of African Studies and Sustainable Development. Vol. 7, No 3: pp (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

            (4)        Ajitoni, B. D. (2024). Cross-Cultural Exchange in Community Theatre: Global Perspectives. Journal of Development Communication and Applied Theatre. https://acjol.org/index.php/jodcaat/issue/view/ No. 2:1  58 – 71 (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

            (5)        Ajitoni, B.D. (2024). Contemporary Trends in Fashion and Costume Design on Screen and Stage: Case Study of Blank. International Journal of Contemporary Research in Humanities. No.2:1 57- 71(Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

            (6)        Ajitoni, B. D. (2024). The Use of Prosthetics Make-up in Creating Realistic Characters Transformation in the Nigerian Film Industry. https://josihcohumtasued.ng/article/the-us/ (Contribution 100%)

            (7)        Ajitoni, B. D. (2025). Control,Restriction and Colonial Hegemony: The Impact on African Societies. Elegbakna Journal of Theatre and Film Studies. 175-202 (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

            (8)        Ajitoni, B. D. (2025). Giving Hands to Overlooked Objects: A Participatory Exploration of Minority Mask Traditions in Nigeria Journal of Arts, Humanities Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan. No.3  (Contribution 100%)

            (f)       Books, Chapters in Books and Articles already accepted for publication     

            (9).       Ajitoni, B. D. (2025). Performing Illusion: Visual Semiotics and Tecnological Mediation in Contemporary Nigerian Theatre. Ibadan Journal of Theatre Arts, No. 14 (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

            (10).     Ajitoni, B.D . (2025). The Impact of Multilingual Performances on Audience Engagement and Ticket Sales: A Case Study Of Igbojaye, Iyalode of Ibadan and Come Alive. International Journal of Cultural Administration and Theatre Management. (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

            (11). Ajitoni, B.D . (2026). Automation in Technical Theatre and Costume Design: A Tool for Enhancement or a Threat to Craftmanship? International Journal of Creative Arts, Communication and Media Studies. Kenya. Vol.3. (Kenya) (Contribution 100%)

            (12) Ajitoni, S.0 & Ajitoni B.D (2026). Reimagining Transformative Learning through Performative Pedagogy: An Embodied Praxis for Critical Social Sciences Education in African Contexts. Journal of Research in Education and Pedagogy Vol.3, No 1 (Mataram) (Contribution 40%).

            (13). Ajitoni, B.D. (2026). Mechanically Assisted Costume Effects: Enhancing Performance or Displacing Traditional Stagecraft? A case study of Oke Langbodo at the Wole Soyinka theatre, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.  Journal of Multi-disciplinary Research. Vol.3, No1. (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

            (g)        Technical Reports and Monographs                                                                           Nil

XI.       Major Conferences and Workshops Attended in the last 5 years with Papers Read  

1. The 2023 Adeleke University, Ede, Faculty of Arts International Conference. 13th-15th 0ctober 2023 
   Paper Read: “Gender and Technology”
    
2. 60th international Conference
   Paper Read: Theatricality in Modern Performance.
    
3. Institute of African Studies International Conference, University of Nigeria. (Network)  
   Paper Read: “Control, Restriction and Colonial Hegemony: The Impact on African Societies.” 2025. Nsukka, 18th – 20th July, 2024 
    
4. Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization International Conference, Lagos/Virtual. 11th  -12th  January 2024
   Paper Read: “Fashion Design and the Creative Economy”
    
5. YSB @60 International Conference, Ibadan, Nigeria, 07-09 June 2025
   Paper Read: “A comparative Analysis of Costuming the Actor for the Stage and the Screen in Yinka Smart Babalola’s Akobi Gomina (2001) and His Excellency Our Governor (2025)”.