Olabanke Goriola
Founder & Executive Director - The Shade Initiative Ph.D. Candidate in Performance Studies - Northwestern University
Colourism & Skin Bleaching in African Communities — A Dermatologist Explains | Derma Dialogue Ep. 1
Colourism & Skin Bleaching in African Communities — A Dermatologist Explains | Derma Dialogue Ep. 1
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Why I Founded "The Shade Initiative": Skin, Colourism, and Belonging
Why I Founded "The Shade Initiative": Skin, Colourism, and Belonging
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Olabanke Goriola | Profile
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Olabanke Oyinkansola Goriola - Performance Studies
Olabanke Oyinkansola Goriola - Performance Studies
Olabanke Oyinkansola Goriola is a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist-scholar, an Edward A. Bouchet scholar, an Africanist graduate student at Northwestern’s Program of African Studies (PAS), and a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Performance Studies. She is the author of An African Feminist Reading of Wole Soyinka (2024), published in The Republic Journal, and the co-author
The Colonial and Capitalistic Legacies of Nigeria’s Skin Bleaching Epidemic
The Colonial and Capitalistic Legacies of Nigeria’s Skin Bleaching Epidemic
Skin Bleaching Crisis Among Nigerian Women at Alarming Levels-Researcher - PARADIGM NEWS
Skin Bleaching Crisis Among Nigerian Women at Alarming Levels-Researcher - PARADIGM NEWS
Olabanke Goriola, has called for urgent, practical measures to tackle growing harmful beauty standards and skin bleaching in Nigeria.
Scholar Reveals How Colorism Fuels Gender-Based Violence – The Gambia Journal
Scholar Reveals How Colorism Fuels Gender-Based Violence – The Gambia Journal
Through the Shade Initiative, Goriola works to create safe spaces where girls and women can embrace their natural skin tones.
Black Girls, Light Skin: Disrupting the Color Spectrum
Black Girls, Light Skin: Disrupting the Color Spectrum
Olabanke Goriola, Performance Studies
Parallel Perspectives: Conversations on Curatorial Practice with Olabanke Goriola
Parallel Perspectives: Conversations on Curatorial Practice with Olabanke Goriola
The Program of African Studies at Northwestern University presents “Parallel Perspectives.” Hosts Uche Okpa-Iroha and Benita Nnachortam invite artists, curat...
“Danc(ing) the Archive: Colored Bodies and the Afro-fabulation of Black Representation” May 15 | The Black Metropolis Research Consortium
“Danc(ing) the Archive: Colored Bodies and the Afro-fabulation of Black Representation” May 15 | The Black Metropolis Research Consortium
27: Confessions of a Black Girl- A short film
27: Confessions of a Black Girl- A short film
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Dark-skinned Nigerian Female Performers and the Racial Aesthetics of Beauty- Melanin Matters
Dark-skinned Nigerian Female Performers and the Racial Aesthetics of Beauty- Melanin Matters
Olabanke Goriola RCTP Studio Interview on PhD research on Colorism
Olabanke Goriola RCTP Studio Interview on PhD research on Colorism
Melanin Matters – Skin tone differentiation in Lagos, Nigeria (Part 1)
Melanin Matters – Skin tone differentiation in Lagos, Nigeria (Part 1)
In November 2024, PhD student Marion Grimberg and podcast host Friederike Brinker travelled to Lagos, Nigeria, to talk about skin tone differentiation. We de...
An African Feminist Reading of Wole Soyinka
An African Feminist Reading of Wole Soyinka
Melanin Matters – Skin tone differentiation in Lagos, Nigeria (Part 2)
Melanin Matters – Skin tone differentiation in Lagos, Nigeria (Part 2)
2024 Fellows | The Black Metropolis Research Consortium
2024 Fellows | The Black Metropolis Research Consortium
Living In Your Own Skin - A panel discussion on skin tone differentiation in Nigeria
Living In Your Own Skin - A panel discussion on skin tone differentiation in Nigeria
Scholars present research at Northwestern Afrobeats symposium
Scholars present research at Northwestern Afrobeats symposium
“Monsters You Made”: Burna Boy, #EndSARS, and the Use of Restlessness
“Monsters You Made”: Burna Boy, #EndSARS, and the Use of Restlessness
Olabanke Oyinkansola Goriola: The Graduate School - Northwestern University
Olabanke Oyinkansola Goriola: The Graduate School - Northwestern University
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The Graduate School's Office of Diversity and Inclusion is proud to… | The Graduate School at Northwestern University
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