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My name is Olumide Abimbola. I have a BA in Communication from the University of Ibadan, and an MA in Development Studies from Uppsala University. I am currently working on a PhD in Social Anthropology at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle/Saale, Germany. My research is broadly on the international trade in used clothing – from Europe to West Africa. If you would like to know a little more about me check these interviews.
Since the Summer of 2009 I have been writing a column for Nigeria’s BusinessDay newspaper. The column is titled Anthropologically Speaking and can be found here.
Thank you for visiting.
hey olu,
what happened to your layout here? i liked the old one much better … but i am sure you have reasons for having changed it.
see you around,
j.
Hello Olumide,
I believe we have a friend in common, Lucy N. You commented on my posting on the Material World blog last year. Just thought to say hello and greet you, as we seem to have similar interests, and even though these are evolving, they are still overlapping.
Hope your work in going well.
Julie
peace brotha olumide. i am just finishing up a phd in social anthro. nice to virtually connect. I research stuff in ghana and the african diaspora. im mostly into black radical thought (black nationalism, afrocentrism, pan-Africanism, etc.)…
any opinions on this recycled soap idea? frankly it sounds a little lame to me but you are the expert so i will defer to you :O)
http://www.ngonewsafrica.org/2009/10/hope-throu...
kzs
PS i have met karen tranberg hansen a few times.
PPS are you attending the american anthropological association meeting in december?
That’s an interesting topic! I am from the Philippines and here we call 2nd hand clothes stores “ukay-ukay” literally to dig through the piles of clothes looking for a find. People also say they shop at “U.K.” (sounds like ukay) to lend an air of sophistication to their 2nd hand purchase. The connotation being it’s from U.K. it’s expensive and of good quality.
Good luck to you!
What a choice of study. You must be a very interesting person.