DR. Promise Adiele
Lecturer II
Biography
Promise Adiele is a lecturer in the Department of Languages in Mountain Top University. He has his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language from the University of Lagos; Master’s degree in English Language from the University of Lagos; and a Ph.D. in English Language, University of Lagos. He is an editor, scriptwriter, poet, essayist as well as a judge in literary competitions. His areas of interest are creative writing, literary criticism and the theatre. He has worked as a presenter/producer/director before joining the academics. He has been involved in archival/ historical research cutting across the African continent where he worked on slave relics, enthralling dead personalities and museums. His interest in creative writing is to express his ideas about people and space with the focus of telling stories as an African. So far, he has written three plays published by Book Station West Africa (Rasmed), University Press Ibadan and a collection of poetry by Grecian Publications. He is an author with a strong liberal philosophy.
poadiele@mtu.edu.ng, promee01@yahoo.com
Phone Number
+2348037197590
Research Interest
Literary Theory, Drama (Theory and Practice), African Literature (Drama, Folklore, Fiction & Poetry), Popular Culture (Nollywood & Music), Creative Writing