The Modernist and the Magical: A Poetic Dialogue with Tares Oburumu

Tolulope Oke is a Postdoctoral Researcher on the PlatforMuse project, where he investigates the dynamics of Nigerian music(ians) within processes of platformization. A creative and a researcher, he describes himself as a “fellow of progress,” with work that explores the intersections of narratives, decoloniality, and technological innovation, particularly within African literature, culture, and media. He completed his doctoral research in Anglophone Studies at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, theorizes Africanfuturism as a decolonial onto-epistemic tool. He previously earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Tolulope is the Founding Editor and Publisher of Lunaris Review and the Co-facilitator of the Toyin Falola Prize.