Literary critic Biodun Jeyifo dies at 80
February 25, 2026
February 25, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Literary critic Biodun Jeyifo dies at 80
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Biodun "BJ" Jeyifo, a leading literary critic and cultural theorist known for his analysis of modernity and its attendant social and cultural crises, died Feb. 11 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was 80.
Jeyifo, professor emeritus of literatures in English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), taught . . .
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Literary critic Biodun Jeyifo dies at 80
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Biodun "BJ" Jeyifo, a leading literary critic and cultural theorist known for his analysis of modernity and its attendant social and cultural crises, died Feb. 11 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was 80.
Jeyifo, professor emeritus of literatures in English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), taught . . .