Omoniyi Afolabi

Omoniyi Afolabi is a Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts. His research spans the Lusophone Atlantic Triangle (Africa, Brazil, Portugal) and Latin American studies, focusing on cultural studies, transnationalism, migrations, and exile.

• Ph.D. in Luso-Brazilian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Specializes in Afro-Brazilian cultural production, Yoruba mythology in the diaspora, and African cosmological influences in the New World
• Courses taught include Brazilian Studies, Afro-Brazilian Diaspora, and Intermediate Yoruba (2020–2025), delivered in-person and online