Tola Ositelu

Tola Ositelu first studied law in the UK, where she qualified as a solicitor. She later completed a MA in Sociocultural Linguistics at London’s Goldsmiths University. Her thesis focused on how multiple identities unconsciously emerge through discourse, as artists narrate the relationship with their diverse crafts. Tola is currently a joint-PhD fellow at VUB and the University of Warwick, UK.  Her research project, Migrant Narratives of Mobility, Care and Resilience: The 'Windrush' Generation, the NHS Experience and Complexifying Meritocratic Logics aims to analyse in a comprehensive way the formation of narratives by and about African and Caribbean migrant women healthcare professionals in the post-war British context of the newly-established National Health Service (NHS). The study is associated with the MERLIT research project.  Tola is also a prolific freelance copywriter, blogger and editor. She has conducted research, as well as drafted reports and articles for various charitable and non-governmental organisations and contributed to diverse online publications.