Terefe Mitiku Mekonin

Title: Mr.

Full Name: Terefe Mitiku Mekonin

Nationality: Ethiopian

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

College: CSSH

Department: Oromo Folklore and Literature

Research Interest:

• Folklore,
• Comparative Literary Studies
• Cultural Studies,
• Ecocriticism
• Ecology
• Nonhuman Studies
• Indigenous Conflict and Crisis Management Mechanisms

Publications:

1. Dejene Gemechu Chala,Tadelech Admasu Nesir, Terefe Mitiku MekonnenThe Speaking Fauna, Flora, and Phenomena: Personification in the Oral Literature of the Walisoo Liiban Oromoo. Barruulee Finfinnee/ Finfinnee Journal,Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025):
2. Regassa, Megersa, and Terefe Mitiku Mekonin. “Orality in African Literary Works: An Interaction of Oromo Oral Literature with Written Poetry.” Research in African literature, vol. 54, no. 3, 2024, pp. 111–30, doi:10.2979/ral.00019
3. Mokonnon, J., B. Fiixaa, and T. Mitikkuu. “Xiinxala Gahee Loonii Sirna Fuudhaafi Heeruma Oromoo Maccaa Keessatti: Kuttaayee Irratti Xiyyeeffachuun”. Gadaa Journal, Vol. 7, no. 2, June 2024, pp. 126-40, https://ejhs.ju.edu.et/index.php/gadaa/article/view/5662.
4. Terefe Mitiku, Milkessa Edae, & Wako, J. (2019). Cultural Responses to Lightning: The Case of Maccaa Oromo. Üniversitepark Bülten, 8(1), 87-99.
5. Milkessa Edae; Workineh Dirribsa and Terefe Mitiku. (2017). Hora and Cattle Owners of Maccaa Oromo in Ethiopia: An Analysis from Folkloric Perspective. International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding 4(4):40
6. Megersa Regassa, Terefe Mitiku, Waktole Hailu (2019). Addooyyee: Girl’s Indigenous Friendship Institution in Oromoo, Ethiopia. International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding (IJMMU) Vol. 6, No. 1, February 2019
7. Terefe Mitiku, Waktole Hailu (2017). The Role of Oromo Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Management and Protection: The Case of Kuttaayee in Ambo District. International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding (IJMMU) Vol. 4, No. 5, October 2017
8. Jamila Adem, Terefe Mitiku, Megersa Regassa, and Waktole Hailu. (2020) Contemporary Practices of Customary Conflict Resolution Mechanism: The Roles of Bokkuu (Cultural) Centers among Oromo, Ethiopia. Pusat Kajian Humaniora (Center for Humanities Studies) 19 No. 1,