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Journal articles on the topic "Nigerian Dramatists"

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Atanda, Yemi. "Nigerian Dramatists and the Postcolonial Dreams: Poetics of Ethnic Unity in Diversity." International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities 27, no. 1 (May 6, 2024): 384–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.24.

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This study examines the ideological persuasions of the pioneer Nigerian dramatists given their penchant to edifying the former British colony. Drawing on primary and secondary data, the study contends that contemporary Nigerian playwrights are steep in their ‘social commitments’ to aspire for a better and unified nation, in the face of ethnic diversities. It critically analyses, John Iwuh’s Birthright and Barclays Ayakoroma’s Castle in the Air, using Ngugi wa Thiong’O’s conceptualization of Liberation and Abiola Irele’s Alienation as a conceptual footing to demonstrate the exceptional social visions in the selected plays. In doing this, the study unpacks the boundary crossing between aesthetic, social-political and cultural realities to reconfigure the fractious environment for the holistic integrated and a better postcolonial Nigeria.
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Alabi, Oluwafemi Sunday. "An Exploration into the Satiric Significance of Abuse in Selected Nigerian Drama." Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses, no. 35 (July 28, 2021): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/raei.2021.35.07.

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A general survey of the contemporary Nigerian theatre and drama reveals that several contemporary Nigerian dramatists have harnessed the art of abuse—invectives— as a device for conveying meanings in their works and achieving their satiric goals. These dramatists create characters that engage abuse to articulate the thematic concerns of their drama, accentuate the conflicts in them, and establish the socio-cultural and political setting of their drama. Although extant works on satiric plays have focused on the use of language, and other satiric devices such as grotesque, irony, burlesque, innuendo, sarcasm, among others (Adeoti 1994; Adenigbo & Alugbin 2020; Mireku-Gyimah 2013; Nyamekye & Debrah 2016), sufficient scholarly attention has not been given to the art of abuse as a trope in Nigerian drama. The article explores the artistic significance of abuse and its forms in selected works of two contemporary Nigerian dramatists: Femi Osofisan’s Altine’s Wrath (2002) and Ola Rotimi’s Who is a Patriot? (2006). These two plays are selected because they manifest ample deployment of the art of abuse and engage various sociopolitical issues. Hence, the article discusses how the art of abuse in these plays projects and addresses such sociopolitical realities as oppression, exploitation, resistance, self-interest versus national interest, and capitalism, among others. The article engages the principles of superiority theory of humour as espoused by Henri Bergson (2003) for textual analysis. It contends and concludes that abuse, as an inherent part of social and human interactions, has been an effective tool in satirising ills in individuals and society at large.
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Olaniyan, Modupe Elizabeth. "SYMBOLISM IN THE DRAMA OF JP CLARK AND FEMI OSOFISAN." Imbizo 5, no. 1 (June 23, 2017): 71–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2078-9785/2831.

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The interpretation of literary texts in African drama has become a hazardous task for many readers (especially non-African readers). It is often difficult to go beyond the superficial literal meanings of a text. Readers often take what characters say as what they mean and do and, unfortunately, most dramatists do not usually provide explanatory notes at the end of such texts to aid the readers’ understanding. Hence, the aim of this article is to embark on an analysis of the works of John Pepper Clark and Femi Osofisan (both Nigerian dramatists) to see how they have used symbolism in their plays The Raft and Another Raft respectively to convey meanings other than the surface textual meanings to the readers while trying to reflect the socio-political situation in Nigeria after independence. This will be discussed with a view to enlightening the readers on African dramatic texts about what symbols stand for in African drama, such that when reading African plays, readers will be in a position to appreciate and understand such texts better.
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Adepitan, Titi, Margaret Laurence, and Nora Foster Stovel. "Long Drums and Cannons: Nigerian Dramatists and Novelists 1952-1966." Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines 37, no. 1 (2003): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4107387.

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Ukwen, Kyantirimam Riken. "On the Contribution of Nigerian Female Dramatists to Indigenous Theatre Development." OALib 02, no. 03 (2015): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1101325.

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Griswold, Wendy. "Long Drums and Cannons: Nigerian Dramatists and Novelists, 1952-1966 (review)." Research in African Literatures 34, no. 2 (2003): 216–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ral.2003.0030.

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Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu, and Jude Aigbe Agho. "Democracy, Gender Issues and Women Empowerment in Nigeria: Reflections on Selected Nigerian Feminist Drama." Journal of Gender Related Studies 4, no. 1 (June 5, 2023): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.47941/jgrs.1296.

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Purpose: Gender inequality has thrived in Nigeria for too long. Feminist scholars therefore feel that there is urgent need to change the status quo through feminist inputs and this led to the present persistent advocacy for women empowerment. Drama has been mostly deployed as a means of expressing this new trend of discourse. Thus, Nigerian writers, especially feminist dramatists, consciously reflect in their works the frightening realities of the prevailing socio- political and economic situations in the country, drawing the attention of the masses, especially the female gender to the inequality inherent in their exploitation, mobilizing the society to rise up against their oppressors. This paper therefore, is set to examine the issues of gender and women empowerment in Nigeria as reflected in selected Nigerian plays. The plays include Tess Onwueme’s The Reign of Wazobia, J.P. Clark’s The Wives’ Revolt and Fred Agbeyegbe’s The King Must Dance Naked. Methodology: Textual analysis of the selected plays is carried out. Findings: The analysis reveals that drama can be employed as a weapon to break the walls of cultural barriers that impede the struggle of women for social, political and economic empowerment. Unique Contribution to Theory Policy and Practice: Thus, premised on the Womanist theory, this paper concludes that drama can be deployed as a means of promoting justice, gender equity and fair play in Nigeria’s drive towards the possibilities of true democracy. This is the playwrights’ contribution to the theory and practice of feminist drama in Nigeria.
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Amiriheobu, Frank, Victor Ordua, Ekperi Watts, and Ojobah Christian. "A TEXTUAL DISCOURSE OF MIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ABC DURUAKU’S A MIRAGE FOR A DREAM." Education and Science Journal of Policy Review and Curriculum Development 10, no. 1 (January 5, 2021): 86–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.48028/iiprds/esjprcd.v10.i1.07.

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Until recent time, Migration, a veritable tool for industrial enhancement, economic development, political inclination, scientific and technological discoveries, and social obligations has ironic positions, whose another view, geared by exploitation from the mid-twentieth century to twenty-first century, somewhat affects the centuries before them. This is made possible through its inclusion of illicit transactions, such as labour and commercial sexual exploitation, human trafficking, forced labour, child soldiers, drug trafficking, domestic servitude, and the removal of organs or tissue for sale as portrayed in ABC Duruaku’s A Mirage for a Dream. This menace is meticulously alarming especially in the Nigerian state in the 21st century. This cankerworm, caused by corruption, poverty, weak governmental system and unemployment ultimately triggered malicious activities like prostitution, armed robbery, kidnapping, incessant killings, and rape, thus, increased pain, suffering, sickness and death among the people and ridicules the identity of the Nigerian nation, thereafter, threatens its existence as a sovereign states. Amongst the major findings is that human trafficking has created a lot of creative punches and dramatic representations by critics and dramatists over the years, yet the issue is heinously prevalent. The study therefore aims at interrogating the connection between migration and human trafficking in the Nigerian society, as portrayed in ABC Duruaku’s A Mirage for a Dream. To achieve this, General System Theory and Content Analytical Methodology are employed. The study, therefore, recommends the establishment of an agency to monitor all cases of migration and human trafficking in the Nigerian state.
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Khan, Amara. "From Deconstruction to Reconstruction: Indian and Nigerian Nationalism and Colonial Encounter in Comparative Perspective." Global Regional Review VI, no. I (March 30, 2021): 59–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(vi-i).07.

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The article converses how the culture and history of the Indians and Nigerians were mutilated by the colonists by creating the adverse stereotypes of the indigenous people as uncivilized whose history and societal ideals were annulled as mock and vicious that required the instructive mediation of the Europeans and, correspondingly how the dramatists of the two said countries interrupt and oust overriding and tyrannical European data. I have explored in the article through which technique the biculturalism in Rabindranath Tagore and Wole Soyinka's temperament and background enabled them both to develop a style of syncretic dramaturgy for the cultural relations that imperialism created in their nations. Primarily expert in abilities that empowered them to accomplish noteworthy functions in the lives of their countries, together Tagore and Soyinka was particularly ingrained in their specific cultures. Though the authors did not discard the past, they did not urge a return to it.
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Iroh, Emmanuel O. "Nigerian politicians and the leadership question in Emeka Nwabueze’s A Parliament of Vultures and Alex Asigbo’s The Reign of Paschal Amusu." UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities 20, no. 3 (October 30, 2020): 233–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ujah.v20i3.13.

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African countries have consistently been involved in civil unrest, political instability, threats of secession, selection instead of election as well as rigging of elections, sit tight leaders and many more malaise. Despite the fact that Africa is blessed with enough human, material and natural resources, yet most of these resources have been grossly mismanaged or fretted away by her leaders who have refused to rise above board. The aim of the research is to portray the efforts of our dramatists in exposing the machinations of our leaders in their quest to retain power and acquire wealth to the detriment of the masses. The objectives of the study is to expose some these devices and enlighten the public on the schemes of their leaders and politicians who pretend to be serving the public whilein the real sense are enriching themselves while impoverishing the masses as well as to expose the different ways in which these heinous crime against the people are perpetrated. The research adopted the qualitative methodology and a context analysis approach of two drama texts of Emeka Nwabueze and Alex Asigbo. The findings show that politicians adopt many tactics to fulfill their selfish and inordinate ambitions to the detriment of the nation which this paper sets to interrogate. The paper therefore concludes that drama has continued to be a potent tool in exposing societal ills. The study recommends conscientization and reawaking of national consciousness of both the leaders and the general public. Keywords: Leaders, Politicians, Dramatists, Masses
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Nigerian Dramatists"

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Lunga, Majahana John Chonsi. "A critical analysis of Wole Soyinka as a dramatist, with special reference to his engagement in contemporary issues." Diss., 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17262.

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This dissertation is mainly on Wole Soyinka as a dramatist. It aims to show that Soyinka, far from being an irrelevant artist as some of his fiercest critics have alleged, is a deeply committed writer whose works are characterised by a strong sense of concern with basic human values of right and wrong, good and evil. Furthermore, the dissertation shows that although Soyinka is not an admirer of Marxist aesthetics, he is certainly not in the art-for-art's-sake camp either, I because he is fully aware of the utilitarian value of literature. Soyinka's works are much influenced by his social and historical background, and the dissertation shows that Soyinka's socio-political awareness pervades all these works, although it will be seen that in the later plays there is a sharpened political awareness. Although largely concerned with his own country's issues, Soyinka also emerges as a keen observer of humanity universally
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Books on the topic "Nigerian Dramatists"

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James, Gibbs. Talking with paper: Wole Soyinka at the University of Leeds, 1954-1958 ; the making of a playwright. Powis [Wales]: Nolisment Publications, 1995.

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Osofisan, Femi. The 2013 OAU directory of emerging playwrights. Lagos, Nigeria: Concept Publications Lilmited, 2014.

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1942-, Stovel Nora Foster, ed. Long drums & cannons: Nigerian dramatists and novelists, 1952-1966. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2001.

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interviewee, Soyinka Wole, ed. The man lives: A conversation with Wole Soyinka on life, literature, and politics. Ibadan: Bookcraft, 2019.

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Affiah, Uwem. Essays in African drama. [Nigeria?]: [Publisher not identified], 2018.

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1946-, Jeyifo Biodun, ed. Conversations with Wole Solyinka. Jackson, Miss: University Press of Mississippi, 2001.

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Omoera, Osakue S. Theatre, media, and cultural re-engineering in Nigeria: An ovation of excellence to Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma (BFA). Ibadan: Kraft Books Limited, 2017.

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Osofisan, Femi. Excursions in drama and literature: Interviews with Femi Osofisan. Ibadan, [Nigeria]: Kraft Books, 1993.

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Iji, Edde. Powers of ideas and ideals: Iconic dramatists, themes, values in theatre, media arts. Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria: Kraft Books Limited, 2014.

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Oluṣọla, Ṣẹgun. Chief Segun Olusola: Footprints in the sands of time. Surulere-Lagos, Nigeria: Potter's House, 2005.

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Book chapters on the topic "Nigerian Dramatists"

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Adeyemi Lawal, Mulikah. "Orality as a means of projecting authorial vision in Osita Ezenwanebe's Withered Thrust and Shadows on Arrival." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 167–77. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-12.

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Wright, Bankole Oluwaseun. "Navigating morality in the plays of Stella Oyedepo." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 39–51. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-3.

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Balogun, Lekan. "“Wedlock of Rage”." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 105–19. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-8.

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Adeyemi, Adekunle M. "Misandry and conspiracy of silence in Zainabu Jallo's and Tosin Tume's plays." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 140–54. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-10.

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Bello, Saheed. "Se “Iya” ni'wo yi?: Questioning motherhood in Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's drama." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 155–66. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-11.

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Alimi, Nurayn Fola. "The Onye-Nka of African drama." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 13–23. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-1.

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Funke, Afolayan Bosede. "Postcolonial women's drama in Nigeria as cultural intervention." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 64–75. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-5.

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Ladele, Omolola A. "Theatricalising precarity." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 24–38. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-2.

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Funke Afolayan, Bosede. "Sefi Atta as a dramatist: A study of two plays." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 90–104. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-7.

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Shodipe, Mojisola. "Language, gender and cultural practices in the plays of two Nigerian female playwrights." In Nigerian Female Dramatists, 120–39. Names: Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor. Title: Nigerian female dramatists: expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.Other titles: Global Africa. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Global Africa: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003143833-9.

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