Nigerian female dramatists expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.
| Other author | Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Global Africa Global Africa. ^A1360142 |
| Contents | Introduction -- The Onye-Nka of Nigerian Drama: Zulu Sofola and the Development of African Tragic Drama / Nurayn Fola Alimi -- Theatricalizing Precarity: A Study of Tess Onwueme's No Vacancy! / Omolola A. Ladele -- Navigating Morality in the Plays of Stella Oyedepo. / Bankole Oluwaseun Wright -- Rethinking the Female Image in Irene Salami's Sweet Revenge and More than Dancing / Elijah Adeoluwa Olusegun. -- Postcolonial Women's Drama in Nigeria as Cultural Intervention / Afolayan Bosede Funke -- 'It's a short distance from Sontag': Chinyere Okafor's New Toyi-Toyi as Militant Feminism / Lekan Balogun -- Sefi Atta as a Dramatist: A Study of Two Plays / Bosede Funke Afolayan -- 'Wedlock of Rage': Youth Restiveness in Zulu Sofola and Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Drama / Lekan Balogun -- Language, Gender and Cultural Practices in the Plays of Two Nigerian Female Playwrights / Mojisola Shodipe -- Misandry and Conspiracy of Silence in Zainabu Jallo's and Tosin Tume's plays / Adekunle M. Adeyemi -- Se "Iya" Ni'wo yi?: Questioning Motherhood in Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Drama / Saheed Bello -- Orality as a Means of Projecting Authorial Vision in Osita Ezenwanebe's Withered Thrust and Shadows on Arrival./ Mulikah Adeyemi Lawal -- The Urban Woman in an Urban Space: A Study of Selected Plays of Chidinma Daniel-Inim. / Kehinde Samuel Olukayode. |
| Abstract | "This book showcases the important, but often understudied, work of Nigerian women playwrights. As in many spheres of life in Nigeria, in literature and other creative arts the voices of men dominate, and the work of women has often been sidelined. However, Nigerian women playwrights have made important contributions to the development of drama in Nigeria, not just by presenting female identities and inequalities but by vigorously intervening in wider social and political issues. This book draws on perspectives from culture, language, politics, theory, orality and literature, to shine a light on the engaged creativity of women playwrights. From the trail blazing but more traditional contributions of Zulu Sofola, through to contemporary postcolonial work by Tess Osonye Onwueme, Julie Okoh, and Sefi Atta, to name just a few, the book shows the rich variety of work being produced by female Nigerian dramatists. This, the first major collection devoted to Nigerian women playwrights, will be an important resource for scholars of African theatre and performance, literature and women's studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020044682 |
| ISBN | 9780367616106 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |