EUSpace Collection:http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/632023-08-25T02:22:16Z2023-08-25T02:22:16ZReading Dina Ligaga’s Women, Visibility and Morality in Kenyan Popular Media From NigeriaUgah, Helen Ufuomahttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/13232021-11-16T03:00:47Z2021-06-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Reading Dina Ligaga’s Women, Visibility and Morality in Kenyan Popular Media From Nigeria
Authors: Ugah, Helen Ufuoma
Description: Staff Publication2021-06-01T00:00:00ZCulture and Igbo notions of masculinity in Nigerian children’s literatureAyodabo, Sunday Josephhttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/13052021-11-13T03:00:32Z2021-09-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Culture and Igbo notions of masculinity in Nigerian children’s literature
Authors: Ayodabo, Sunday Joseph
Abstract: Children’s literature conveys the cultural and indigenous artistic experiences of the people to whom it is attributed. Earlier studies on modern
Nigerian children’s literature focus mainly on the representation of moral etiquette with little attention to gender. The twin theme of culture and
masculinity has not been paid close attention by scholars of children’s literature in Nigeria. In applying Igbo notions of masculinity, in this article I
examine the role of oral tradition and culture in the construction of masculine identity in children’s literature in Nigeria using Ifeanyi Ifoegbuna’s
Folake and Her Four Brothers, Anthonia Ekpa’s Edidem Eyamba and the Edikang-Ikong Soup, and Ikechukwu Ebonogwu’s The Champion of Echidime.
I show how the ideals of masculinity, as visible and permissible in the traditional Igbo society, are, in particular, constructed and communicated
through various oral and cultural norms such as praise poetry, war songs and dance, wrestling, and drumming. I reveal that oral and cultural traditions
in children’s literature reflect attributes such as strength, toughness, honour, protection, respect, heterosexual desirability, and the projection of
self-pride as acceptable and embraced masculine values among the Igbo in Nigeria. I also demonstrate how oral and cultural tradition is replete
with masculine ideologies and messages that promote male dominance in the Igbo society.
Description: Staff Publication2021-09-01T00:00:00ZRitual as Theatre: An Analysis of Oduduwa Festival in Ikoro-EkitiMacaulay, Abiodun J.http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/11682021-06-24T03:00:23Z2015-08-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Ritual as Theatre: An Analysis of Oduduwa Festival in Ikoro-Ekiti
Authors: Macaulay, Abiodun J.
Abstract: Oduduwa festival is one of the festivals mostly cherished among the Yoruba people right from the onset. As an unforgettable hero in Yoruba history Oduduwa, after his death was deified and worshipped by the people with cult following. This paper specifically focuses on the Oduduwa festival celebration in Ikoro-Ekiti, a Yoruba town in the south west region of Nigeria. The research examines the history, origin and the mode of worship of Oduduwa deity while isolating the ritual performances and theatricalities in the festival celebration. The paper concludes that while ritual acts and ceremonies are fading away in most African communities , festival like the Oduduwa should be encouraged and supported because of its significant socio- cultural contributions to the Ikoro-Ekiti community.
Description: Staff Publication2015-08-01T00:00:00ZFILM REVIEW: Tunde Kelani, director. Akinwumi Isola and the Rest of Us. 2017. 18 minutes. English and Yoruba, with English Subtitles. Mainframe Film and Television Production.Onikoyi, BabatundeAyodabo, Sundayhttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/11512021-06-22T03:00:29Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: FILM REVIEW: Tunde Kelani, director. Akinwumi Isola and the Rest of Us. 2017. 18 minutes. English and Yoruba, with English Subtitles. Mainframe Film and Television Production.
Authors: Onikoyi, Babatunde; Ayodabo, Sunday
Abstract: In Akinwumi Isola and the Rest of Us, director Tunde Kelani has produced a
reflective documentary that captures his artistic and fascinating relationship
with the cinematographer and playwright Akinwumi Isola. Though
partly a tribute to the late Professor Akinwunmi Isola, the documentary
chronicles Kelani’s collaborative film projects with the Yoruba playwright
Isola, whose plays were once adapted for the stage by the Isola Ogunsola
Theatre Group. The result of this collaboration is a kind of neo-traditional
cinema which seeks to emphasize the filmmaker’s respect for and allegiance
to the Yoruba culture. Some examples of these works include Efunsetan
Aniwura (1982), Kosegbe (1995), Saworoide (1999), Oleku (1997), and Agogo
Eewo (2002). Tunde Kelani has interspersed this short documentary with
graphics, stills, and excerpts from the aforementioned films, including
archival footage of theatrical performances.
Description: Staff Publication2019-01-01T00:00:00Z