Nigerian female dramatists : expression, resistance, agency / edited by Bosede Funke Afolayan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ademilua-Afolayan, Bosede, editor.

Series:

Global Africa ; 9.

Global Africa ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nigerian drama (English)--Women authors--History and criticism.

Nigerian drama (English).

Women and literature--Nigeria.

Women and literature.

Women authors.

Nigeria.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 191 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

"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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Nigerian female dramatists

ISBN:

9780367616106

0367616106

OCLC:

1198558326