Dr. EZIECHINE AUGUSTINE OBIAJULU
Publication Title Literature And Politics In Nigeria: Writers’ Perception
Publication Type journal
Publisher Journal of Positive School Psychology
Publication Authors Eziechine Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2022-02-02
Abstract Literature and politics are aspects of a people’s culture. The culture of a people or a particular society,
their traditions and world views provide the context and locale for literature. Thus, literature is a
reflection of the society that produces it. In other words, literature does not exist in a vaccum or in
isolation of its society. It mirrors the current social situation of any given society at any given time.
Although literature is an imaginative expression, it relies heavily on real life situations as materials from
which it is produced. Writers reflect the prevailing social, cultural, economic and political situations of
a people in their works which naturally belong to definite classes. This paper therefore examines the
relationship between literature and politics. The study is an exploration of the bulk of the growing
Nigerian literary creative works. Critical analysis of the works reveal the writers’ perception and
feelings towards Nigerian political leadership vis-à-vis the current state of affairs in the nation and the
way forward.
Publication Title PROTEST IN WOMEN-CENTRED LITERARY DRAMA: Julie Okoh’s Edewede and Irene Salami-Agunloye’s More Than Dancing in Focus
Publication Type journal
Publisher International Journal of Language and Literature June 2022, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 65-71
Publication Authors Eziechine Augustine Obiajulu, 1 PhD
Year Published 2022-10-10
Abstract Nigerian literary drama from its inception to date has ever remained committed to the social realities of
its time. From the days of the first generation dramatists to the present literary dramatic engagements,
drama has remained relevant to the emerging trends of discourses in Nigeria. It has been deployed as a
means of evaluating and possibly interrogating the socio-cultural and political realities in the country. The
dramatists challenge and protest against all forms of social ills such as gender inequality, injustice,
oppression, dehumanization, unemployment, and unhealthy cultural practices among others. Literary
artists consciously reflect these frightening and undemocratic realities in their works, calling on the
masses to rise up against their oppressors. Female writers are not left out in this subversive literary
enterprise. This work therefore focuses on the dramatic expeditions of Irene Salami-Agunloye and Julie
Okoh who have deployed drama as a means of protesting against the oppression, subjugation and
marginalization of women in Nigeria. These issues are amplified in More than Dancing by Irene Salami-
Agunloye and Edewede by Julie Okoh. The paper is premised on the Marxist and socialist feminist
theories, These theories encourage the application of revolutionary forces as a means of seeking positive
changes. The paper concludes that protest and revolt may not completely seize in Nigeria until injustice,
inequality and indeed all oppressive structures in Nigeria are demolished.
Publication Title Conflicts and Power Politics in Sam Ukala’s the Placenta of Death
Publication Type journal
Publisher Journal of Modern Education Review, ISSN 2155-7993, USA August 2022, Volume 12, No. 8, pp. 611–616
Publication Authors Eziechine Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2022-02-02
Abstract Drama is a veritable instrument of social mobilization and conscientization. It can be deployed to
articulate and interpret the social, political, cultural and economic experiences of a people at any given period.
Nigerian dramatists especially in the contemporary era use their creative works to raise the consciousness of the
oppressed and less privileged members of the society towards revolutionary ideals. This is the crux of this study.
The paper seeks to demonstrate that literary engagements in Nigeria today has shifted from art-for-art-sake slogan,
to reckoning on art particularly drama as a relevant instrument of social mobilization. The paper therefore, evaluates
Sam Ukala’s presentation of the conflict that arises as a result of the dichotomization of the society in The placenta
of Death. Textual analysis of the play reveals that the causes of conflict are injustice, enslavement, misrule,
exploitation and inequality among others. Premised on the Marxist canon, the paper concludes that the way forward
is to change the status quo, by resisting these unjust and inhuman situations and making the society embrace the
virtues of equity, justice and respect for all, irrespective of one’s class, wealth or tribe.
Publication Title An evaluation of the dramatic aesthetics of Ikenge and Ifejioku festivals of Ossissa people of Delta State
Publication Type journal
Publisher ikenga Vol. 22, No.3, September 2021
Publication Authors ikenga Vol. 22, No.3, September 2021
Year Published 2021-02-02
Abstract This paper evaluates the dramatic aesthetics of the Ikenge and Ifejioku festivals of Ossissa
people of Ndokwa-East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The study, which is a
survey of the performance tradition, critically analyses the controversy surrounding the views
of African dramatic scholars (the evolutionists and the relativists) on the question of what
constitutes drama in the context of Nigerian traditional performances. This controversy arose
as a result of Aristotle’s concept of drama with its emphasis on imitation, plot, dialogue,
conflict, etc. Based on this concept, Ruth Finnegan describes the indigenous festival traditions
in Africa as “quasi-dramatic phenomena” that lack the Western dramatic structures. While the
evolutionist school of thought argues that the traditional festivals are not drama but rituals,
the relativist school claims that the traditional festivals in Africa can be considered as
dramatic performances since most of the features of drama such as music and dance,
audience participation, costumes, stage, etc., are present in the festival traditions. The study
employs a field work-oriented methodology, involving participatory observation of the
festivals, interviews, documentary analysis, audio records, and photographs of scenes and
events. The findings of the study confirm that traditional African festivals are indeed dramatic
performances. The study concludes that the African traditional performance mode is
indigenous to African people and must not necessarily mirror the Western model. The paper,
therefore, submits that the Ikenge and Ifejioku festivals of Ossissa can be seen as complete
drama just like any other Western dramatic forms.
Publication Title Women and the Quest for a New Narrative in Contemporary Nigerian Drama: An Examination of Irene Isoken Agunloye's Sweet Revenge and Tracie Chima Utoh-Ezeajugh's Nneora: An African Doll's House
Publication Type journal
Publisher
Publication Authors Eziechine Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2023-08-02
Abstract Purpose: This paper seeks to examine the presentation of the images of women in Nigerian drama. Many female playwrights in Nigeria believe that women are misrepresented in plays written by men. Their claim is that the images of women as presented in the literary works of most male playwright are not true reflection of women in real life. In the early Nigerian drama, mostly written by men, women were usually portrayed as weak, inferior, and unimportant personalities. The women are generally quiet and subdued and their primary functions revolve around the family. Even in contemporary times, most plays written by men present women only in relation to male protagonists rather than as individual.Our focus in this work however, is on selected works of two distinguished Nigerian female playwrights namely Irene Isoken Agunloye and Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh. Methodology: This paper adopts a textual analytical method in the sense that data for analysis are sourced from the two selected texts for this study. The texts are Sweet Revenge by Irene Isoken Agunloye and Nneora: An African Doll House by Tracie Chima Utoh-Ezeajugh. Findings: Textual analysisof the plays has revealed that, as a result of the negative portrayal of women in male authored plays, female writers have taken up the challenge of re-writing their story, by creating a new narrative in which women are presented in a very positive way. Unique Contributions to Theory, Practice and Policy: This work is premised on the womanist theory which seeks to improve the image of women and engender the principles of justice, equity and fair play in Nigeria.
Publication Title Democracy, Gender Issues and Women Empowerment in Nigeria: Reflections on Selected Nigerian Feminist Drama
Publication Type journal
Publisher Journal of Gender Related Studies
Publication Authors Augustine Obiajulu Eziechine & Jude Aigbe Agho
Year Published 2023-06-05
Abstract 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 weapontobreakthewalls ofcultural barriersthat impedethe struggle of womenforsocial,politicaland economicempowerment.Unique Contribution to Theory Policy and Practice:Thus, premised onthe Womanist theory,this paperconcludes that drama can be deployed as a means ofpromotingjustice,gender equity and fair playinNigeria’s drive towardsthe possibilities of truedemocracy.This is the playwrights’contribution to the theory and practice offeminist drama in Nigeria
Publication Title GENDER ISSUES IN NIGERIAN LITERARY DRAMA: AN EXAMINATION OF TESS ^ ONWUEME'S RADICAL STANCE IN THREE OF HER FEMINIST PLAYS
Publication Type journal
Publisher International Journal Of The Forum For African Women Educationalist
Publication Authors EZIECHINE, AUGUSTINE OBIAJULU, & EZIECHINE CHARITY UCHE
Year Published 2018-01-12
Abstract Tess Onwueme is one of the leading Nigerian female dramatists today, who subscribes to the use of drama as an ideological tool for addressing gender issues and librating the oppressed masses especially, the female gender. Onwueme 's dramatic Oeuvre provides a thematic geography that lends itself to raising the consciousness of African women towards the need for revolutionary changes. This radical stance of the playwright is made manifest in a number of her plays. In such plays, she interrogates issues that border on governance, morality and justice. The protagonists of the plays are usually women who revolt against their misuse by an outdated and inhuman system. The study is basically a survey of three of Onwueme's plays which explore the thematic concern q this paper. The plays include: A Hen too Soon, The Broken Calabash and The Reign of Wazobia. Content analysis of these plays were made. The findings reveal that Tess Onwueme is indeed, a radical playwright who use her plays as a means of effecting radical changes towards sustainable development in Nigeria.
Publication Title REVOLUTIONARY CONSCIOUSNESS IN NIGERIAN FEMINIST DRAMA: A STUDY OF IRENE ISOKEN SALAMI-AGUNLOYE'S MORE THAN DANCING AND SWEET REVENGE
Publication Type journal
Publisher Iroro: Journal of Arts, Faculty of Arts, Ambrose Ali University
Publication Authors Jude Aigbe Agho & Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2012-09-12
Abstract Drama is a vital medium for articulating and interpreting the realities and aspirations of the society. It is used to portray and interprete the historical, sociological, political, economic and cultural issues of the day. Thus, the playwright does not operate in a vacuum but mirrors the needs of his society in his works. Feminist drama, on the other hand, is seen as a radical aspect of the theatre which seeks to protest against the customary relegation of women to the background. This type of theatre advocates for the emancipation of women and the total dismantling of patriarchal oppression. Some playwrights in Nigeria focus their artistry on the issues of women's empowerment and the need to rekindle the revolutionary consciousness of women to their socio-cultural and political plights in the society. These issues are amplified in Irene Salami-Agunloye's worlds as presented in More Than Dancing and Sweet Revenge. This paper, therefore, calls fur women's cooperation towards the revolutionary mandate advocated by women.
Publication Title DEVELOPING AND MOULDING THE CHARACTER OF THE CHILD: A NEW PERSPECTIVE IN CHILDREN LITERATURE
Publication Type journal
Publisher NATECEP Journal of English and Communication Studies
Publication Authors EZIECHINE, AUGUSTINE OBIAJULU
Year Published 2010-04-13
Abstract A few decades ago, the writing and study of Junior literature in English were either totally neglected in Nigeria or generally left to children themselves and their teachers and parents, who were, in most cases, more enthusiastic than competent, as writers and scholars of children's literature. This disturbing state of affairs persisted in spite of the tremendous advances made in this area of study in the United Kingdom, United States of America, and Canada, to mention a few countries, where considerable attention and resources have, for many decades, been devoted to writing and studying children's literature. This paper posits that children's literature is a powerful instrument for developing, and moulding the character of the child. This therapeutic function of literature can be seen as a new perspective on the writing and study of children literature in Nigeria.
Keywords: children literature, character, new perspectives, character development, therapy
Publication Title Dramatic literature and the Challenges of Insecurity in Nigeria
Publication Type journal
Publisher Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages
Publication Authors Augustine Obiajulu Eziechine
Year Published 2022-02-09
Abstract One of the greatest challenges plaguing Nigeria today is that of
insecurity of life and property. Such challenges manifest in form of
youth restiveness, religious and ethnic violence, armed robbery,
kidnapping, insurgent bombing, political violence, and cybercrimes. This negative trend which impedes progress and inhibits
meaningful national development has persisted in Nigeria over the
years. The situation has become very worrisome and thus demands
urgent intervention. Premised on the sociological approach to
literary criticism, this paper attempts to establish the utilitarian
function of drama as a veritable weapon which can be used to fight
insecurity in Nigeria. The study is basically an exploration of
selected plays written by Nigerian dramatists, which x-ray issues of
insecurity in Nigeria. The selected works are subjected to content
analysis. The findings reveal that poverty, unemployment,
corruption, religious intolerance, injustice, among others are the
major causes of insecurity in Nigeria. The paper concludes that
addressing the socio-economic problems of the poor and the less
privileged, and ensuring equitable distribution of social amenities
will go a long way towards curbing the menace of insecurity and
insurgency in Nigeria.
Publication Title Baby Factory Syndicate: An Emerging Trend of Trafficking in Agunloye’s Disposable Womb
Publication Type journal
Publisher International Journal of English Language Studies
Publication Authors Augustine Obiajulu EZIECHINE, PhD1 ? and Queen O. Esene2
Year Published 2024-08-25
Abstract ABSTRACT
Human trafficking has been described as a crime that involves the recruitment of people and compelling or coercing them to
provide labour or services or to engage in commercial sex acts. Men, women, and children of all ages and from all backgrounds
have become victims of this crime, which occurs in every region of the world. The baby factory phenomenon is the latest form
of human trafficking and sex slavery in Nigeria. Although relatively new in Nigeria, this latest trend of human trafficking is rapidly
flourishing and gradually gaining ground as a big enterprise in different parts of the country. The baby factory practices involve
young women who are held captive and forced to produce babies for sale or trafficking. This is obviously a very dangerous
trend that requires serious attention because of the physical, mental, and psychological effects of the baby making activities.
This paper, therefore, explores the factors responsible for the growth of the clandestine business as depicted in Irene Agunloye’s
Disposable Womb. The paper adopts the analytical method of data analysis since the data for the analysis are sourced from the
play text. The findings reveal that women’s desperation and patronage of the baby factories are due to the stigmatisation of
childless couples in Nigeria. This desperation has led to an increase in the demand for babies. The derivable financial benefits
from the baby harvesting business have also contributed to the growth of the industry, which results in physical, psychological,
and sexual violence to the victims. The paper condemns the evil practice and proffers possible solutions.
Publication Title The Quest for Female Political Leadership in Nigeria: Irene Salami-Agunloye's Vision in More Than Dancing
Publication Type journal
Publisher nternational Journal of English Language and Linguistic Research (IJELLR). 12(3), 2024
Paper Link https://eajournals.org/ijellr/
Publication Authors Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu and Esene, Queen
Year Published 2024-03-03
Abstract Nigerian women writers are becoming more and more deeply committed to the mistreatment of
women in their country. The writers, particularly the female playwrights, use their creations to
confront the problem of Nigerian women's political alienation. Their writings shed light on a
number of sociopolitical concerns intended to elevate democratic principles and sound
administration in Nigeria. However, this paper takes a critical excursion into Irene Salami-
Agunloye’s More Than Dancing to establish the possibility of using drama as a means of
projecting the quest for female political leadership in Nigeria. The study uses content analysis of
the text to extract key issues captured by the playwright and discusses these issues in relation to
female political participation and leadership in Nigeria. The study analyzes the text's substance to
identify the playwright's main points and then analyzes them in light of Nigerian women's
participation in and leadership in politics. The results show that a number of variables, including
the party system's structure, ingrained cultural views, socioeconomic conditions, political
godfatherism, thuggery, and gansterism, are working against women's attempts to unseat their
male counterparts in Nigerian politics. The article concludes that Salami-Agunloye's play finally
brings her vision of a female president in Nigeria to reality, notwithstanding her criticism of the
practice of barring women from assuming positions of authority. Salami-Agunloye seems to be
implying, then, that the feminist goal of having a female president of Nigeria is achievable.
Publication Title From Liberal to Radical Praxis: An Examination of Ola Rotimi’s Ideological Shift
Publication Type journal
Publisher American Research Journal of Humanities Social Science (ARJHSS)
Publication Authors Augustine Obiajulu EZIECHINE, Ph.D, 2Queen, ESENE (Ph.D)
Year Published 2024-07-01
Abstract ABSTRACT: This paper examines Ola Rotimi‘s ideological leaning in his artistic career. The paper avers that
Rotimi bestrides the two generations of Nigerian playwrights - the liberal conservative generation and the
radical generation. His early plays especially, The Gods Are Not to Blame, which itself is an adaptation of
Sophocles‘ King Oedipus, place him in the same ideological class with Wole Soyinka, J. P. Clark-Bekederemo
and Wale Ogunyemi. The plays of these first generation playwrights are rooted in African traditional beliefs.
The plays focus mainly on the forces of fate and destiny, ignoring the plight of the common people in the
society. The paper however, argues that If... A Tragedy of the Ruled and Hopes of the Living Dead have
elevated Rotimi to the same ideological class with Femi Osofisan, Bode Sowande, Tunde Fatunde, Olu Obafemi
and Kole Omotoso. This paper concludes that by this elevation, Rotimi has shifted ground in his artistic career
from a liberal conservative ideological stance to a radically committed ideological praxis to unveil the sufferings
of the masses and proffer solutions to them. This shift in Rotimi‘s artistic career from his rather quasi
commitment to a committed ideological praxis is geared towards the liberation of man.
Publication Title A Historical Survey of Playwriting by Women in Nigeria
Publication Type journal
Publisher UNIUYO JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES (UUJH)
Publication Authors Augustine Obiajulu Eziechine, PhD.
Year Published 2023-10-02
Abstract Abstract
This paper examines the development of playwriting in Nigeria since its inception in the
1950s. The study is basically a survey of the works of some Nigerian female playwrights
such as Zulu Solofa, Tess Onwueme, Irene Isoken Agunloye, Julie Okoh, Tracie Utoh-
Ezeajugh and Stella Oyedepo. Content analysis of their works, particularly those of the new
generation playwrights were made. The findings reveal that Nigerian female playwrights are
seriously committed to using their plays as a means of addressing some of the issues affecting
women in Nigeria. The paper concludes that drama has remained an effective tool for
sensitizing the society on various social issues, and Nigerian female dramatists are wielding
this powerful tool for women empowerment and the development of the Nigerian society.
Publication Title Protest in Nigerian Feminist Drama and Theatre
Publication Type journal
Publisher Madonna Journals of English & Literary Studies (MAJELS)
Publication Authors Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2012-10-23
Abstract Drama is a vital medium for articulating, and interpreting the realities and aspirations of the society. It is used portray and interpret the historical, sociological, political, economic and cultural issues of the day. Thus, the playwright does not operate in a vacuum but mirrors the needs of his society in his works. In the light of contemporary realities, Nigeria playwrights, employ protest drama as a medium of expressing the struggles and aspirations of the oppressed masses in society today. Protest themes feature prominently in the works of male dramatists like Wole Soyinka, Kole Omotoso, Clark-Bekederemo; Femi Osofisan and Ola Rotimi. However, the last few decades in Nigeria witnessed the emergence of feminist drama written by Nigerian female dramatists whose plays protest against the customary relegation of the African women to the background. This work therefore seeks to examine this new trend in protest drama.
Publication Title REVOLUTIONARY IMPERATIVES IN FEMI OSOFISAN'S THE CHATTERING AND THE SONG AND ONCE UPON FOUR ROBBERS
Publication Type journal
Publisher journal of Nigerian Languages and Culture
Publication Authors Eziechine, A.O
Year Published 2006-03-01
Abstract Over the last two decades, African studies (Humanities and the Social Sciences) have
revealed an overt political commitment that has been described as "radical" in their clear
and growing tendency away from the conventional African writings. The development of a revolutionary approach to art and theatre among young Nigerian writers forms part of this growing radical tendency. Femi Osofisan is one of the few African playwrights whose works have continually manifested their author's sustained revolutionary consciousness. In this study, we are concerned with two of his plays namely, The chattering and the Song and Once Upon Four Robbers. Both plays depict Osofisan's radical approach to historical and social realities and the urgent need for a social revolution that will give birth to a socialist state in Nigeria.
Publication Title TRADITIONALISM IN AFRICAN DRAMA: J. P CLARK AND WOLE SOYINKA
Publication Type journal
Publisher Nigerian Journal of Research and Production
Publication Authors Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2004-03-04
Abstract The business of this paper is to explore the various traditional elements discernible in modem African Drama. It is proposed to use, J, P. Clark's Ozidi and Wole Soyinka's Kongi Harvest as bases of extraction and lo draw examples from other relevant sources as we go along. The paper will also show how thee traditional elements have been integrated through the medium of English to produce powerful works art which give the character and .strength lo African writing.
Publication Title Protest and Conflict in African Literature: The Nigerian Experience Expressed in Selected Plays by Zulu Sofola and Tess Onwueme
Publication Type journal
Publisher CLAREP JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND LINGUITICS
Publication Authors Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2022-07-25
Abstract The prevailing social situation in a society at any given time determines the temperament of its literature. African literature of the post-independence
period is generally reactive in emperament. This emergent trend in African literature is as a result of the prevailing economic, social and political
situations in most African nations. In Nigerian society, for instance, there is
inequality, injustice, unemployment, hunger, marginalization, environmental
degradation, corruption, political instability, socio-economic ills and religious violence. Obviously, these suffocating experiences are bound to generate protests and conflicts arising from people who are dissatisfied. Drama and prose have been mostly deployed to confront these unjust and inhuman
situations. However, this paper focuses mainly on the selected plays authored
by Zulu Sofola and Tess Onwueme. The study is basically a survey of Zulu
Sofola and Tess Onwueme's selected plays which explore the thematic concern of this paper. Content analysis of the plays reveals that protest can be used to resist and protest all oppressive structures in society.
Publication Title HISTORY ON STAGE: A STUDY OF NGUGI WA THIONG'O AND MICERE GITHAE MUGO'S THE TRIAL OF DEDAN KIMATHI
Publication Type journal
Publisher national association of the academics
Publication Authors Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2004-04-12
Abstract History provides a lot of dramatic materials. The story of what had
happened in the past in many nations could be imaginatively recreated and
re-enacted on stage. This is the primary function of historical drama. In
other words, a historical drama concerns itself essentially with the
re-creation of a past contained in written histories. Several of Africa's
historical past have been imaginatively recreated on Stage. The story of the
struggle for the total liberation of the Kenyan people from foreign
domination and oppression is a case in point. This historical past which has
Dedan Kimathi as the central hero has become a very important play-text
widely dramatized in Kenya today. This paper however, intends to examine
the relationship between history and drama as well is the role of drama in
the business of reconstructing a people's history, using The Trial of Dedan
Kimathi as illustrative text.
Publication Title Female Dramat/Ists as Voices of Conscience: The Example of Irene Salami Agunloye and Tess Onwueme
Publication Type journal
Publisher voices a journal of english studies
Publication Authors Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2021-06-14
Abstract The post-colonial African literature is reactive in temperament. This trend in African literature centres on the need for writers to make use of their art as tools of liberation, mobilization and conscientization. This ideological position has found practical expression in the works of most Nigerian female dramatists who see their works as social documents which can be used as a means of propagating ideologies geared toward equilibrating the inequalities in Nigerian society, and the struggles for the control of the conscience of man. Some of these Nigerian female dramatists include: Tess Onwueme, Irene Salami- Agunloye, Stella Oyedpo, Julie Okoh amongst others. However, this paper focuses mainly on the works of two leading Nigerian female dramatists namely, Tess Onwueme and Irene Salami-Agunloye who have produced outstanding works on the issues of gender balance and equity. The study is basically a survey of Tess Onwueme and Irene Salami-Agunloye's selected plays which explore the thematic concern of this paper. Content analysis of the plays reveals that Tess Onwueme and Irene Salami- Agunloye employ drama as a tool of liberation, mobilization and conscientization . Keywords: Liberation, conscientization, inequality, equity, mobilization.
Publication Title Female Dramat/Ists as Voices of Conscience: The Example of Irene Salami Agunloye and Tess Onwueme
Publication Type journal
Publisher voices a journal of english studies
Publication Authors Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2021-06-14
Abstract The post-colonial African literature is reactive in temperament. This trend in African literature centres on the need for writers to make use of their art as tools of liberation, mobilization and conscientization. This ideological position has found practical expression in the works of most Nigerian female dramatists who see their works as social documents which can be used as a means of propagating ideologies geared toward equilibrating the inequalities in Nigerian society, and the struggles for the control of the conscience of man. Some of these Nigerian female dramatists include: Tess Onwueme, Irene Salami- Agunloye, Stella Oyedpo, Julie Okoh amongst others. However, this paper focuses mainly on the works of two leading Nigerian female dramatists namely, Tess Onwueme and Irene Salami-Agunloye who have produced outstanding works on the issues of gender balance and equity. The study is basically a survey of Tess Onwueme and Irene Salami-Agunloye's selected plays which explore the thematic concern of this paper. Content analysis of the plays reveals that Tess Onwueme and Irene Salami- Agunloye employ drama as a tool of liberation, mobilization and conscientization . Keywords: Liberation, conscientization, inequality, equity, mobilization.
Publication Title PROVERBS IN NIGERIAN LITERARY DRAMA: EXAMPLES FROM OLA ROTIMI'S THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME
Publication Type journal
Publisher Proceedings of International Conference on Research and Sustainable Development
Publication Authors Eziechine, Augustine Obiajulu
Year Published 2017-07-13
Abstract This paper seeks to show the use of proverbs in Nigerian literary drama. The paper is basically an analytical study of Ola Rotimi 's The Gods Are Not to Blame. The specific purpose of the paper is to analyze the proverbs used by the playwright in the play. The analysis is intended to explicate the meaning of the proverbs used therein. The findings
reveal that proverbs are used to illustrate ideas, reinforce argument, clarify issues and deliver messages of inspiration, consolation, celebration and advice. Proverbs also identify and dignify culture. They express the collective wisdom of the people, reflecting their thinking, values and behaviours. The paper concludes that Ola Rotimi's The God's Are Not , to Blame, is well embellished with African proverbs which the characters utter deliberately to drive home their points