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Nigerian Female Dramatists: Expression, Resistance, Agency

Nigerian Female Dramatists: Expression, Resistance, Agency

Afolayan, Bosede Funke

Hardcover

Series: Global Africa

Plays

ISBN10: 0367616106
ISBN13: 9780367616106
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Mar 18 2021
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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.

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