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1 online resource |
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Gender and cultural studies in Africa and the Diaspora |
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Gender and cultural studies in Africa and the diaspora.
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Intro -- Foreword: Nigerian Women in Cultural, Political and Public Spaces -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: African Women in Cultural, Political and Public Spaces -- References -- Part I: Nigerian Women in Cultural Spaces -- Chapter 2: Ethno-Cultural Construction of Femininity in Igbo Folklore -- Introduction -- Femininity: A Brief Treatise -- Conceptual and Theoretical Framework: The Conversation -- Methodology -- Anatomisating Selected Igbo Proverbs |
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Excavating Naming Practices in Igbo Ethno-Cultural Construct Femininity -- Reinforcing Construction of Ethno-Cultural Femininity in Folksongs and Folktales -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Women as the Unsung Breadwinners in Igbo Cosmology in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart and Arrow of God -- Introduction -- Cosmology of the Traditional Igbo Society -- Role of Women as Breadwinners -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Women as Agents of Change in Some Dance Traditions of Orogun People of Delta State -- Introduction -- Background of the Orogun People |
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Women's Dance(s) in Erosefe Festival in Orogun -- Dance I: Eya Udjọ Dance -- Dance II: Ukere Dance -- Dance III: Ighovwo Dance Performance -- Dance IV: Purification Dance/Rites for the Community -- Literature Review -- Critical Context -- Methodology -- Analysis I: Forms of Female Power in the Dances in Erosefe Festival -- Analysis II: Patterns of Change in the Dance Traditions in Erosefe Festival -- Summary of Findings -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: The Dynamics of Traditional Power Structure: Women, Culture and Leadership in Achebe's Things Fall Apart -- Introduction |
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Mimetic Theory -- Woman -- Culture -- Leadership -- Women, Culture and Leadership in Things Fall Apart -- Contemporary Realities -- Conclusion -- References -- Electronic Newspapers and Online Sources -- Part II: Nigerian Women and Media Engagements -- Chapter 6: Female Engagement and Nollywood in Postmodern Africa -- Introduction -- Female Auteurship and Cinematic Culture in Africa -- Standpoint Theory -- Synopsis of the Video: Wives on Strike -- Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Filmography -- Chapter 7: Gender Issues in the Nigerian Public Relations Profession -- Introduction |
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The Liberal Feminism Theory -- Women and Leadership -- Factors Affecting Leadership Opportunities for Women in Public Relations -- Methodology -- Key Informants Interviewed (KII) -- Presentation and Discussion of Findings -- Discussion of Major Findings -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 8: Influence of Television Viewing on Eating Disorders Among Female Nigerian Undergraduates of Universities of Jos and Lagos -- Introduction -- Television Influence, Viewing Culture, and Behaviour |
| Summary |
This book will provide empirical engagements of Nigerian women in the private and public spaces and their adaptations, alterations and integration of the private and public spaces. This approach is contrary to most existing studies which may not necessarily provide contextual and empirical evidences of the debates about the spaces of women or interrogate both the private and public spaces in a single volume. This book will offer a novel insight into gender and power dynamics, especially as it relates to the cultural spaces, private spaces and public spaces which Nigerian women occupy and subjugate. The essays in this book critically examine the Nigerian women in different positions within the private and public spaces, the strong inhibiting presence of patriarchy, and the resistance women display to empower themselves. Mobolanle Sotunsa has authored and (co)edited several volumes including Feminism and Gender Discourse: The African Experience, Women in Africa: Contexts, Rights, Hegemonies, Gender Culture and Development in Africa, Expressions of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Africa, and Imagining Vernacular Histories: Essays in Honour of Toyin Falola. Anthonia Makkwemoisa Yakubu is Associate Professor of Gender and Oral Literature at National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos. Her research interests are in the areas of gender, autobiography, film, and oral folklore, and she has published a number of papers in these subject areas, including editing a 4-volume biographical compendium on African women |
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Print version record |
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Women -- Nigeria -- Social conditions
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Women -- Political activity -- Nigeria
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Women -- Political activity.
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Women -- Social conditions.
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Nigeria.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Sotunsa, Mobolanle Ebunoluwa.
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Yakubu, Anthonia Makwemoisa
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| ISBN |
9783031405822 |
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303140582X |
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