Description
| Product ID: | 9780367699185 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Global Africa |
| Title: | Nigerian Female Dramatists |
| Subtitle: | Expression, Resistance, Agency |
| Authors: | Author: Bosede Funke Afolayan |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Theatre studies, Theatre studies, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women and girls, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional geography, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Regional studies, Gender studies: women, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Regional geography, Nigeria, English |
| Description: | 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-01-09 |
