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Research paper thumbnail of Drama, History, and Postcolonial Résistance in Northern Nigeria: A Review of Ahmed Yerima’s Attahiru

The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of resea... more The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of researchers in recent years. Many theatre scholars and playwrights argue that the value of these plays, which were primarily regarded as fiction or imaginative reconstruction of the past, may prevail over history. Theatre, which is considered the most symbolic form of art, can be historically educative and evocatively accurate. Based on the aforesaid arguments, this study aims to explore the dramaturgicals, theatricals or thespians used in Yerima's Attahiru (1999) in order to repudiate and resist the distorted versions of the colonial history of Sokoto Caliphate in an effective and affective way. To achieve this aim, textual analysis is used by combining its important approaches: author-oriented approach and context-oriented approach. This analysis is significant because the researchers investigated the colonial resistance captured in the play through postcolonial theory. In addition, this paper explores the attitudes of the colonialist and the colonised reproduced in the play and how the play helps in the decolonisation process, as well as how the images of the damaged heroes are reconstructed in the play in order to restore national pride and integrity. The play reconstructs and corrects a seriously damaged and awfully misrepresented African spiritual leader, Caliph Attahiru of the old Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria.

Research paper thumbnail of Identity Struggle between the Orient and the Occident in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North: A Postcolonial Rendering

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2021

Identity becomes one of the most debatable and controversial issues in most postcolonial communit... more Identity becomes one of the most debatable and controversial issues in most postcolonial communities. This paper highlights the problematic issue of identity struggles in Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North using critical postcolonial theory. The paper argues that Salih uses imagery and symbolism techniques as a way of "writing back" and resisting European control. The issue of identity in the narrative is represented as unstable, unbalanced, and oscillating between the two cultures. Salih reflects his personal conflict of losing and keeping identity through characters, which simulates reality. The analysis shows how the Europeans influence the Easterners' cultural identity as well as the middle point between the Orient and the Occident. This influence from the colonizer creates a situation of identity struggle in the colonized society, which creates a complex environment with many ramifications in determining their true identity. This study concludes that the oriental/occidental identity struggle still exists and will continue to exist as long as the West keeps its dominance over the East.

Research paper thumbnail of Drama, History, and Postcolonial Résistance in Northern Nigeria: A Review of Ahmed Yerima’s Attahiru

Arab World English Journal For Translation and Literary Studies, 2019

The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of resea... more The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of researchers in recent years. Many theatre scholars and playwrights argue that the value of these plays, which were primarily regarded as fiction or imaginative reconstruction of the past, may prevail over history. Theatre, which is considered the most symbolic form of art, can be historically educative and evocatively accurate. Based on the aforesaid arguments, this study aims to explore the dramaturgicals, theatricals or thespians used in Yerima's Attahiru (1999) in order to repudiate and resist the distorted versions of the colonial history of Sokoto Caliphate in an effective and affective way. To achieve this aim, textual analysis is used by combining its important approaches: author-oriented approach and context-oriented approach. This analysis is significant because the researchers investigated the colonial resistance captured in the play through postcolonial theory. In addition, this paper explores the attitudes of the colonialist and the colonised reproduced in the play and how the play helps in the decolonisation process, as well as how the images of the damaged heroes are reconstructed in the play in order to restore national pride and integrity. The play reconstructs and corrects a seriously damaged and awfully misrepresented African spiritual leader, Caliph Attahiru of the old Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria.

Research paper thumbnail of A Critical Analysis of Helon Habila’s Waiting for an Angel: A Postcolonial Perspective

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Drama and Theatre in Nigeria: A Survey

Kakaki: A Journal of English and Literary Studies, 2020

This paper reviews drama, principally, and theatre, subordinately, in Nigeria as well as their de... more This paper reviews drama, principally, and theatre, subordinately, in Nigeria as well as their development in both Western and Northern parts of the country. Similarly, it analyses and summarises the long-standing argument that whether what was obtainable in Africa before the introduction of the Aristotelian concept of drama was drama per se or mere ritual.

Research paper thumbnail of Drama, History, and Postcolonial Résistance in Northern Nigeria: A Review of Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru

Journal , 2019

The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of resea... more The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of researchers in recent years. Many theatre scholars and playwrights argue that the value of these plays, which were primarily regarded as fiction or imaginative reconstruction of the past, may prevail over history. Theatre, which is considered the most symbolic form of art, can be historically educative and evocatively accurate. Based on the aforesaid arguments, this study aims to explore the dramaturgicals, theatricals or thespians used in Yerima's Attahiru (1999) in order to repudiate and resist the distorted versions of the colonial history of Sokoto Caliphate in an effective and affective way. To achieve this aim, textual analysis is used by combining its important approaches: author-oriented approach and context-oriented approach. This analysis is significant because the researchers investigated the colonial resistance captured in the play through postcolonial theory. In addition, this paper explores the attitudes of the colonialist and the colonised reproduced in the play and how the play helps in the decolonisation process, as well as how the images of the damaged heroes are reconstructed in the play in order to restore national pride and integrity. The play reconstructs and corrects a seriously damaged and awfully misrepresented African spiritual leader, Caliph Attahiru of the old Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria.

Research paper thumbnail of AFRICAN THEATRE, HISTORY AND POSTCOLONIAL RESISTANCE: AN APPRAISAL OF OLA ROTIMI'SOVONRAMWENNOGBAISI

Journal , 2018

The upward trend in African historical plays drew much attention of researchers to the relationsh... more The upward trend in African historical plays drew much attention of researchers to the relationship between history proper and the historical plays or imaginative reconstruction of history. The contention was that, although these plays were primarily regarded as fiction or imaginative reconstruction of the past based on the playwrights' interpretation of history, many theatre scholars argued that the value of these plays prevailed over history to the audience if there is a clash with history proper. This began with Aristotles's assertion that "poetry/literature is more philosophical and elevated than history", and that literary plot tends to be unabridged, corrective and therefore more permanent. Following on from that, this paper theorized, in this work, that historical plays resist and counteract imperial discourse, or jaundiced imperial historians in their biased history of their clash with African monarchs and heroes. Secondly, the paper argued that through the shades of Cultural Resistance that hybridize conventional theatre, postcolonial plays are central in the promulgation of anti-colonial resistance and therefore have the tendency to change a distorted history. Hence theatre, the most symbolic form of art, can be historically corrective and evocatively accurate. To illustrate this, the paper examined a postcolonial play; Ola Rotimi'sOvonramwenNogbaisi. The play reconstructs and corrects a badly damaged and awfully misrepresented African monarch; Oba OvonramwenNogbaisi of the old Benin Empire. The researchers examined the colonial resistance captured by the play, through postcolonial theory, and cast light on the attitudes the play reflects regarding the coloniser and the colonised, the extent to which the play helps in decolonisation process and how the play reconstructs the images of the damaged heroes, so as to restore national pride and integrity.

Research paper thumbnail of Drama, History, and Postcolonial Résistance in Northern Nigeria: A Review of Ahmed Yerima’s Attahiru

The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of resea... more The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of researchers in recent years. Many theatre scholars and playwrights argue that the value of these plays, which were primarily regarded as fiction or imaginative reconstruction of the past, may prevail over history. Theatre, which is considered the most symbolic form of art, can be historically educative and evocatively accurate. Based on the aforesaid arguments, this study aims to explore the dramaturgicals, theatricals or thespians used in Yerima's Attahiru (1999) in order to repudiate and resist the distorted versions of the colonial history of Sokoto Caliphate in an effective and affective way. To achieve this aim, textual analysis is used by combining its important approaches: author-oriented approach and context-oriented approach. This analysis is significant because the researchers investigated the colonial resistance captured in the play through postcolonial theory. In addition, this paper explores the attitudes of the colonialist and the colonised reproduced in the play and how the play helps in the decolonisation process, as well as how the images of the damaged heroes are reconstructed in the play in order to restore national pride and integrity. The play reconstructs and corrects a seriously damaged and awfully misrepresented African spiritual leader, Caliph Attahiru of the old Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria.

Research paper thumbnail of Identity Struggle between the Orient and the Occident in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North: A Postcolonial Rendering

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2021

Identity becomes one of the most debatable and controversial issues in most postcolonial communit... more Identity becomes one of the most debatable and controversial issues in most postcolonial communities. This paper highlights the problematic issue of identity struggles in Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North using critical postcolonial theory. The paper argues that Salih uses imagery and symbolism techniques as a way of "writing back" and resisting European control. The issue of identity in the narrative is represented as unstable, unbalanced, and oscillating between the two cultures. Salih reflects his personal conflict of losing and keeping identity through characters, which simulates reality. The analysis shows how the Europeans influence the Easterners' cultural identity as well as the middle point between the Orient and the Occident. This influence from the colonizer creates a situation of identity struggle in the colonized society, which creates a complex environment with many ramifications in determining their true identity. This study concludes that the oriental/occidental identity struggle still exists and will continue to exist as long as the West keeps its dominance over the East.

Research paper thumbnail of Drama, History, and Postcolonial Résistance in Northern Nigeria: A Review of Ahmed Yerima’s Attahiru

Arab World English Journal For Translation and Literary Studies, 2019

The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of resea... more The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of researchers in recent years. Many theatre scholars and playwrights argue that the value of these plays, which were primarily regarded as fiction or imaginative reconstruction of the past, may prevail over history. Theatre, which is considered the most symbolic form of art, can be historically educative and evocatively accurate. Based on the aforesaid arguments, this study aims to explore the dramaturgicals, theatricals or thespians used in Yerima's Attahiru (1999) in order to repudiate and resist the distorted versions of the colonial history of Sokoto Caliphate in an effective and affective way. To achieve this aim, textual analysis is used by combining its important approaches: author-oriented approach and context-oriented approach. This analysis is significant because the researchers investigated the colonial resistance captured in the play through postcolonial theory. In addition, this paper explores the attitudes of the colonialist and the colonised reproduced in the play and how the play helps in the decolonisation process, as well as how the images of the damaged heroes are reconstructed in the play in order to restore national pride and integrity. The play reconstructs and corrects a seriously damaged and awfully misrepresented African spiritual leader, Caliph Attahiru of the old Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria.

Research paper thumbnail of A Critical Analysis of Helon Habila’s Waiting for an Angel: A Postcolonial Perspective

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Drama and Theatre in Nigeria: A Survey

Kakaki: A Journal of English and Literary Studies, 2020

This paper reviews drama, principally, and theatre, subordinately, in Nigeria as well as their de... more This paper reviews drama, principally, and theatre, subordinately, in Nigeria as well as their development in both Western and Northern parts of the country. Similarly, it analyses and summarises the long-standing argument that whether what was obtainable in Africa before the introduction of the Aristotelian concept of drama was drama per se or mere ritual.

Research paper thumbnail of Drama, History, and Postcolonial Résistance in Northern Nigeria: A Review of Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru

Journal , 2019

The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of resea... more The relationship between history proper and African historical plays drew much attention of researchers in recent years. Many theatre scholars and playwrights argue that the value of these plays, which were primarily regarded as fiction or imaginative reconstruction of the past, may prevail over history. Theatre, which is considered the most symbolic form of art, can be historically educative and evocatively accurate. Based on the aforesaid arguments, this study aims to explore the dramaturgicals, theatricals or thespians used in Yerima's Attahiru (1999) in order to repudiate and resist the distorted versions of the colonial history of Sokoto Caliphate in an effective and affective way. To achieve this aim, textual analysis is used by combining its important approaches: author-oriented approach and context-oriented approach. This analysis is significant because the researchers investigated the colonial resistance captured in the play through postcolonial theory. In addition, this paper explores the attitudes of the colonialist and the colonised reproduced in the play and how the play helps in the decolonisation process, as well as how the images of the damaged heroes are reconstructed in the play in order to restore national pride and integrity. The play reconstructs and corrects a seriously damaged and awfully misrepresented African spiritual leader, Caliph Attahiru of the old Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria.

Research paper thumbnail of AFRICAN THEATRE, HISTORY AND POSTCOLONIAL RESISTANCE: AN APPRAISAL OF OLA ROTIMI'SOVONRAMWENNOGBAISI

Journal , 2018

The upward trend in African historical plays drew much attention of researchers to the relationsh... more The upward trend in African historical plays drew much attention of researchers to the relationship between history proper and the historical plays or imaginative reconstruction of history. The contention was that, although these plays were primarily regarded as fiction or imaginative reconstruction of the past based on the playwrights' interpretation of history, many theatre scholars argued that the value of these plays prevailed over history to the audience if there is a clash with history proper. This began with Aristotles's assertion that "poetry/literature is more philosophical and elevated than history", and that literary plot tends to be unabridged, corrective and therefore more permanent. Following on from that, this paper theorized, in this work, that historical plays resist and counteract imperial discourse, or jaundiced imperial historians in their biased history of their clash with African monarchs and heroes. Secondly, the paper argued that through the shades of Cultural Resistance that hybridize conventional theatre, postcolonial plays are central in the promulgation of anti-colonial resistance and therefore have the tendency to change a distorted history. Hence theatre, the most symbolic form of art, can be historically corrective and evocatively accurate. To illustrate this, the paper examined a postcolonial play; Ola Rotimi'sOvonramwenNogbaisi. The play reconstructs and corrects a badly damaged and awfully misrepresented African monarch; Oba OvonramwenNogbaisi of the old Benin Empire. The researchers examined the colonial resistance captured by the play, through postcolonial theory, and cast light on the attitudes the play reflects regarding the coloniser and the colonised, the extent to which the play helps in decolonisation process and how the play reconstructs the images of the damaged heroes, so as to restore national pride and integrity.