Female empowerment and dramatic creativity in Nigeria
By: Mabel Evwierhoma
Publisher: Caltop Publications
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Ibadan, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Feminism and literature; Feminist drama; History and criticism; Women and literature; Women in literature; Nigerian drama; Criticism and interpretation
Description: "[This book] is a research effort by the author, originally as "Ideology, power and powerlessness in female creativity", using Tess Onwueme's plays as a case study. An original and very insightful study, it throws light on female creativity within the sociological matrix of contemporary Africa. The analysis is done with the ideological framework of feminism and womanism with the aim of arousing female consciousness to be more alive to the societal biases that deny them their dignity and womanhood. [This work] is part of a corpus of the on-going battle by female writers and critics to narrow the gap of male dominance in dramatic creativity and appreciation in Africa."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-249) and index.