Nigerian women in cultural, political and public spaces / Mobolanle Sotunsa, Anthonia Makwemoisa Yakubu, editors.
Sotunsa, Mobolanle Ebunoluwa.; Yakubu, Anthonia Makwemoisa.
2023
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Nigerian women in cultural, political and public spaces / Mobolanle Sotunsa, Anthonia Makwemoisa Yakubu, editors.
ISBN
9783031405822 (electronic bk.)
303140582X (electronic bk.)
3031405811
9783031405815
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40582-2
Publication Details
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
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English
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-031-40582-2 doi
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HQ1815.5
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.4209669
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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Sotunsa, Mobolanle Ebunoluwa.
Yakubu, Anthonia Makwemoisa.
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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

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

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

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

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

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