MEME AS IDEOLOGICAL REPRESENTATION IN THE 2019 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS IN NIGERIA Abstract This paper explicates the linguistic and non-linguistic aspects of ideological representation in selected Nigerian political campaign advertisement memes on Instagram. Four memes pertaining to each of Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaigns on Instagram were selected and analysed using a combination of […]
THE EFFECT OF PIDGIN ENGLISH ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS COMPETENCE CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Background to the Study During the European quest for new markets and raw materials in the 17th Century, many Portuguese missionaries and traders arrived on the shores of Jamaica and West and Central African countries like: Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Nigeria were largely visited […]
Stylistics and Thematic Analysis of Bayo Adebowale’s Lonely Days INTRODCTION With the major events revolving around Yaremi, the protagonist, Lonely Days showcases the inhumane treatment suffered by widows in Kufi land after the demise of their husbands. Yaremi is the widow of Ajumobi, a very brave and successful hunter who gave in to the cold hands of death […]
The Plights of Widow In Contemporary African Society A Study Of Bayo Adebowale’s Lonely Days CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Bayo Adebowale was born on June 6, 1944 in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. He is a novelist, poet, librarian and short story writer. As a literary scholar, he has written a lot of literary texts, which include Out of […]
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF GENDER DIMENSION IN ARISTOPHANES’S LYSISTRATA INTRODUCTION The issue of sex–strike has slowly gained grounds as a form of political strategy. Thefirst of such was presented in a comedy by Aristophanes in his Lysistrata. During the fifthcentury, Athenian women withheld sexual favours from their husbands and lovers, as aresponse to protest against the […]
Role of Woman in Classical and Modern Society A Study of Euripede’s Lysistrata INTRODUCTION Lysistrata, the comedy by Aristophanes, was written to be performed in the 5th century BCE and is still one of the most significant resources we have regarding the roles and actions of women in Classical Greece. Since premiering, it has spawned many modern […]
The portrayal of womanism in Habila’s Waiting for an Angel and Agary’s Yellow Yellow ABSTRACT This paper reviews the historical yardsticks for gender inequality in Habila’s Waiting for an Angel and Agary’s Yellow Yellow and argues that the challenges of environmental degradation, poverty and lack of infrastructure evident in most parts of Nigerian towns and […]
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANALYSIS OF ADEBAYO ABAYOMI’S STAY WITH ME ABSTRACT Adebayo Abayomi’s Stay With Me is about Yejide and Akin who have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expected Akin to take several wives, he and Yejide have always agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four […]
The Travail Of A Barren Woman In African Society. A Study Of Adebayo Abayomi’s Stay With Me And The Joys Of Motherhood By Buchi Emecheta CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION This work examines the experiences of African women who are faced with infertility problems after marriage and the derogatory attitudes mated to them by their husbands, mother in-laws, […]
GENDER DIMENSIONS OF WAR; A STUDY OF OSOFISAN’S WOMEN OF OWU CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study This study titled “Gender Dimension Of Women. A Case Study Of Femi Osofisan’s women of Owu is intended to elaborate on the issues concerning the impact of war on citizens in the society and gender disparity of […]