It also shows the manner in which humans strive to unchain themselves from the manacles that hold them bondage by resisting the discourse of ecotrauma. Background of study the struggle for women right began in the 18 th century during the period of intense intellectual activity known as the age of enlightenment in traditional africa the woman is an object of constant scorn, degradation and physical torture. Aesthetics of resistance in tanure ojaide s the activist and helon habilas waiting for an angel with abstract, chapters 15, references and questionnaire. A selfportrait by tanure ojaide, an urhobo poet and writer. The dire environmental, ecological, as well as socioeconomic, cultural, and political conditions of his people have necessitated ojaide appropriating the poetic persona of the minstrel in its broadest meaning to chronicle the problems that confront this region. Ojaides the activist is a contemporary novel that deals with postindependence disillusionment about oil politics. Solved the depiction of insecurity and militarization. Odia ofeimuns early life experiences, the sociopolitical condition and intellectual climate of his youth and adult life, and national and other historical circumstances appear to have not only prepared him for but also goaded him into an activist poets career. Virtually all literary works by tanure ojaide have the same abiding sensibility anchored in ecocriticism as well as environmentalism.
The activist tanure ojaide by milagrosmichaels issuu. I was not even born there, but at igberhe village, sonamed after the plantain plants that sustained the people. The depiction of insecurity and militarization of society against global democratic norm a postcolonialist appraisal of tanure ojaides the activist introduction some countries are colonized by others. It is a contemporary novel about oil politics in the niger delta region of nigeria and environmental predation. Furthermore, this study equally examines points of similarities and. A frank and passionate celebration and defense of the dignity and desirability of the indigenous in an age of specious globalization. While some notable studies have been done on tanure ojaide and his coevals on their alternative.
Literature, tanure ojaide brings to light the underlay of exile literature. Thus, eventhe activist 2006, an ojaide novel has some ecocritical bearing. Political power and intellectual activism in tanure ojaide s the activist. How have tanure ojaide and helon habila been able to portray the aesthetics of resistance in the activist and waiting for an angel respective. Part 1 containing primary texts, begins with section a which lists poetry collections. A renowned poet, tanure ojaide has won major national and international poetry awards, including the commonwealth poetry prize for the africa region 1987, the bbc arts and africa poetry award 1988, twice the allafrica okigbo prize for poetry 1988 and 1997, and thrice the association of nigerian authors poetry prize 1988, 1994 and 2004. Iheka has an impressive command of the interface between human communities and nonhuman ecologies and the way literature can illuminate some of the most vital environmental challenges of our time. In the activist, nigerias acclaimed poet, tanure ojaide, brings his sharp sensibilities and writing skills to prose storytelling. Tanure ojaide personally speaking presentation, 20. Charlotte papers in africana studies is a publication. With a nobel laureate and five caine prize winners, nigeria can safely boast of a rich literary culture. Tanure ojaide born 1948 is a nigerian poet and academic.
Oil has constituted a physical problem to delta state and nigeria as a whole. Frederic will the activist is a monumental literary achievement. Aesthetics of resistance in tanure ojaides the activist and. Political power and intellectual activism in tanure ojaides the. Migration, globalisation, and related phenomena of exile, transnationality, and multilocality have their bearing on the cultural identity, aesthetics, content and form of the literary production of africans abroad 2008. From zaynab alkali to amos tutuola, we included works by writers both male and female and from all across the nation. Although poverty, unemployment and other forms of economic inequality are worldwide phenomena, most nations of the world with little or no natural resources have always find ways to better the lives of their.
Ii july 2014 1 oil, imperialism, underdevelopment and the vampire state in tanure ojaides the activist chijioke uwasomba introduction oil crude has become such an important international resource that has attracted all kinds of attention and conflicts among states and between states and citizens. A study in postcolonial ecocriticism, examines how african literary texts document, critique, and offer alternative visions on ecological crises such as the nigerdelta oil pollution and the dumping of toxic wastes in african waters. The protagonist makes a reverse trip from america to a home whose young and able are straining at the leash to escape to the perceived comforts of the west. Versifying history and national trauma in tanure ojaides the. At this moment, this book could not be more timely.
Related topics political corruption and psychosocial disorder using the activist by tanure ojaide and arrow of rain by oke ndibe, stylistic analysis of chimamanda ngozi adichies half of a yellow sun political corruption and symbolism in adichie chimamanda ngozis half of a yellow sun and okey 2 corruption and victimization in isidore okpewhotides and anthony abaghas children of. Political power and intellectual activism in tanure ojaides. The place of urhobo folklore in tanure ojaides poetry. With that heritage in mind, we present our list of 100 mustread nigerian novels published between 1938 and 20 from zaynab alkali to amos tutuola, we included works by writers both male and female and from all across the nation. It is a very long way from ibada village which no longer exists to charlotte, north carolina. Aesthetics of resistance in tanure ojaides the activist and helon habilas waiting for an angel abstract since nigerias political independence in 1960, ensuring administrations have virtually towed the path of devastation. This has bred a fusion or a total altering of the culture, values and psychic of the colonized.
Policy studies, activist literature, and pitching for the. Jan 02, 2015 toward a preliminary bibliography of tanure ojaide ismail bala bayero university, nigeria african notes vol. Pdf ecoactivism in contemporary african literature. Ojaides the activist is a contemporary novel that deals with postindependence disillusionment about oil politics, ethnic marginalisation and environmental. The capital city is asaba, located at the northern end of the state, with an estimated area of 762 square kilometres 294 sq mi, while warri is the. Download fulltext pdf political power and intellectual activism in tanure ojaide s the activist article pdf available january 2008 with 2,124 reads. Aesthetics of resistance in tanure ojaides the activist. A brief history of women activism in africa was given and this helped the researcher gain a better insight into the study of women activism in africa literature. It is a scholarship geared towards rectifying ecological imbalance that is prevalent in many parts of the continent that forms the setting, context, and thematic discourse. By uzoechi nwagbara abstract in the context of the political.
It depicts ecocritism as a theory that deploys the tools of ecoactivism and resistance in the reading and analyses of tanure ojiades the activist and kaine agarys yellowyellow. Indigeneity, globalization, and african literature. In contemporary criticism on nigerian literature, ojaide is often categorized as a niger delta poet and activist in the mold of ken sarowiwa,1 and his poetry nearly always appraised from the perspective of his advocacy for the niger delta struggle and social reforms in society at large. An ecocritical analysis of tanure ojaides the activist and kaine agarys yellowyellow abstract viii ecocoritical studies intensely show the relationship between mans environment and literature. Naturalizing africa is an essential addition to environmental studies in africa. Tanure ojaide is an african poet from nigeria with a unique voice that sings about the condition of his niger delta people. Gender, health and sociopolitical issues in tanure ojaides the. Political power and intellectual activism in tanure ojaide. One of the wonders of this fine book is that its author never fobs off on the reader a routine plot, a prefabricated sentiment, or a serious lecture without ironic undertones. He is regarded as a sociopolitical and an ecocentric poet. Ojaide s the activist is a contemporary novel that deals with postindependence disillusionment about oil politics. Anyidoho of ghana, femi osorisan and tanure ojaide. Ojaides thematic preoccupation in the activist is to throw more light on the plight of the niger delta people especially the women who face various forms of. Versifying history and national trauma in tanure ojaides.
Naturalizing africa by cajetan iheka cambridge core. Without being sentimental prof couldnt have made so much grammatical blunders like mr ikheloa have made it seem, and thats from my own point of view. Literate, uptodate, and wideranging, indigeneity, globalization, and african literature is a welcome intervention by one of the most assiduous workers in the vineyard of african letters. The book thus carries african scholarship beyond the mere analysis of themes and style to ethical and activist roles of literature having an impact on readers and the public. In this way, ecocriticism becomes a standpoint that brings environmental discourse to the fore within a literary context. It is situated in the region known as the southsouth geopolitical zone with a population of 4,112,445 males. In view of the foregoing, this research in distancing itself from previous studies, seeks to examine the politics in the representation of ecological degradation and activism in the niger settings of tanure ojaides the activist and christie watsons tiny sunbirds far away. Political corruption and psychosocial disorder using the. Political corruption and psychosocial disorder using the activist by tanure ojaide and arrow of rain by oke ndibe with abstract, chapters 15, references and questionnaire. Aesthetics of resistance in tanure ojaides the activist and helon habilas waiting for an angel with abstract, chapters 15, references and questionnaire.
We hurtle through the labyrinth of contemporary nigerian life. Tanure ojaide personally speaking presentation, 20 photo. Pdf this study evaluates tanure ojaides fictional work the activist from the point of view of language and gender. Consequently, critics have praised his vocalization of the. Oct 12, 2016 ojaides poems talks about how literature is also recognised as a weapon for social.
The dire environmental, ecological, as well as socioeconomic, cultural, and political conditions of his people have necessitated ojaide appropriating the poetic persona of the minstrel in its broadest meaning to reflect on the problems that confront his niger delta people. Ojaide undertakes this artistic reconstruction in his recent work, the activist. Niyi osundare, distinguished professor, university of new orleans, usa. The activist tendency ojaide brings to bear in this collection and subsequent ones amount to a critical and radical engagement with the many contradictions bedeviling the nigerian polity. With that heritage in mind, we present our list of 100 mustread nigerian novels published between 1938 and 20. An ecocritical analysis of tanure ojaides the activist.