Colonial Niger Delta and Intra-Regional Conflict in Selected Nigerian Plays
Colonial Niger Delta and Intra-Regional Conflict in Selected Nigerian Plays
Author(s): Obari GombaSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Regional Geography, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Editura Universitară Danubius
Keywords: Niger Delta; Nigeria; Miesoinuma Minima; Ola Rotimi; Ahmed Yerima;
Summary/Abstract: This research examines and analyses the depiction of intra-regional conflicts in selected historical plays thatare set in the colonial era of Nigeria’s resource-rich Niger Delta region. The plays are Miesoinuma Minima’s King Jaja or the Tragedy of a Nationalistand Odum Egege, Ola Rotimi’s Ovonramwen Nogbaisi, and Ahmed Yerima’s The Trials of Oba Ovonramwen. The plays depict two regional centres of power and their extensive control. Rather than situate the texts in the context of Nigeria’s pre-Independence nationalism against British rule, attention is given to intra-regional otherness and its resultant conflict.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Danubius. Communicatio
- Issue Year: 16/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 16-30
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English