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"I Gats to Belong": Decolonial Moments and the Politics of Belonging in Nollywood Campus Films.

Authors :
Okunlola, Omotola
Source :
Journal of African Cultural Studies. Sep2023, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p284-296. 13p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This article analyzes representations of the value of university education, as depicted in selected Nollywood films and television serials. I analyze Tunde Kelani's film The Campus Queen in conversation with Funke Akindele's television serial Jenifa's Diary, drawing out in each of them the commentaries on higher education and its uses as well as limitations. In The Campus Queen, such moments of critique are realized through instruction-driven classroom scenes, while in Jenifa's Diary this happens through Jenifa's adaptation of the salon as a pedagogical space. The article also shows the lines of continuity between this representation of education and the earlier Yorùbá traveling theater's didactic intentions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13696815
Volume :
35
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of African Cultural Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
171996068
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/13696815.2023.2237910