Rowland Chukwuemeka Amaefula
Biographic Data
| ID | 223139 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rowland Chukwuemeka Amaefula |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rowland Chukwuemeka |
| FAMILY NAME | Amaefula |
| SIGNATURE | AMAEFULA R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7012-2239 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gendered analyses of two Nigerian protest plays
Studies on gender roles in Nigerian drama predominantly depict women as fragile, and men as authoritarian or dominant. This rigid demarcation of social roles portrays men and women as homogeneous within their groups. Deviating from existing studies, I examine how protest can stimulate fluid gender performances in characters. Adopting a textual analysis approach, I interpret the key characters in Emeka Nwabueze’s The Dragon’s Funeral and Akachi Ad…
Digital Comedy Skits, Male-to-Female Cross-dressing and Gender Non-conformance in Nigeria
Isaac Alomo (Zicsaloma) is a male comedian whose comedy skits thrive on antinormative gender identities. The non-conforming characters he creates through cross-dressing and demonstrating hyper-femininity in his social media skits have been analysed as laughter-making mechanics. These interpretations align with state-sponsored homophobia in the country, where expressions of gender-crossing identities are considered abnormal and illegal. Conversely…
Stand-up documentary
Stand-up documentary—the inclusion of video film footage in stand-up performances—is a growing trend in comedy specials. Gary Gulman in The Great Depresh and Whitmer Thomas in The Golden One are some of the earliest comedians to employ documentary clips in creating portraits of their real-life circumstances on stage. More recently, Yvonne Orji’s comedy special for Home Box Office (HBO) entitled Momma, I Made It! also utilizes documentary video fi…
Refusing myths and stereotypes of Africans on TikTok
Social media provides African youths an alternative platform for, inter alia, engaging and reconstructing taboo subjects, including harmful myths and stereotypes. They exploit the medium to refuse misconceptions and re-make perceptions of their lived experiences. With the increasing availability of web 2.0 channels to Africans, youths have taken up these spaces to express their talents. Recently, a new generation of young women has leveraged TikT…
Performing Nigerianness
Sabina Yuhas (@Overszabi) and Juliana Belova (@juliewanderz or Oyibo Marlian) are Hungarian and Russian women, respectively, who are fascinated by Nigerian popular culture. Despite their successes in exploiting Black culture to attain wealth and fame in the Nigerian mediasphere, their works have hardly been studied. Close readings and nuanced analyses of their selected TikTok skits show a multiplicity of images that are neither fully European nor…
No Longer a Laughing Matter
Maraji, a Nigerian humorist, performatively questions the lingering dominance of men in comedy as she brings humor to the everyday lives of Nigerians. Her work on social media draws audience attention to women’s role in society, shaping the future of comedic presentations in the African digital space
African Feminisms
African feminisms comprise the differing brands of equalist theories and efforts geared towards enhancing the condition of woman. However, the meaning and application of the word ‘feminism’ poses several problems for African women writers and critics many of whom distance themselves from the movement. Their indifference stems from the anti-men/anti-religion status accorded feminism in recent times. Thus, several women writers have sought to re-th…
Continuity and Discontinuity
There are hierarchies and rankings of power relations between different classes of men in each society. Men of varying ranks of masculinity choose diverse grounds on which to compete with one anoth
Performing Nigerianness
Sabina Yuhas (@Overszabi) and Juliana Belova (@juliewanderz or Oyibo Marlian) are Hungarian and Russian women, respectively, who are fascinated by Nigerian popular culture. Despite their successes in exploiting Black culture to attain wealth and fame in the Nigerian mediasphere, their works have hardly been studied. Close readings and nuanced analyses of their selected TikTok skits show a multiplicity of images that are neither fully European nor…
Continuity and Discontinuity
There are hierarchies and rankings of power relations between different classes of men in each society. Men of varying ranks of masculinity choose diverse grounds on which to compete with one anoth
African Feminisms
African feminisms comprise the differing brands of equalist theories and efforts geared towards enhancing the condition of woman. However, the meaning and application of the word ‘feminism’ poses several problems for African women writers and critics many of whom distance themselves from the movement. Their indifference stems from the anti-men/anti-religion status accorded feminism in recent times. Thus, several women writers have sought to re-th…
Continuity and Discontinuity
There are hierarchies and rankings of power relations between different classes of men in each society. Men of varying ranks of masculinity choose diverse grounds on which to compete with one anoth
No Longer a Laughing Matter
Maraji, a Nigerian humorist, performatively questions the lingering dominance of men in comedy as she brings humor to the everyday lives of Nigerians. Her work on social media draws audience attention to women’s role in society, shaping the future of comedic presentations in the African digital space
Stand-up documentary
Stand-up documentary—the inclusion of video film footage in stand-up performances—is a growing trend in comedy specials. Gary Gulman in The Great Depresh and Whitmer Thomas in The Golden One are some of the earliest comedians to employ documentary clips in creating portraits of their real-life circumstances on stage. More recently, Yvonne Orji’s comedy special for Home Box Office (HBO) entitled Momma, I Made It! also utilizes documentary video fi…
Refusing myths and stereotypes of Africans on TikTok
Social media provides African youths an alternative platform for, inter alia, engaging and reconstructing taboo subjects, including harmful myths and stereotypes. They exploit the medium to refuse misconceptions and re-make perceptions of their lived experiences. With the increasing availability of web 2.0 channels to Africans, youths have taken up these spaces to express their talents. Recently, a new generation of young women has leveraged TikT…
Performing Nigerianness
Sabina Yuhas (@Overszabi) and Juliana Belova (@juliewanderz or Oyibo Marlian) are Hungarian and Russian women, respectively, who are fascinated by Nigerian popular culture. Despite their successes in exploiting Black culture to attain wealth and fame in the Nigerian mediasphere, their works have hardly been studied. Close readings and nuanced analyses of their selected TikTok skits show a multiplicity of images that are neither fully European nor…
Gendered analyses of two Nigerian protest plays
Studies on gender roles in Nigerian drama predominantly depict women as fragile, and men as authoritarian or dominant. This rigid demarcation of social roles portrays men and women as homogeneous within their groups. Deviating from existing studies, I examine how protest can stimulate fluid gender performances in characters. Adopting a textual analysis approach, I interpret the key characters in Emeka Nwabueze’s The Dragon’s Funeral and Akachi Ad…
Digital Comedy Skits, Male-to-Female Cross-dressing and Gender Non-conformance in Nigeria
Isaac Alomo (Zicsaloma) is a male comedian whose comedy skits thrive on antinormative gender identities. The non-conforming characters he creates through cross-dressing and demonstrating hyper-femininity in his social media skits have been analysed as laughter-making mechanics. These interpretations align with state-sponsored homophobia in the country, where expressions of gender-crossing identities are considered abnormal and illegal. Conversely…
Gender Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Comedy (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Digital Games and Media (2 works) · Gender relations (2 works)