Gbemisola Adeoti
Biographic Data
| ID | 4051947 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gbemisola Adeoti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gbemisola |
| FAMILY NAME | Adeoti |
| SIGNATURE | ADEOTI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Old song, new melody
This paper examines issues of gender relations within the context of dominant patriarchy as represented in Samobaba’s Yorùbá Bollywood comedy skits. Seun Shamsudeen, popularly known as Samobaba, has produced several audio-visual skits, clipped from Indian films (also known as ‘Bollywood’), therefore generating intercultural dialogues for his skits. In these skits, dialogue in Yorùbá language is grafted on verbal and gestural communications in the…
Intellectuals and African development
This book looks at the very different responses to the African predicament from prominent writers like Soyinka, Ngugi and Achebe, to the military men in power and the students who defy repression. It suggests that intervention by international agencies who claim to promote ‘democracy’ and ‘empower the youth’ may reinforce authoritarian attitudes and structures. The essays in the book give voice to the outrage, ridicule and revolutionary ardour, a…
Home video films and the democratic imperative in contemporary Nigeria
The paper analyses the sociopolitical import of Nigerian home video films (Nollywood) against the backdrop of long years of military rule. Some titles discussed in the paper include: Saworo Ide/Brass Bells and Agogo Eewo/Gong of Taboo, Alaga Kansu/Local Council Chairman, Akobi Gomina I & II/ The Governor's Heir and Your Excellency . The paper notes that while military dictatorship lasted, the film was more or less a medium for social diversion, c…
The military in Nigeria's postcolonial literature
The paper is a survey of Nigeria’s postcolonial literature with a view to highlighting how writers through diverse ideological persuasions and aesthetic modes have captured people’s experience under military rule (from January 15, 1966 to May 29, 1999). The paper observes that the military is not only a dominant political force in the country’s postcolonial governance but also a recurrent subject in its narrative fiction, poetry and drama. In the…
Old song, new melody
This paper examines issues of gender relations within the context of dominant patriarchy as represented in Samobaba’s Yorùbá Bollywood comedy skits. Seun Shamsudeen, popularly known as Samobaba, has produced several audio-visual skits, clipped from Indian films (also known as ‘Bollywood’), therefore generating intercultural dialogues for his skits. In these skits, dialogue in Yorùbá language is grafted on verbal and gestural communications in the…
Home video films and the democratic imperative in contemporary Nigeria
The paper analyses the sociopolitical import of Nigerian home video films (Nollywood) against the backdrop of long years of military rule. Some titles discussed in the paper include: Saworo Ide/Brass Bells and Agogo Eewo/Gong of Taboo, Alaga Kansu/Local Council Chairman, Akobi Gomina I & II/ The Governor's Heir and Your Excellency . The paper notes that while military dictatorship lasted, the film was more or less a medium for social diversion, c…
The military in Nigeria's postcolonial literature
The paper is a survey of Nigeria’s postcolonial literature with a view to highlighting how writers through diverse ideological persuasions and aesthetic modes have captured people’s experience under military rule (from January 15, 1966 to May 29, 1999). The paper observes that the military is not only a dominant political force in the country’s postcolonial governance but also a recurrent subject in its narrative fiction, poetry and drama. In the…
The military in Nigeria's postcolonial literature
The paper is a survey of Nigeria’s postcolonial literature with a view to highlighting how writers through diverse ideological persuasions and aesthetic modes have captured people’s experience under military rule (from January 15, 1966 to May 29, 1999). The paper observes that the military is not only a dominant political force in the country’s postcolonial governance but also a recurrent subject in its narrative fiction, poetry and drama. In the…
Home video films and the democratic imperative in contemporary Nigeria
The paper analyses the sociopolitical import of Nigerian home video films (Nollywood) against the backdrop of long years of military rule. Some titles discussed in the paper include: Saworo Ide/Brass Bells and Agogo Eewo/Gong of Taboo, Alaga Kansu/Local Council Chairman, Akobi Gomina I & II/ The Governor's Heir and Your Excellency . The paper notes that while military dictatorship lasted, the film was more or less a medium for social diversion, c…
Intellectuals and African development
This book looks at the very different responses to the African predicament from prominent writers like Soyinka, Ngugi and Achebe, to the military men in power and the students who defy repression. It suggests that intervention by international agencies who claim to promote ‘democracy’ and ‘empower the youth’ may reinforce authoritarian attitudes and structures. The essays in the book give voice to the outrage, ridicule and revolutionary ardour, a…
Old song, new melody
This paper examines issues of gender relations within the context of dominant patriarchy as represented in Samobaba’s Yorùbá Bollywood comedy skits. Seun Shamsudeen, popularly known as Samobaba, has produced several audio-visual skits, clipped from Indian films (also known as ‘Bollywood’), therefore generating intercultural dialogues for his skits. In these skits, dialogue in Yorùbá language is grafted on verbal and gestural communications in the…
Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)