Bukola Christiana Ajala
Biographic Data
| ID | 5187959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bukola Christiana Ajala |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bukola Christiana |
| FAMILY NAME | Ajala |
| SIGNATURE | AJALA B C |
| AFFILIATIONS | North-West University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2677-7200 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reimagining the future of African indigenous knowledge systems in gamified applications
Is Koro indeed our man? Exploring the intertextual role of humour in the Twitter age
Humour as a communicative activity is meant to evoke laughter in people, hence, the amusement of an utterance is typically judged by its response from the audience. This study examines amusing tweets on the COVID-19 pandemic and traces the intertextual origin of discourse in some of the tweets. It primarily explores the core role of humour as a cultural tool for satire. The incongruity theory of humour was employed as a theoretical framework for …
Transmedia Storytelling
Transmedia storytelling has been instrumental in the massive audience followership of shows like Lord of the Rings (2001) and Sophia’s Diary (2008). Its potentials to promote audience engagement that will break the culture of silence with such serious issues as postpartum depression (PPD) should be explored. Given the popularity of film in the context of study, it is fitting to explore its ability to address such sensitive issues, even in novel w…
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Transmedia Storytelling
Transmedia storytelling has been instrumental in the massive audience followership of shows like Lord of the Rings (2001) and Sophia’s Diary (2008). Its potentials to promote audience engagement that will break the culture of silence with such serious issues as postpartum depression (PPD) should be explored. Given the popularity of film in the context of study, it is fitting to explore its ability to address such sensitive issues, even in novel w…
Is Koro indeed our man? Exploring the intertextual role of humour in the Twitter age
Humour as a communicative activity is meant to evoke laughter in people, hence, the amusement of an utterance is typically judged by its response from the audience. This study examines amusing tweets on the COVID-19 pandemic and traces the intertextual origin of discourse in some of the tweets. It primarily explores the core role of humour as a cultural tool for satire. The incongruity theory of humour was employed as a theoretical framework for …
Reimagining the future of African indigenous knowledge systems in gamified applications
Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social media (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)