Princewill Chukwuma Abakporo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6419105 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Princewill Chukwuma Abakporo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Princewill Chukwuma |
| FAMILY NAME | Abakporo |
| SIGNATURE | ABAKPORO P C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bowen University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1033-8200 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Experimenting Dance Content for Historical Pedagogy in Nigeria
Aim. In response to recent calls from scholars and cultural officers to resuscitate indigenous dances and other indigenous markers in Nigeria, this study aimed at exploring novel ways to revamp the content, teaching methods and appeal of indigenous dances in higher institutions in Nigeria. The project relied on a practical experiment at Imo State University, Nigeria to unveil how a vibrant and sustained indigenous dance tradition might be utilise…
Theatre entrepreneurship in Africa
Water Fights Back in Lagos
The Nigerian tropics is home to diverse ecosystems and rich cultural traditions. Taking up water as a material and symbolic force in relation to urbanisation, ecological deterioration, and colonial history, this work analyses Ojo Bakare's play “Ekun Omi” [When Water Cries] in a performative reading of Lagos' aqua-terrestrial futures. Through metaphor, the African theatre production examines the complex interaction between the city's aquatic syste…
Managing Africa’s cultural institutions for global impact and sustainable development
Africa has an extensive and varied cultural history that includes works of art, music, literature, customs, and historical locations. These cultural resources are essential for creating identities, promoting social cohesiveness, and advancing economic development. However, for these institutions to have the greatest impact on the world and contribute to sustainable development, they must be managed and engaged effectively. Exploring the managemen…
Integrating science on indigenous arts, culture, and law
Africa has been fighting against colonialism and Eurocentrism for a long time in an attempt to reverse the regime of oppression and socio-economic marginalization and exploitation, and take back control of its cultural identity and right to self-determination. This adventure requires the recognition and revitalisation of indigenous arts, culture, and law—all of which have been subjugated and ignored during colonial rule. Ironically, the situation…
Decolonising Plant-Based Cultural Legacies in the Cultural Policies of the Global South
The promotion and preservation of cultural legacies, including botanical traditions, are integral components of national identity and development strategies in many countries, particularly in the Global South. However, the manner in which cultural policies address plant-based heritage is not only influenced by contemporary priorities but also deeply rooted in historical contexts, shaped by colonial legacies. A comparative reading of the cultural …
Resisting Eco-colonialism Through Indigenous Epistemologies and Performances in Nigeria
The lands and natural resources of indigenous communities in the Global South have been severely exploited thereby leading to a major decline in the ecosystem, following centuries of colonization. The research intends to investigate and demonstrate the relevance of indigenous cultural epistemologies and traditional performances, in challenging and reversing the ecological degradation brought about by colonialism in Nigeria. Relying on the postcol…
Indigenous Environmentalism through Dance
Scholars in the environmental humanities have engaged critically in how literature and the performing arts have absorbed the spirit of environmentalism as other disciplines have done. The greening of the humanities has been a subject of discussion from the last quarter of the 20th century. Ecoliterary discourse, ecofilms and ecomusicology have become buzz concepts in the arena of the environmental discourse. However, we argue in this study, that …
Decolonising neo-colonial hegemonies in Africa
Through a comparative investigation of the function of socialist realism in the drama and law of Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, this research investigates the decolonization of neo-colonial hegemonies in Africa. Using the drama and legal systems of Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa as comparative case studies, the research explores how African societies can challenge and demolish oppressive systems of domination sustained by colonial legacies a…
Decolonizing Tropical Environments
The projected apocalypse triggered by centuries of consistent environmental abuse has attracted multidisciplinary attention which has intensified in the last few years. Scholarship largely figures colonial mechanisms and their variables such as imperialism, industrialization and militarism as responsible for the wasting of tropical bodies in the guise of development. The focus of this paper is threefold. Firstly, to establish that colonialism and…
Dance and content issues
Many traditional dances have witnessed downturn in patronage to occasion academic debates geared towards reviving interest in indigenous performances and live theatres in Nigeria. It is within this context that this article closely look at content issues in Nigerian indigenous dance from a diachronic perspective and observed that the seeming dwindling patronage for certain Nigerian indigenous dances is as a result of the inability of indigenous d…
Water Fights Back in Lagos
The Nigerian tropics is home to diverse ecosystems and rich cultural traditions. Taking up water as a material and symbolic force in relation to urbanisation, ecological deterioration, and colonial history, this work analyses Ojo Bakare's play “Ekun Omi” [When Water Cries] in a performative reading of Lagos' aqua-terrestrial futures. Through metaphor, the African theatre production examines the complex interaction between the city's aquatic syste…
Decolonizing Tropical Environments
The projected apocalypse triggered by centuries of consistent environmental abuse has attracted multidisciplinary attention which has intensified in the last few years. Scholarship largely figures colonial mechanisms and their variables such as imperialism, industrialization and militarism as responsible for the wasting of tropical bodies in the guise of development. The focus of this paper is threefold. Firstly, to establish that colonialism and…
Dance and content issues
Many traditional dances have witnessed downturn in patronage to occasion academic debates geared towards reviving interest in indigenous performances and live theatres in Nigeria. It is within this context that this article closely look at content issues in Nigerian indigenous dance from a diachronic perspective and observed that the seeming dwindling patronage for certain Nigerian indigenous dances is as a result of the inability of indigenous d…
Decolonizing Tropical Environments
The projected apocalypse triggered by centuries of consistent environmental abuse has attracted multidisciplinary attention which has intensified in the last few years. Scholarship largely figures colonial mechanisms and their variables such as imperialism, industrialization and militarism as responsible for the wasting of tropical bodies in the guise of development. The focus of this paper is threefold. Firstly, to establish that colonialism and…
Managing Africa’s cultural institutions for global impact and sustainable development
Africa has an extensive and varied cultural history that includes works of art, music, literature, customs, and historical locations. These cultural resources are essential for creating identities, promoting social cohesiveness, and advancing economic development. However, for these institutions to have the greatest impact on the world and contribute to sustainable development, they must be managed and engaged effectively. Exploring the managemen…
Integrating science on indigenous arts, culture, and law
Africa has been fighting against colonialism and Eurocentrism for a long time in an attempt to reverse the regime of oppression and socio-economic marginalization and exploitation, and take back control of its cultural identity and right to self-determination. This adventure requires the recognition and revitalisation of indigenous arts, culture, and law—all of which have been subjugated and ignored during colonial rule. Ironically, the situation…
Decolonising Plant-Based Cultural Legacies in the Cultural Policies of the Global South
The promotion and preservation of cultural legacies, including botanical traditions, are integral components of national identity and development strategies in many countries, particularly in the Global South. However, the manner in which cultural policies address plant-based heritage is not only influenced by contemporary priorities but also deeply rooted in historical contexts, shaped by colonial legacies. A comparative reading of the cultural …
Resisting Eco-colonialism Through Indigenous Epistemologies and Performances in Nigeria
The lands and natural resources of indigenous communities in the Global South have been severely exploited thereby leading to a major decline in the ecosystem, following centuries of colonization. The research intends to investigate and demonstrate the relevance of indigenous cultural epistemologies and traditional performances, in challenging and reversing the ecological degradation brought about by colonialism in Nigeria. Relying on the postcol…
Indigenous Environmentalism through Dance
Scholars in the environmental humanities have engaged critically in how literature and the performing arts have absorbed the spirit of environmentalism as other disciplines have done. The greening of the humanities has been a subject of discussion from the last quarter of the 20th century. Ecoliterary discourse, ecofilms and ecomusicology have become buzz concepts in the arena of the environmental discourse. However, we argue in this study, that …
Decolonising neo-colonial hegemonies in Africa
Through a comparative investigation of the function of socialist realism in the drama and law of Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, this research investigates the decolonization of neo-colonial hegemonies in Africa. Using the drama and legal systems of Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa as comparative case studies, the research explores how African societies can challenge and demolish oppressive systems of domination sustained by colonial legacies a…
Experimenting Dance Content for Historical Pedagogy in Nigeria
Aim. In response to recent calls from scholars and cultural officers to resuscitate indigenous dances and other indigenous markers in Nigeria, this study aimed at exploring novel ways to revamp the content, teaching methods and appeal of indigenous dances in higher institutions in Nigeria. The project relied on a practical experiment at Imo State University, Nigeria to unveil how a vibrant and sustained indigenous dance tradition might be utilise…
Theatre entrepreneurship in Africa
Water Fights Back in Lagos
The Nigerian tropics is home to diverse ecosystems and rich cultural traditions. Taking up water as a material and symbolic force in relation to urbanisation, ecological deterioration, and colonial history, this work analyses Ojo Bakare's play “Ekun Omi” [When Water Cries] in a performative reading of Lagos' aqua-terrestrial futures. Through metaphor, the African theatre production examines the complex interaction between the city's aquatic syste…
Political science (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Indigenous (6 works) · Colonialism (5 works) · History (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Environmental ethics (4 works) · Dance (3 works)