Arugba
Superwoman, Power and Agency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2173107 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rotimi Fasan (0000-0003-2016-9033, Osun State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 283-291 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-6815 • E-ISSN: 1469-9346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13696815.2016.1163254 |
| OpenAlex | W2340972012 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
Based on field studies conducted during two attendances at the Osun Osogbo festival, on 24 August 2012 and 21 August 2015, and a close reading of Arugba (2008), a Yorùbá video-film celebrating Osun and her votive supplicant Arugba, I demonstrate how Nigerian filmmaker Tunde Kelani represents Arugba as a direct medium of the spirits, communicant of the spiritual world and, therefore, possessor of Osun’s magical powers. Arugba, in this video-film, is not only conceived as a warrior-defender of the weak and vulnerable, an accomplished artist, a passionate and faithful lover, but she also represents a vision of a Nigeria, even Africa, in transition from a corrupt, male-dominated past to futures of transparency in public and private endeavours. She is thus a weaponized symbol of female power, independence and leadership in a society in dire need of physical and spiritual revival, cleansing and renewal
Agency (philosophy · Art · Film director · Independence (probability theory · Media studies · Political science · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Symbol (formal · Transparency (behavior · Visual arts · African history and culture studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |