Language, leadership, power, and gender in Oyedepo'sThe rebellion of the bumpy-chested
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3610518 |
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| Authors | Iyabode Omolara Daniel, Iyabode Omolara Akewo Daniel (National Open University of Nigeria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 91-100 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0958-9236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3869 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09589236.2012.639175 |
| OpenAlex | W1989464331 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper investigates the language employed by the lead female character, Captain Sharp, in Stella 'Dia Oyedepo's The rebellion of the bumpy-chested. The lexical choices made by Captain Sharp and other rhetorical devices like repetition, affirmatives, and face-threatening acts are isolated and critiqued. It is found that through these devices Captain Sharp is seen to exert a great deal of power on the women and give effect to their revolutionary aspirations. The playwright portrays the lead character as a successful leader in her ability to control others, but not an accountable one, since ultimately Captain Sharp's achievement is to replace the authority of the men with her own, leaving the women with very little autonomy
Art · Autonomy · Literature · Physics · Political science · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Mathematics
| Highly cited | No |
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