On Dapo Adelugba and Theater Studies in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9250097 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reuben Abati (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 142-148 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in African Literatures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-5210 • E-ISSN: 1527-2044 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/ral.2004.35.4.142 |
| OpenAlex | W2043655090 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Dapo Adelugba on Theatre Practice in Nigeria is first publication under ISESE interview series, a project of Ibadan Cultural Studies Group of Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The Ibadan Cultural Studies Group was founded at University of Ibadan in 1999, with membership drawn from other Nigerian universities and research institutes. Apart from organizing workshops (such as one on Folklore and Arts in Promotion of World Peace, 8-12 January 2001), group has since inaugurated what it calls ISESE publications, including Isese Monograph Series, Isese: Journal of Folklore, Isese Creative Writing Series, and Isese Interview Series. The ISESE interview series is designed to comprise interviews with ten theater practitioners, selected across spectrum of theatrical engagement in Nigerian society, including, according to interviewer-author, the travelling theatre, amateur, semi-professional theatre practitioners and their counterparts in Universities. The objective is to arrive at a concise biographic documentation of these practitioners in order to convey a full picture and impression of their theoretical and practical contributions to growth and development of theater practice in Nigeria. This is a laudable project, a courageous initiative even, considering many constraints currently being faced by academia in Nigeria occasioned largely by failure of authorities to provide adequate funding for academic research and ensure preservation of the idea of university. The pervasive anti-intellectualism of successive Nigerian governments now at its most absurd and ridiculous level, under present Obasanjo administration, has dealt a great blow to task of contemplative inquiry into causes and effects of fundamental issues by academia
Art · History · Theater, Performance, and Music History · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |