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Azeez, Tunji
- Identity Politics, Self Determination and War in Postcolonial African Movies
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International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 3, No 7 (2014), Pagination:Abstract
Some of the themes that have marked the identity of African literature and other cultural products for decades are war and insurgence. The dominance of these themes is predicated on the sad fact that war and insurgencies have become a recurring decimal in the African life. The film, therefore, is one site where this sad narrative is projected.
This paper examines Sometime in April- a film on the conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda- Across the Niger-a film on the Nigeria-Biafra war- respectively, to reveal that politics of identity and self determination is a major catalyst for the wars and insurgencies in Postcolonial Africa. It argues that the history of most African nations, fifty years after independence, is a history of war, insurgence and terrorism and that all these are traceable, more than anything else, to colonialism, neo-colonialism and politics of identity.
The paper concludes that the panacea for reversing this sad narrative is for African leaders to govern their subjects with fairness, accountability and justice and to stand up to foreign interests whose goal is the perpetual polarization and subjugation of Africa and Africans.
- Political Engagement and Mass Re-orientation in Nigerian Indigenous language Films: A Study of Yomi Ogunmola’s “Alaga Kansu”
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International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 3, No 7 (2014), Pagination:Abstract
The Indigenous language film industry in Nigeria has increasingly come under attack by critics who argue that the filmmakers are so obsessed with shooting mainly stories with superficial themes that appeal to their audience who are ignorant about accepted standards in movie production. Comments about some filmmakers who produce films in Yoruba language have not been salutary. They have been derided for being so fixated on sex, misfortunes and humour to such an extent where the film medium has not succeeded in raising the consciousness of the audience nor has it been effectively deployed to lift the audience into an idealist plane of understanding.