ABSTRACT The enthusiasm to expand the frontiers of Theatre Studies and practice in Ghana informed the need to conduct this research. Whereas much has been done with the practice and development of text-based theatre, not much can be said about the development and popularity of devised theatre in Ghana. Theatre productions in Ghana are often text-based and fashioned on the conventional hierarchical structure of a director asserting command over the other players in the theatre. The seeming lo...
ABSTRACT The relatively high cost of making theatre sets to match the scenic symbology of dramatic productions in contemporary Nigerian theatres has engendered a rather unsavory scenic practice evidenced in the repetitive use of stock sets. Besides the sense of movement that is seriously dislocated, these sets are used without recourse to the technical problems associated with structural weakness, media weight, surface corrosion and stereotypic defects. However, the problems generated by this...
Abstract The growing concern to ascertain the extent to which the print media have been influencing the Nigerian parliamentary politics informed this study. This has become imperative with the restoration of democracy to Nigeria in 1999. More fundamentally, the need to determino whether the print media influence on parliament and politics has in any way advanced the cause' of parliament, democracy and good governance is an additional reason that propelled the study. r' '· The study has there...
ABSTRACT This study is about the role of the press in the pol itical process in Nigeria; analysing its perception of political power, uses and interpretation of political realities in the country within the field of alternative media studies, using West Afr·ican Pilot newspaper and TheNews magazine as models. The study reviews relevant concP-pts such as political participation, democracy, citizen's media, n·.odels of alternative press; its theories and practice, as well as the two publicati...
ABSTRACT Party politics, as a cardinal element in a democracy, serve as the platform for politicians. However, at a point in the political process, interests often collide, resulting in a dispute. Such dispute comes in two forms - intra-party and inter-party. This study examines the nature of intra-party dispute, the last leadership dispute in the People's Democratic Party (PDP), a major Nigerian political party, and the way the media, through newspapers' editorials, portrayed the dispute. Th...
ABSTRACT Dance is an important tool for communication of thoughts and sentiments by individuals and the community as a whole. This communicative ability of dance has made it essential for modern day communication. In recent times, many business establishments in an attempt to accrue the maximum returns through advertisements resort to the use of art forms as a means of attracting potential consumers. This thesis explores in details, how dance, through choreography can be packaged into ...
ABSTRACT This study is a comparative analysis of Brecht's theory of presentational theatrical production with the Tiv Kwagh-hir theatre showing both the similarities and differences. Broadly speaking, both the Brechtian Epic theatre and the Kwagh-hir theatre share the same approach to production. The Kwagh-hir as paradigm for the African traditional theatre shows that from time immemorial productions follow the Brechtian presentational style of production because it is essentially a story tel...
ABSTRACT This study x-rayed the relationship between social media and family relationship. Social media are communication platforms evolved by the technological revolutions of the 21st century where users of the channels log on to the Internet to chat and send pictures. These platforms included but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Telegram and Instagram. There is a grmving impression that physical interactions and communications which helped to bond the ties of families members are fa...
Abstract leaders and social groups (age grades) individually and collectively engaged in the practice of public relations. For instance, the communal pe2ce and harmony enjoyed by our forebears was occasioned by effective communication through good public relations. The honour and respect accorded traditional rulers and institutions in African societies are attributes of public relations practice. The town crier mode of communication is akin to today's mass media of communication. Traditional ...
ABSTRACT The crisis of the earth is beginning to take centre stage in world affairs. The concern globally hinges on the need to rescue the environment from an impending ecological crisis. Over the years, changes in climate conditions have intensified a near desperate quest to salvage humanity from eco-degradation. The irony however, is that these changes are largely orchestrated by human activities. This study investigates the preoccupation of drama and the dramatic text in Nigeria with a vie...
ABSTRACT This work examines Ownership and Editorial Control in the Nigerian Print Media, using the Daily Times, Daily Trust and Champion newspapers as case studies. Irrespective of Pluralist claim to the contrary, Marxist critical theories of media ownership and control implies that ownership of the mass media biases its content so as to further the owners' interest in particular and capitalist hegemony in general. The Marxist critical construct provides the theoretical basis for this researc...
ABSTRACT Prior to the deregulation of the broadcast industry in Nigeria in 1992, the broadcast landscape was one characterized by monopoly and lack of space for showcasing news that will enable audience to choose according to their preferences. Indeed what was obtainable then was a situation where every state established and controlled its own broadcast outfit in such a manner that the audience was left with no alternative. The establishment of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission by the Bab...
ABSTRACT Theatre performances in Nigeria have experienced a lot of setbacks in the recent past. The choice for this particular topic is not farfetched. [t is simply an atte1npt to analyse the factors responsible for the low popularity of live theatre performance in Nigeria today. Public Relations as a medium of communication has a significant role 111 mobilizing prospective theatre patrons. The term Public Relations in the context of this work covers the role of town criers, village heads, ...
ABSTRACT According to earlier scholars including Nketia (1965) and Opoku (1964), dance education and practice in Ghana emerged as an offshoot of a cultural educational programme that was geared towards inculcating strong sense of discipline and professionalism amongst Ghanaians, to induce collective co-existence and national growth after the attainment of self-rule in 1957. Furthermore, Adinku (1994) recalls Nkrumah’s employment of indigenous dance and arts as a unifying tool amongst citiz...
ABSTRACT This work examines gender portrayal in Edufa by Efua Theodora Sutherland and In the Chest of a Woman by Efo Kodjo Mawugbe both of whom are of blessed memory. It considers Sutherland as the mother of modern Ghanaian Drama and Mawugbe as an icon of Ghanaian Drama; assessing their contributions and achievements as playwrights and dramatists in Ghana. An in-depth analysis of the plays was carried out to ascertain the conflicts and messages imbedded in them. The study was based mainly on ...