Keya Chakraborty (1942-1977) was one of the brightest stars in Bengali Theatre (during the 60s and 70s) who also was one of the very few women stalwarts in the performance space. Her sudden and untimely death while shooting a film was one of the most controversial events in the theatre circuit which attracted several eyeballs. She was the leading lady of Theatre Group, Nandikar founded by Ajitesh Bandopadhyay and appeared in some of their famous plays such as Tin Poisar Pala, Bhalomanus...
Oral Literature as an art form is as primordial as human existence. It transcends all races and religions. As an art form, oral literature constitutes the stories, songs, dances, proverbs, riddle, ethics, values, superstitious beliefs, architecture, dressmaking, hairstyle and the totality of the people’s way of life, that is, their culture. Oral literature is largely composed, performed or transmitted orally. This paper examines folkloric motifs in Ibibio movies – a study of Akpan Ekwong ...
Culture is a home where the rules and regulations, modus operandi analysing the functional and operational units of a society resides. It is validated by the agreement of members to permeate their rights and obligations in the development of the social structure. The crux of this matter is that how political framings are introduced into the society is premised on the groundwork of communal understanding, organized thought processes, control of the affairs and resources of the entire society...
In 2018, Childline announced that it had carried out more than 4000 counselling sessions in one year for children. The Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness has since found that one in 10 pre-school children feel lonely, along with one in five 7-12 years old and four in five adolescents. (Walker, 2018). Irrespective of the age, class and status, the mental well-being of every child must be handled as very important as their physical health. From studies, loneliness is not an obvious disorder that ...
INTRODUCTION Genderism, an apt neologism for gender equilibrium in literary discourse and creativity is a sequel to feminism following the emergence of gender studies in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Since 1975 – declared by the United Nations as the international women’s year, there has been an uprising in the global ferment of female activism which through all fields of human endeavour, from the art of politics to the politics of arts. Feminism was initially founded on the ...
BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION QUESTION: IDENTIFY THREE RESEARCHABLE COMMUNICATION TOPICS AND DEVELOP A RESEARCH PROPOSAL WITH ONE OF THE TOPICS. THE PROPOSAL MUST COVER ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF A PROPOSAL. IDENTIFIED TOPICS: 1. HOME VIDEO AS NIGERIAN IMAGE MAKER 2. MEDIA AND RELIGION 3. MEDIA AND ETHICS A PROJECT PROPOSAL ON THE TOPIC: HOME VIDEO AS NIGERIAN IMAGE MAKER BY SHIAONDO DOOWUESE RU...
ABSTRACT The objective of this work is to examine the role of popular music and language influence with reference to the Hiphop genre in propagating morals in our immediate society. When technology was non-existent and before the western ideology meets Africa, music has forever take significant stand in traditional folklore, festival, rituals and other important aspects of our cultural heritage. Over the years, the music of Africa has played more roles in social integration and development as...
This is a brief introduction to Documentary. For those who would like to go into documentary and need a little preamble to the art.
The paper is a statement regarding African dance today, it raises the question of whether or not Africans still retain the same dance as time pass through westernization. Abstract Dance has always been an indispensable element of life in African society, binding together communities and helping individuals to understand their roles in relation to the community. Inspiritual rituals, dance helps people to understand and remember their role in relation to the divine. Dance in social ceremonies...