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This book examines the depiction of the Delta region of Nigeria
through literature and other cultural art forms. The Niger Delta
has been thrust into the global limelight due to resource
extraction and conflict, but it is also a region with a rich
culture, environment, and heritage. The creative imagination of the
area’s artists has been fuelled by the area’s pressing concerns
of indigenous peoples, minority discourse, environmental
degradation, climate change, multinational corporations' greed,
dictatorship, and people’s struggle for control of their
resources. Taking a holistic approach to the Niger Delta
experience, this book showcases artistic responses from literature,
visual arts, and performances (such as masquerades, dances, and
festivals). Chapters cover authors, artists, and performers such as
Ben Okri, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Isidore Okpewho, J.P. Clark, and Bruce
Onobrakpeya, as well as topics like the famous Benin bronze figures
and Urhobo Udje dance. Affirming the wealth and diversity of the
region which continues to inspire creative artistic productions,
The Literature and Arts of the Niger Delta will be of interest to
researchers of African literature, arts, and other cultural
productions.
This book examines the depiction of the Delta region of Nigeria
through literature and other cultural art forms. The Niger Delta
has been thrust into the global limelight due to resource
extraction and conflict, but it is also a region with a rich
culture, environment, and heritage. The creative imagination of the
area's artists has been fuelled by the area's pressing concerns of
indigenous peoples, minority discourse, environmental degradation,
climate change, multinational corporations' greed, dictatorship,
and people's struggle for control of their resources. Taking a
holistic approach to the Niger Delta experience, this book
showcases artistic responses from literature, visual arts, and
performances (such as masquerades, dances, and festivals). Chapters
cover authors, artists, and performers such as Ben Okri, Ken
Saro-Wiwa, Isidore Okpewho, J.P. Clark, and Bruce Onobrakpeya, as
well as topics like the famous Benin bronze figures and Urhobo Udje
dance. Affirming the wealth and diversity of the region which
continues to inspire creative artistic productions, The Literature
and Arts of the Niger Delta will be of interest to researchers of
African literature, arts, and other cultural productions.
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