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3 published articles matching "Gender representation"

African Literature

The Female Body in Nigerian Art: Negotiating Aesthetics, Morality, and Identity from Nok to the Contemporary

Obiora Anamaleze — Department of Fine Arts and Design, Wigwe University, Isiokpo, Rivers State, Nigeria1 · Vol. 31, No. 2 · 01 October 2025

Njoku Ken Iheukwumere (Wigwe University

The female body has remained a central motif in Nigerian art, symbolizing ideals of beauty, cultural identity, and social values from the traditional to the contemporary period. However, its representation continues to g...

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African Literature

Negotiating Female Agency in Olú Ọbáfẹmí’s Wheels: A Critical Discourse and Stylistic Approach

Abubakre Samiat Olúbùnmi — University of Ilorin, Ilorin. Nigeria · Vol. 31, No. 2 · 01 October 2025

Oyekulehin Abubakre

This study employs feminist stylistics and critical discourse analysis to examine the construction of gender identities in Olú Ọbáfẹmí's Wheels (2000). It investigates how the female characters, Àbẹkẹ and Kẹmi, are repre...

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