Papers by GRACE ITORO IBANGA
KIU Journal of Humanities, Jan 26, 2020
The purpose of this essay is to examine the archetypal construction of female characters in the w... more The purpose of this essay is to examine the archetypal construction of female characters in the works of three Nigerian novelists. It explores Adimora-Ezeigbo's, Emecheta's and Adichie's portrayal of women in their maternal, spiritual, educative, domestic and productive capacities (or locations), in an exclusive patriarchal society, using Jungian model. The study argues that through the protagonists display of archetypal Mothers' perfections and innocent youth, the novelists use womanhood to project definitely positive images of healthy nations and humanity. It posits that Jung's position that universal images had existed since the remotest times, are more or less hidden somewhere in our biological, psychological and social natures. It concludes that the views of archetypes as collective unconscious are capable of being applied in all human endeavours in the real world.
EJOTMAS: Ekpoma Journal of Theatre and Media Arts, 2019
This paper examines the concept of feminism and human rights as captured in Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh'... more This paper examines the concept of feminism and human rights as captured in Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh's Our Wives Have Gone Mad Again and Femi Osofisan'sYungba-Yungba and the Dance Contest. Feminism is a reaction by the womenfolk to societal misrepresentation whereby patriarchy classifies women as docile, passive, men-haters, witches, etc. Feminism is the clamouring of women's rights on the platform of equality of sexes. It is an intellectual or political movement with a driving force for the recognition of the legal claims of women to their rights as are available in their societies; which are predominately enjoyed by men alone. Feminism purposes to investigate the nature of gender inequality. The term "gender" is an aspect of the collective unconscious of a complex human experience. It is an archetypal element that demands rituals, sex, aggression, social status gender affects power and authority. It is unsurprising; therefore, that patriarchy employs power and authority to dominate over women. This is because men believe they are the lords umpiring over the use of woman. And that is why feminism portrays women's and men's social functions, challenges, experience, interest and feminist politics in different fields of study as anthropology and sociology, communication, media studies, psychoanalysis, home economics, literature and education.
KIU Journal of Humanities., 2019
The evil of human trafficking has often been propagated only on the social media for many years, ... more The evil of human trafficking has often been propagated only on the social media for many years, and people have had to doubt the reality of these reports. Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo has not only creatively visualised the evil of human trafficking, but has also made the reader to feel the forceful involvement of the innocent youth in the exercise of human trafficking. The creative depth of Trafficked is characterised by the stark reality of social and moral issues in Nigerian communities, often caused by the Nigerian immigrants in Asia, Europe and America. The novel exposes the degeneration perpetrated by unscrupulous adults and their inordinate quest to amass wealth. This paper portrays Adimora-Ezeigbo's advocacy for the re-evaluation of the social, moral and cultural values which underscore the rehabilitation of the Nigerian youth to ensure better living conditions and the achievement of human labour and dignity.
KIU Journal of Humanities , 2019
The purpose of this essay is to examine the archetypal construction of female characters in the w... more The purpose of this essay is to examine the archetypal construction of female characters in the works of three Nigerian novelists. It explores Adimora-Ezeigbo's, Emecheta's and Adichie's portrayal of women in their maternal, spiritual, educative, domestic and productive capacities (or locations), in an exclusive patriarchal society, using Jungian model. The study argues that through the protagonists display of archetypal Mothers' perfections and innocent youth, the novelists use womanhood to project definitely positive images of healthy nations and humanity. It posits that Jung's position that universal images had existed since the remotest times, are more or less hidden somewhere in our biological, psychological and social natures. It concludes that the views of archetypes as collective unconscious are capable of being applied in all human endeavours in the real world.
Asia Social Issues, 2021
Employing the archetypal theory, this article uses historicocritical, literary, and descriptive m... more Employing the archetypal theory, this article uses historicocritical, literary, and descriptive methods to examine the issues associated with women being identified as their own common enemies of progress as depicted in Adimora-Ezeigbo's Trafficked (2008) and Roses and Bullets (2014). The paper analyses the daunting statures of villain archetypal figureshuman-trafficked businesswomen, wicked husband-relation, the stepmother, and the motherin-law-and the inherent complications such relationships have with minor women who are not equal to the so-called influential status-classified women (control women). It argues that there exist different individual types that characterise the contrastive characters to the point of equilibrium in all human relationships both in real life and in fiction. Furthermore, it demonstrates that in every culture or society where human beings exist there is always the good, the bad, and the ugly people who work for or against the socioeconomic growth of humanity. Hence, the article submits that the villain archetype does not make for the progress of the human race, and so women should cut down on the perceived inherent wicked trait in their relationship with others.
Marang: Journal of Language and Literature., 2020
Whereas contemporary global feminism, as propagated in the West tends to present narratives by wo... more Whereas contemporary global feminism, as propagated in the West tends to present narratives by women as fundamentally targeted at gender war against sexual inequality, many female writers in Nigeria are more given to projecting aspects of Africa's cultural humanism that elevates womanhood without necessarily leaning on gender conflicts. One of such female writers that has impressively carved for herself a space in Nigeria's Feminist discourse is Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo. She elevates the Mother-Figure in her works to the extent that it is possible to speak of motherhood in its archetypal sublimity. This paper examines how Adimora-Ezeigbo projects the extra-humaneness which the Mother-Figure represents, beyond the pettiness and ordinariness to which the patriarchal world has confined women. She is comprehensively selfless and does whatever is positive to improve human life. The discussion uses C. G. Jung's Archetypal Theory to establish the extent to which the Mother-Figure reacts against men's stereotypes of women. It shows that the modern woman has since risen above the traditional limitations imposed on her by men. The paper concludes that Adimora-Ezeigbo brilliantly constructs female characters imbued with bold and daring qualities which effectively confront some patriarchal structures in Nigeria.
Human Trafficking in Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo Trafficked (2008)
The evil of human trafficking has often been propagated only on the social media for many years, ... more The evil of human trafficking has often been propagated only on the social media for many years, and people have had to doubt the reality of these reports. Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo has not only creatively visualised the evil of human trafficking, but has also made the reader to feel the forceful involvement of the innocent youth in the exercise of human trafficking. The creative depth of Trafficked is characterised by the stark reality of social and moral issues in Nigerian communities, often caused by the Nigerian immigrants in Asia, Europe and America. The novel exposes the degeneration perpetrated by unscrupulous adults and their inordinate quest to amass wealth. This paper portrays Adimora-Ezeigbo’s advocacy for the re-evaluation of the social, moral and cultural values which underscore the rehabilitation of the Nigerian youth to ensure better living conditions and the achievement of human labour and dignity.
Archetypal Construction of Major Female Characters in the Works of Three Nigerian Novelists
The purpose of this essay is to examine the archetypal construction of female characters in the w... more The purpose of this essay is to examine the archetypal construction of female characters in the works of three Nigerian novelists. It explores Adimora-Ezeigbo’s, Emecheta’s and Adichie’s portrayal of women in their maternal, spiritual, educative, domestic and productive capacities (or locations), in an exclusive patriarchal society, using Jungian model. The study argues that through the protagonists display of archetypal Mothers’ perfections and innocent youth, the novelists use womanhood to project definitely positive images of healthy nations and humanity. It posits that Jung’s position that universal images had existed since the remotest times, are more or less hidden somewhere in our biological, psychological and social natures. It concludes that the views of archetypes as collective unconscious are capable of being applied in all human endeavours in the real world. Key words: Archetypes, universal images, Jungian collective, unconscious, archetypal Mother, maternal, spiritual l...
EJOTMAS: Ekpoma Journal of Theatre and Media Arts
This paper examines the concept of feminism and human rights as captured in Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh’... more This paper examines the concept of feminism and human rights as captured in Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh’s Our Wives Have Gone Mad Again and Femi Osofisan’s Yungba-Yungba and the Dance Contest. Feminism is a reaction by the womenfolk to societal misrepresentation whereby patriarchy classifies women as docile, passive, men-haters, witches, etc. Feminism is the clamouring of women’s rights on the platform of equality of sexes. It is an intellectual or political movement with a driving force for the recognition of the legal claims of women to their rights as are available in their societies; which are predominately enjoyed by men alone. Feminism purposes to investigate the nature of gender inequality. The term “gender” is an aspect of the collective unconscious of a complex human experience. It is an archetypal element that demands rituals, sex, aggression, social status gender affects power and authority. It is unsurprising; therefore, that patriarchy employs power and authority to dominate o...
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