Kwara State University
Saeedat ALIYU
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Department: Linguistics African and European Languages
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| S/N | Title | Abstract | Authors | Volume Numbers | Publication Type | Publication Date | Link | |
| 1 | Social mediation in Denja Abdullahi’s Mairogo |
Contemporary African writers have over time responded to issues affecting the society, depicting and criticising the challenges facing the people. This paper examines Denja Abdullahi’s style of using a miscreant as a metaphor to comment on the challenges of modern society in his dramatic poem – Mairogo: A Buffoon’s poetic Journey around Northern Nigeria. It posits that as contemporary African poets continue to show commitment to socio-political and economic emancipation of the masses and the development of their societies, ingenious styles continue to emerge as they seek alternative ways of bringing messages of social redemption closer to the people. Keywords: Almajiri, masses, social vision, Mairogo | Aliyu, S.B. | ISBN: 978-125-793-8 | Literature in northern Nigeria: from foundations to contemporary challenges. Babura, S. A. and Muritala, A. (eds.). 170-179. A Publication of the Department of English and Literary Studies, Bayero University, Kano. | 2015-01-01 | ||