Kwara State University
Saeedat ALIYU
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Department: Linguistics African and European Languages
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| 1 | Globalisation and neo-colonialism: political activism in Ibiwari Ikiriko’s oily tears of the Delta. |
The classification of countries of the world according to economic and technological power is prompting calls for new consciousness towards the factors that influence power relations. African writers focus on socio-political and economic issues bedevilling the African continent since the end of colonialism has alluded to the influence of former colonising countries in economic and political affairs of post-independent African countries giving credence to terms such as neo-colonialism and neo-imperialism to describe the subtle but salient presence of these foreign nations in core economic sectors. This is further emphasized by the unequal access to such resources by the host communities. This paper explores how Ibiwari Ikiriko in his collection of poetry, Oily Tears of the Delta, brings to the fore the impacts of neo-colonialism on the Nigerian economic base. It investigates his use of imagery and language in depicting the despoliation of a Nigerian community where crude oil is mined all in the spirit of ‘interdependent global economies’. By focusing on the plight of the masses and the environment, Ikiriko reveals an emerging sensibility on the part of contemporary African writers towards the protection of not just the people from economic drain but also the environment from annihilation. Keywords: globalization, neo-colonialism, literary activism, economy, poetry, dominance | Bodunde, C.A. & Aliyu S.B. | Vol. 1, No. 1. 122-133. | ACU Journal of Humanities. Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State. | 2018-01-01 | ||