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 | Ecocritical analysis of Ifowodo’s the oil lamp |
The discovery of oil in Nigeria has paradoxically brought fortune and destruction to its people. Communities in the Niger Delta region where crude oil is sourced have been on the frontline of the negative impact of oil exploration activities. The non-abatement of the degradation of land, air and water resources of this region has become a vibrant metaphor for Nigerian poets to criticize and proffer solutions to. This provides the justification for the use of Ecocrtiticism as tool of analysis. This paper explores the various imageries employed by Ogaga Ifowodo in his collection of poetry; The Oil Lamp as he discusses the devastating effects of oil exploration in the Niger Delta region. The imageries used by Ifowodo portray lopsidedness in the treatment of the people of the region where this much needed resource is got and of the natural environment. This lopsided treatment is revealed as having negative implications on the climate. The paper concludes that, with the international clamour on the need to foster a balance in issues relating to the environment and other activities that affect it, Ifowodo’s stance in the collection sets an agendum for other stakeholders in the polity to give technological advancement a human face. Keywords: Ecocrititicism, Ecopoetics, the Niger-Delta, Ifowodo | Aliyu-Ibrahim, F.R. and Aliyu, S.B. | Vol. 6, No. 1 ISSN: 2141-5196 | The Springboard Journal, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin | 2014-01-01 | ||