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Queering Authoritarianism in Uganda: Dissident Sexualities and Tropical African [anti]-Aesthetics in Stella Nyanzi’s No Roses from my Mouth by Akingbe, Niyi

“…In this article, I argue that queering female sexualities as ‘dissident sexualities’ Stella Nyanzi in her collection of prison poems, No Roses from My Mouth…”
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Exploring ecofeminism, ecocriticism, aquapoetics, and environmental humanities in Gabeba Baderoon’s poetry by Akingbe, Niyi

“…In this article I focus on Gabeba Baderoon’s engagement with nature and the ecological nuances in her poetry. Baderoon is an accomplished South African poet…”
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Whose Lesotho? Trauma, memory, and revisiting a time of fear in Rethabile Masilo's Poetry by Akingbe, Niyi

“…This paper is focused on the analysis of the gripping narratives of Lesotho's political terror and violence between 1972 and 1986 as captured in Rethabile…”
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Has this house fallen? Fragile nationhood and the Fulani herdsmen's genocide in Nigerian poetry by Akingbe, Niyi

“…The paper evaluates the prevailing anxieties gnawing at the Nigeria nation-state, deriving from the Fulani herdsmen's genocidal campaign. These anxieties are…”
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Metatheatricalizing Communal Exploitation in Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Ngugi wa Miriis’ I Will Marry When I want by Akingbe, Niyi

“…Metatheatre often refers to the capability of a stage text and performance to ostensibly establish a gamut of commentaries needed to repudiate a pervading…”
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Writing violence: Problematizing nationhood in Wole Soyinka's A Shuttle in the Crypt by Niyi Akingbe

“…Wole Soyinka’s A Shuttle in the Crypt is a distillation of deep-seated anger against what he perceived as his “unjustified confinement” of twenty-five months…”
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Reminiscing the Blank Spaces of Sojourn: Sublimating Emotional Flights in Taban Lo Liyong’s “Words That Melt A Mountain” by Akingbe, Niyi

“…Taban Lo Liyong’s profoundity as a foremost writer from East Africa is often showcased by his wilful eccentricity and dogged iconoclasm, which exuberantly dot…”
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Creating the Past, and Still Counting the Losses: Evaluating Narrative of the Nigerian Civil War in Buchi Emecheta’s DESTINATION BIAFRA by Akingbe, Niyi

“…Buchi Emecheta's Destination Biafra chronicles happenings of the Nigerian civil war. The criticism in the novel is directed at the greed, corruption and sadism…”
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Peach Country , by Nondwe MpumaPeach Country, by Nondwe Mpuma, uHlanga Press. 2022. pp. 52, ISBN: 978-0-620-98688-5: uHlanga Press. 2022. pp. 52, ISBN: 978-0-620-98688-5 by Akingbe, Niyi

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Bearing the Burden, Divulging Emotional Fears: Secrets in Solitude by Olanike Asake CrownwayBearing the Burden, Divulging Emotional Fears: Secrets in Solitude by Olanike Asake Crownway, Winepress, Noirledge Publishing. 2022. pp. 69, ISBN 9789785934212 (ebook): Winepress, Noirledge Publishing. 2022. pp. 69, ISBN 9789785934212 (ebook) by Akingbe, Niyi

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Protest, Erotism, and Subversive Innuendo: 'Radical Rudeness' Poetics in Stella Nyanzi's No Roses from My Mouth by Akingbe, Niyi

“…This article identifies the trope of impoliteness, otherwise called 'radical rudeness', in Stella Nyanzi's collection of poetry, No Roses from My Mouth. When…”
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Locating the Sacred: "Claimed" and "Unclaimed" Spaces in John P. Clark-Bekederemo's Remains of a Tide and Harry Garuba's Animist Chants and Memorials by Akingbe, Niyi

“…In this article I argue that the sacred in John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo's Remains of a Tide (Ibadan: Mosuro, 2018) and Harry Garuba's Animist Chants and…”
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Violence Begets More Violence in The Niger Delta: A Conversation with G’Ebinyo Ogbowei by Akingbe, Niyi

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Majek Fashek (1963-2020) by Akingbe, Niyi

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Tendering Griefs; Bemoaning a Tragedy of Postcolonial Governance in Lesotho: A Chat with Rethabile Masilo by Akingbe, Niyi

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In memoriam: Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya (1930-2020) by Akingbe, Niyi

“…If the decision to write a tribute to Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya only a few months after his death is frowned on as being too early, it can be explained by the…”
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Halting a Wilful Degeneration into the Abyss: Rhapsodizing the Morass of Despair in Esiaba Irobi's Inflorescence and Cotyledons by Akingbe, Niyi

“…An examination of Nigeria's nationhood in the themes of Inflorescence (1989) and Cotyledons (2009) reveals a dogged inscription of Esiaba Irobi's poems within…”
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Popular Music in Nigeria: Language, Context and Milieu by Onanuga, Paul, Akingbe, Niyi

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'Voicing Protest': Performing Cross-Cultural Revolt in Gambino's 'This is America' and Falz's 'This is Nigeria' by Akingbe, Niyi, Onanuga, Paul Ayodele

“…The paper addresses the dialectics of protest and revolt in Childish Gambino's musical video 'This is America' and its adapted version in Falz's musical video…”
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Resisting Pacification: Locating Tension in G'Ebinyo Ogbowei's Poetry by Akingbe, Niyi, Onanuga, Paul Ayodele

“…This paper analyses the tension between subjugation and resistance as represented in G'Ebinyo Ogbowei's six poetry collections, through the lens of discourse…”
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