CONTESTING VIEWS ON FEMALE CHARACTERS IN Ẹ̀JẸ̀ MÉJÌ, A YORUBA MOVIE

Authors

  • Bayo R Omolola Department of Communication Arts Community College of Baltimore Count
  • Davie E Mutasa Department of African Languages University of South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/1016-8427/543

Abstract

The paper examines a Yoruba movie, links it to some Yoruba beliefs and asserts the connection between the reality and the creative production. To anchor its major point, it incorporates some verbal expressions of the Yoruba, draws attention to the thoughts that other scholars have about women’s empowerment and the challenges that educated African women face as they engage with their illiterate counterparts, and cites evidence from the movie, Ẹ̀jẹ̀ MeÌjiÌ€. At the end, the paper drifts towards a better painting of women’s image even though it echoes existing contradictory views on women.

Published

2015-11-02

How to Cite

Omolola, Bayo R, and Davie E Mutasa. 2015. “CONTESTING VIEWS ON FEMALE CHARACTERS IN Ẹ̀JẸ̀ MÉJÃŒ, A YORUBA MOVIE”. Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies 25 (1). https://doi.org/10.25159/1016-8427/543.

Issue

Section

Articles
Received 2015-11-02
Accepted 2015-11-02
Published 2015-11-02