AJ24084 Contemporary Drama in English: Comparative Perspectives

Nigerian "Reaction"

Nigeria: Colonialism, Post-Colonialism and the Aftermath

  • Dicatatroship in Nigeria
  • "Things Fall Apart" - the influence of colonialism

Main Reading:

  • Wole Soyinka – Opera Wonyosi

Secondary readings:

  • “Wole Soyinka.” In: Plays 1.
  • “From the Colonial to the Post-colonial: Shakespeare and Education in Africa.” In: Post-Colonial Shakespeares. (218-234)

Recommended reading:

  • John Gay: Beggar’s Opera