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Item Bridging the gap between the sciences and the humanities in nigeria: literature and the wale okediran example(2022) Aguoru, D.The dichotomy between the sciences and the humanities has continued to be a concern, particularly in the 21st Century. However, conscious and consistent efforts are being made globally at bridging the gap through the promotion of interaction and multidisciplinary approach to issues. Contemporary studies on these have not only engaged from diverse theoretical positions but have made specific interventions in reconstructing the link that will synergise both in the new world order. This study juxtaposes these realities vis -a-vis the purpose and significance of the sciences and the humanities as separate enterprises, and when melded together as a single enterprise. Taking bearing from the medical practices of Sigmund Freud, his interpretations and diagnostic approach to literature; this paper examines the professional experience of Wale Okediran and his literary writings. Okediran, a Nigerian physician, writer and politician, through his work, social and political interaction further ennobles the fusion of the sciences and the humanities in being able to conscientise and positively influence his society.Item Dreams as reinforcing stimulus in emily jane bronte’s gothic romance(Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, Nigeria, 2022) Aguoru, D.Dreams and interpretation of dreams are elements that have been subjected to psychological, neuroscientific and religious examination. Dreaming, a common experience, is shared by mankind irrespective of race, gender or social indices and has been identified even in species amongst mammals. This study is concerned with the significance of dreams as reinforcing stimuli in literary texts. It explores the category of dreams that are yet to be dreamt but are explored as reinforcing stimuli in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. These dreams which are mental creations of creative writers are attributed to characters invented for the purpose o f a story or a narrative technique. Brontes engagement of the dream concept and dream interpretation in constructing the plot, the structure and characterisation in Wuthering Heights is also a concern of this paper. It is observed that they embody dominant literary and archetypal elements with universal appeal. Dream visions in Emily Bronte's gothic romance portray hidden psychological and emotional patterns of individuals which recur while dreaming. Taking bearingfrom Freudian perspectives, dream analysis in literary texts reveals depths of buried memories in a manner that they can be explicated.Item Portrayal of traditional psychotherapeutic context in j. p. clark's song of a goat(The National Association for the Study of Religions and Education (NASRED), Nigeria., 2022) Aguoru, D.Traditional medicine, in its rea context, is the totality o f the ancient manner and means o f restoring, preserving and protecting health. The objective is to sustain practices t at promote the wellbeing o f the people particularly, before the advent o f modem medicine . The approaches to the sustenance o f health as a social welfare paclcage for peoples are adapted from and to traditiona, religious beliefs and values o f each community, which are generationally transferred. Traditional medicine offers diverse areas o f specialisation which include herbal medicine, midwifery, and treatment o f infertility, mental healing and somatic therapy. This paper therefore unjacks the traditional psychotherapeutic context portrayed in J.P Clark's Song o f a Goat. Through descriptive qualitative research design and instrumentalities o f combination o f both traditional psychotherapy and behaviour therapy, the paper underscores the roles a traditional psychother pist plays among the Urhobo and Izon peoples ofN iger Delta, on family matters and the responses o f the clients portrayed under psycho-social a id cultural contexts. These foreground existing psychotherapeutic forms, peculiarly the systemic which comprises of: counselling psychology, marriage and family therapy and body psychotherapy: exercise, massage and sexuality. The symptoms portrayed in the cases examined in this study, chiefly on family therapeutic discourse, further reinforce the reality o f the diagnosis of disorders; defences and outrage ii particular and it’s rippling effectItem National Character and the Narrative of Self-Image in Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom and Obasanjo’s My Watch.(2022) Aguoru, D.Building on the view of biographical writing as a cultural practice and expression, this article adopts identity and narrative theories to discuss the interconnection between national character and identity construction in political autobiographies. It used Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom [LWF] (1994) and Obasanjo’s My Watch [MW] (2014) as primary texts. It identifies prejudice against black South Africans as the national character in LWF and postcolonial political disillusionment in Nigeria as that of MW. It further demonstrates how the personalities of Mandela and Obasanjo are rooted in role-based identity and the respective saliences that activate this identity type. Additionally, it discusses the modes of narration in the two texts. The article concludes that national character is a socio-cultural and psychological indicator that influences identity construction in political autobiographies.Item From Alarm jo to Oniduro: Stand-up Comedy as a Neo-Cultural Expression in Nigeria(2022) Aguoru, D.Comedy (Awada), a treasured genre among the itinerant (Alarinjo) theatre of the Yoruba, has become a dominant influence on diverse performances in Nigeria. Indeed, it could be argued that contemporary Nigerian stand-up comedy has been largely influenced by the indigenous Alarinjo tradition of the Yoruba, which harks back to the turn of the 21st century. Building on Alarinjo as a dominant precursor, the Nigerian stand-up comedy platform, in the last two decades has integrated ethnic, linguistic and religious affiliations to become a bastion of recreation transcending the boundaries of the nation-state. Phenomenal though it has been, researchers have hardly traced Nigerian stand-up comedy from its Alarinjo antecedents, it being a dominant source and influence, to its eclectic contemporary state. Therefore, this study, through a neo-cultural lens, examines the development from Awada/Alarinjo to Stand-up comedy in Nigeria; with a view to providing a credible understanding of the origin, influences, trends, motifs and forms of the fledgling industry. While acknowledging the complexities inherent in empiricism and positivism, the paper charts a genealogical argument for Nigerian stand-up comedy beginning with the performances of unnamed palace satiric entertainers which are traceable to almost every ethnic group in Nigeria, the diverse comic performances inherent in mask dramaturgy, through the Alc-ritualizcd’ itinerant troupes among the Yoruba. It connects this with the professional travelling theatre of the Ogunde Tradition that brought the traditional theatres of Nigeria, the art of Moses Olaiya, and Gbenga Adeboye, the precursor of Yoruba and indeed contemporary stand-up comedy in Nigeria into limelight. Linking these with aspects of the art of Alii Baba, Gbenga Adeyinka I, Julius Agwu, Basket Mouth, Gandoki, De Don Klint de Drunk and Mohammed Danjuma among others, stand-up comedy-as a contemporary art- is purposively interrogated. Thus, the paper chronicles the sociological, literary and multicultural metamorphosis of this theatrical and comical form.Item Retrieving, Translating, and Archiving Hubert Ogunde’s Aye(2022) Aguoru, D.As the rapid evolution into a globalised community progresses, translation across languages becomes a major tool of cross cultural and transnational negotiation. This study is conceived more as a translation of the libretto of Hubert Ogunde’s Ay for archival and literary purposes. This is with the understanding that as the contemporary world continues to move centripetally towards globalisation, translation across languages becomes more important than ever. The significance of Hubert Ogunde’s works as precursor to the Nigerian Operatic Alarinjo (Travelling) theatre can only be preserved in translated forms that makes the performance texts retrievable. This paper is divided into four parts : an introduction to the opera of the Alarinjo School,a synopsis of the opera, an inclusion of a picture of the translator with Hubert Ogunde’s statue standing before the drum he played in his life time, a sequential arrangement of the full music of the opera as produced by Hubert Ogunde in his earliest performance of the opera on stage and the translation of the full music of the opera by this author - Adedoyin Aguoru.Hubert Ogunde’s theory, art and performance defined the earliest professional theatrical movement in Nigeria. The preservation of this national theatrical form through translations and storing it in a retrievable format will enhance the preservation of this national treasure.Item Yugen And Iwa Lewa: The Underlying Principle Of Xcellence In Japanese And Yoruba Operatic Theatre(2019) Aguoru, D.Numerous studies on Japanese and Yoruba aesthetics have focused on the elements and ideals that form the essence of both cultures most of which are regarded as graceful and near esoteric. Several of these investigations centre on Japanese and Yoruba aestheticism which is thought to have been as elevated as spiritualism in the Japanese courts and provinces in the tenth century and in the same contexts in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial Yoruba Courts. This theatrical inquiry encapsulates aesthetic ideals that are central to the cultural identity of the Yoruba and the Japanese. They include Japanese art- the literary, the performing and fine arts and the Yoruba indigenous performing arts, and ceremonies among others. This paper examines Iwa lewa and Yugen, as theoretical underlying currents in Yoruba Alarinjo and Japanese Noll art. It portrays the concept of beauty across these nationalities as an agency within theoretical agencies engaged bv Zeami Motokiyo and Hubert Ogunde in designing and nurturing Ndh, Japan's ancient operatic theatre and Alarinjo, Nigeria's ancient and earliest professional operatic travelling theatre. Yugen. a concept that has become a profound and fundamental ideology in Japanese theatre, continually generates scholarship. Its near encyclopaedic definition is best summed up as 'elegant beauty' which is largely o f a visual quality, one that translates to a near indescribable but pleasurable experience. Hubert Ogunde's Iwa lewa substantially postulates that significance, rapport and social activity culminate in beauty and edification. Zeami Motokiyo's and Hubert Ogunde's treatises and critical insights as playwrights can be engaged as theoretical agency in examining contemporary and modern forms of Nohplavsand Alarinjo plays. The transformation of Nohfrom simpleplotal episodes ofSaragaku-Ndh into symbolic performances, evolved a form that maintains contemporary relevance. Similarly, Alarinjo evolved from the masque cult to diverse 'deritualized' performances. The postulations of these two dramatists have continued to serve as critical, civic, and political agency within the Japanese and Yoruba theatrical ambit. Noh and Yugen and Alarinjo and Iwa lewa contimieto in form contemporary ideals in Japanese and Yoruba performances, creating a new public evolving from the aesthetic principles, artistic and creative abilities which continue to permeate sensory experiences in both national literatures and cultures.Item Mentoring and Art: A Bio-critical Engagement of Ulli Beier and Duro Ladipo's Lives(Signet Impressions & Designs Ltd, 2018) Aguoru, D.Several studies on Ulli Beier and Duro Ladipo have established that they were precursors in the development and preservation of aspects o f Nigerian indigenous theatrical arts. There have been polemics arising from the critical opinions about the relationship that existed between these two artists and the implication of the influences they wielded, one on the other. Diverse forms of mentoring, an established system o f a co-creative process, is identified as the informal but effective ideology that sustained and reinforced the Beier-Ladipo collaboration. This study bio-critically explores two biographical works, Wole Ogundele's Omoluabi: UlliBeier, Yoruba Society and Culture and Aderemi Raji-Oyelade, Sola Olorunyomi and Abiodun Duro-Ladipo's Duro Ladipo: Thunder God on Stage. The paper engages their subjects beyond their lives to their creative passions that impacted Nigeria as well as the international communities beyond their lifetimes. The unmistakable significance o f mentorship as agency in the Beier-Ladipo collaboration culminated in the emergence of two dramatists, the Duro Ladipo School and a historical form o f the Nigerian operatic travelling theatrical tradition. Examining these antecedents is with a view to interrogating the contemporary value on mentoring relationships on the preservation o f cultureItem Orita ibadan journal of religious studies(2017) Aguoru, D.Trafficking has been described as all activities that entail the conveyance, sheltering and trade in humans within or across national and international boundaries through deceit, kidnap, or other forceful means with the intent of engaging victims in forced services or labour. Trafficking, particularly in women and children, is considered by the international community a fast growing global avarice. Dominant features of the globalised trade include: domestic servitude and prostitution which is different in comparison to the context of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. This study takes on prostitution in trafficking, engaging the inherent potential and the existing influence of the literary writer to conscientise, redefine and reposition the society. This is done by examining portrayals of character-types, development of the plot and depths of the thematic preoccupation and literary elements which have contributed immensely to the redefinition of Africa in Africa, and Africa before the international community. This paper employs Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s Trafficked and Chika Unigwe’s On Black Sisters’ Street, novels that thematically dwell on this global concern. It critically engages national and international postures in examining dimensions of trafficking such as: trafficking as an industry and cartel, prostitution as a vocation for the trafficked, portrayals of the stake holders, portrayals of the victims, value systems that promote the desire of young women to live and earn money abroad, and the psychological, physiological as well as sociological import of being trafficked and being a sex- slave. Trafficked and On Black Sisters ’Street are Nigerian literary templates that serve as conscientisation and deterrence for the class of women this new tool of trade targets.Item Osofisan's Thunder-King and the Recreation of Ladipo‘s Sango(2017) Aguoru, D.