Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change: Fiction, Popular Songs, and the Media in Hausa Society across Borders
Author:   Ousseina D. Alidou
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
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Pages:   286
Publication Date:   30 April 2024
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Author:   Ousseina D. Alidou
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   The University of Michigan Press
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780472076680


ISBN 10:   047207668
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   30 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter One: Writing Resistance/Breaking Silence: Razinat T. Mohammed’s Transgressive Novel Habiba Chapter Two: Hausa Gospel Popular Song “Mazaje” (Men): Musical Advocacy Against Gender-based Violence Chapter Three: Alhaji Roaming the City: Gender, HIV Popular Songs, and Performing Arts Chapter Four: Hausa Poetic Narratives, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Vernacular Criticism Chapter Five: Aminu ALA Wak’a’s Song “Hasbi Allahu”: Critical Poetics, Coronavirus Pandemics, and Islamic Sermonic Wa’azi Concluding Remarks References

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“Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change is a thoughtful exploration of the vernacular aesthetics deployed by some cultural activists in search of justice. Drawing on her considerable expertise, Alidou documents how a new generation of wordsmiths blends artistry and advocacy to discredit old orthodoxies and advance new ways of being Hausa. By tracing the production and politicization of Hausa texts, songs, and performances, this book offers a compelling portrait of popular culture as a discursive force of change.” - Adeline Masquelier, Tulane University “Professor Ousseina Alidou’s brilliant study of musical and textual productions by women of the Muslim Sahel invites scholars to probe deeply the texts and music women artists employ to question and disrupt patriarchy. This must-read text will stimulate classroom conversations on gender justice.” - Elias Kifon Bongmba, Harry and Hazel Chavanne Chair in Christian Theology and Professor of Religion, Rice University


"""Professor Ousseina Alidou's brilliant study of musical and textual productions by women of the Muslim Sahel invites scholars to probe deeply the texts and music women artists employ to question and disrupt patriarchy. This must-read text will stimulate classroom conversations on gender justice.""--Elias Kifon Bongmba, Harry and Hazel Chavanne Chair in Christian Theology and Professor of Religion, Rice University ""Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change is a thoughtful exploration of the vernacular aesthetics deployed by some cultural activists in search of justice. Drawing on her considerable expertise, Alidou documents how a new generation of wordsmiths blends artistry and advocacy to discredit old orthodoxies and advance new ways of being Hausa. By tracing the production and politicization of Hausa texts, songs, and performances, this book offers a compelling portrait of popular culture as a discursive force of change.""--Adeline Masquelier, Tulane University"


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Ousseina D. Alidou is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics and African Studies at Rutgers University.

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