Women and Nature in the Movie, "Black November"

Authors

  • Adachukwu Okafor Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
  • Mrs Onyinyechi Anyalenkeya Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56666/ahyu.v7i.153

Keywords:

Ecocriticism, Ecofeminism, Nollywood, Black November

Abstract

Issues about people’s natural environment have undeniably become an integral part of human existence. In this regard, a lot of literary scholars and social critics have unrelentingly written on how to curtail or end the numerous environmental degradations. Despite many studies conducted on environmental concerns in Nigerian literature, only little attention has been given to how Nollywood movies contribute to this cause. Using Jeta Amata’s film, Black November—an outstanding film with environmental underpinnings—this paper argues that there is a gender trajectory to the environmental issues in Nigerian literature. Specifically, in Black November. We find that women possess an innate ingenious heroism, which upstages the notion that the Niger Delta struggle was carried out by men alone. Drawing on an ecofeminist theoretical approach, this essay further explores the affinity between man’s domination of nature and the patriarchal domination of women. Considering the various resilient attributes of women in the movie towards a sustainable environment, the study concludes that women could contribute immensely towards curbing environmental issues if patriarchal authorities would give them more latitude to do so.

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Author Biographies

Adachukwu Okafor, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

Adachukwu Okafor is a lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Her Research interest is in African literature. Recent work includes: (with Onyinyechi Anyalenkeya, “Explicitness and Vulgarity in Igbo Bridal Songs,” Journal of the English Language Teachers Association of Nigeria 13.1 (2023): 47-56. Email: <okaforadachukwu27@gmail.com>.

Mrs Onyinyechi Anyalenkeya, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State

Onyinyechi Anyalenkeya is a lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Her Research interests are in comparative literature, intertextuality, archetypal theory, ritual drama and gender studies. Her recent works include: ‘‘Reimagining Narrative Syncretism in Nduka Otiono’s The Night Hides with a Knife,” Critical Perspectives on Nduka Otiono, 2024, pp. 67-82 and a short story, ‘‘The Depth of Pain’’, Ahyu: A journal of Language and Literature 5 (2022): 88-91. Email:  <anyalenkeyaonyinyechi@gmail.com>.

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Published

2024-12-04

How to Cite

Okafor, A., & Anyalenkeya, O. . (2024). Women and Nature in the Movie, "Black November". Ahyu: A Journal of Language and Literature, 7, 40–48. https://doi.org/10.56666/ahyu.v7i.153
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