PORTRAYAL OF NIGERIAN WOMEN'S ASSERTIVENESS IN NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS [Paperback]

Iyabode Daniel (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3639154398 | ISBN-13: 978-3639154399 | Publication Date: July 3, 2009

The discursive involvement of women in the question of their disempowerment in Nigeria has not been adequately treated. This book consequently looks at the assertiveness content of Nigerian women¿s linguistic and pictorial self-representation in Nigerian newspapers. It assessed the women¿s empowerment level over a decade after the 1995 Beijing Conference. At the conference, the mass media was accused of habitually misrepresenting women, linguistically and pictorially, to perpetuate the perceived oppressive patriarchal order. Critical Discourse Analysis was used to broadly interrogate women¿s power location in the Nigerian newspapers. It found that the women appeared linguistically and pictorially self-assertive, while their underlying cognition seemingly indicated consent to patriarchal hegemony. Women are thus found to be key contributors to their continued non-empowerment through negative linguistic and pictorial self-representations that suggested their acceptance of the patriarchal ¿status quo¿.

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About the Author

Dr. Iyabode Omolara Daniel is an English Language scholar. She has written scholarly papers in national and international journals. She has solely and jointly published some textbooks on English. She has also written and published creative works like poetry, short stories, novels and dramatic pieces. She currently teaches English Nigeria.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: VDM Verlag (July 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3639154398
• ISBN-13: 978-3639154399
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)