- Title
- Masked in metaphors: counter narratives in the works of Nigerian cartoonist Mike Asukwo
- Creator
- Jimoh, Ganiyu A
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/145974
- Identifier
- vital:38483
- Identifier
- https://0-doi.org.wam.seals.ac.za/10.1162/afar_a_00458
- Description
- At the time of independence, most African countries were poised to take charge of their own affairs. However, postcolonial realities characterized by political upheavals, coups and counter-coups, civil wars, and economic downturn, among other setbacks, created a sense of ambivalence in terms of political and economic freedom. In Nigeria, satirical expressions became the tool used against oppressive regimes. In post-independence Nigeria, from the military dictatorial era to the present civilian dispensations,1 sociopolitical issues have been lampooned in different forms of expression such as music, performance, cartoons, and memes. Within this environment, political cartoons began to thrive, as they became a relatively safe way to comment on the political issues of the day (Akande 2002: 2). This was achieved largely by concealing the main subject matter behind the “masks” of metaphoric imagery, which enabled cartoonists to develop narratives that counter the dominant narratives, often opposing governmental policies and practices.
- Format
- 8 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- african arts
- Relation
- Jimoh, G.A., 2019. Masked in Metaphors: Counter Narratives in the Works of Nigerian Cartoonist Mike Asukwo. african arts, 52(2), pp.32-39.
- Relation
- african arts volume 52 number 2 32 39 May 2019 1937-2108
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African arts Statement (https://0-www.jstor.org.wam.seals.ac.za/journal/africanarts)
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