Feminist, Ideological Contestations and the Tripod of Language, Identity and Solidarity in Irene Salami Agunloye's Dramaturgy
This paper examines Irene Salami's dramaturgy from the post- colonial feminist point of view, with emphasis on language, identity and solidarity as stand-points of her dramaturgy. The aim of the paper is to critically examine how the tripod of language, identity and solidarity are effectively harnessed as aesthetic elements by Irene Salami in her plays in order to assert her feminist ideological contestations. Being a textual analysis, the paper adopts a qualitative methodology approach. The data for the research are sourced through the primary texts under review and the secondary texts, which are other relevant materials that give scholarly perspective to the paper. Some of the findings in the paper show that Irene Salami's dramaturgy thrives on the feminist ideological theory and the interplay of language, identity and solidarity among her characters in her plays. The paper concludes that Salami's dramaturgy is heavily laden with contestations about women's right, privileges, dignity and socio political and economic power in patriarchal society. Among other recommendations, the paper recommends that more fora and avenues be created by government, the academia, religious, organizations, socio-cultural organizations as well as global organizations for the purposes of addressing all-encompassing contestations by women.
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