Nigeria as a country of stories

Authors

  • Tatiana M. Gavristova P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18255/1996-5648-2021-2-152-163

Keywords:

nigeria, literature, storytelling, oral tradition, story, gender, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the phenomenon of storytelling and its evolution in the context of globalization and digitalization. The choice of Nigeria as an object of study is not accidental. The oral tradition in Nigeria has developed dynamically over the centuries. Nigerian literature is considered to be a successor of the traditions of world classics. It was the writers - the «children of Herodotus» - who assumed the function of recording and relaying stories that, being biased, led to the destruction of a number of stereotypes regarding Africa and Africans. The traditions of storytelling appeared in literature and journalism, in television and radio broadcasting, across In-ternet. Nigerians have become active participants in TED conferences. Storytelling in Nigeria has become a profession. Within its framework, famous writers, including women, found application, overthrowing gender inequality.

Author Biography

  • Tatiana M. Gavristova, P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University
    Doc. Sc. (History), Professor

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2021-06-09

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2021)

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History

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