Saturday, February 10, 2018

Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - https://vimeo.com/255070359 Focus on Nollywood


Sabella:

In that case, Ola Rotimi was exactly like me: paternally Yoruba but maternally Ijaw!  But that is not what I thought I got to know directly from him (we discussed at Ife quite a number of times)  or from my mother, who spoke Itshekiri with him all the time.  You see, my Mother's father was paternally Ijaw but maternally Itshekiri!

And there you have it. 


Bolaji Aluko 

PS:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola Rotimi   I have no reason to doubt this particular public record, but I will do further inquiries about Ola Rotimi's Itshekiri roots. 

On Saturday, February 10, 2018, Sabella Abidde <sabidde@gmail.com> wrote:

Good greetings Prof. Aluko:

According to publicly available records, Ola Rotimi was born in Sapele. His father was Samuel Gladstone Enitan Rotimi (Yoruba); and his mother was Dorcas Adolae Oruene Addo (Ijaw). How does that make him Itshekiri?

Sabella Abidde

On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 9:53 AM, Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com> wrote:

Kenneth:

Tribalism, ethnicism or chauvinism are the pejorative meanings of "parapo".  Unity, unification, coming-togetherness are its good form. 

I am Ekiti Yoruba. The Yoruba word "parapo" fully  entered into Yoruba/Nigerian consciousness when Ekiti Parapo soldiers united to contend against/defeat an Oyo military hegemony (from.near  Falola's  Ibadan backyard)  in what is claimed to be the world's longest Civil War - actually a series of Ekiti Paraiso Wars  (1770 - 1886), which was finally stopped by British colonial mediation. 

So in one sense, you can see why "parapo" is positive to me, and jumps as a negative to TF! 

However, in  modern Nigerian parlance, "parapo" is almost invariably used in its pejorative sense among the Yoruba _-or against the Yoruba - to indicate a clannish propensity.   In the present Afolayan-Emeagwali interview context, when a Yoruba Adesina Afolayan mentions largely Yoruba artistes (such as Ola Baligun) as probably  predating the  Nollywood Era, an Igbo Biko Agozino says that that is "parapo". .  Or when Afolayan states that a Yoruba Kelani's films mark a new Nollywood in terms of good story and cinematography, biko, that is "parapo" to Biko! 

Note of course that Nollywood is currently (has always been?) dominated by Igbo directors and films, so there is intense sensitivity and rivalry thereabouts 

Finally, I am always amused when people like Kenneth think that they have known everything about Nigeria's cleave lines - only to discover new ones out of the blues _ like "parapo"! 

Well, there you have it! 


Bolaji Aluko 
Shaking his head 

PS:  I was part of the pre-Nollywood scene, acting in Ola Rotimi's 1973/74 stage play as well as film Ovonramwen.  Does that qualify for honorable mention?  Or the Hubert Ogundiran and Duro Ladipo epic stage plays and widely distributed videos of the 60s and 70s.  Do those qualify?   These are all Yoruba name artistes, although Ola Rotimi was really Itshekiri. Am I too being "parapo"? 


On Saturday, February 10, 2018, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

"tribalism"

 

http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue   

 

From: dialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Kenneth Harrow <harrow@msu.edu>
Reply-To: dialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Date: Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 8:41 AM
To: dialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - https://vimeo.com/255070359 Focus on Nollywood

 

What is parapo?

ken

 

Kenneth Harrow

Dept of English and Film Studies

Michigan State University

619 Red Cedar Rd

East Lansing, MI 48824

517-803-8839

harrow@msu.edu

http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/

From: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
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Date: Saturday 10 February 2018 at 03:55
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - https://vimeo.com/255070359 Focus on Nollywood

 

Oga Biko,

There is no "parapo" factor in Auteuring Nollywood at all. I only attempted to complicate the periodization issue in the interview but did not do any such thing in the volume. I think you will find it a beautiful experimentation with the auteur theory/philosophy angle. 

 

I love the essay you wrote with the Baudrillardian angle. Nice nice!  

 

Adeshina Afolayan, PhD
Department of Philosophy
University of Ibadan

+23480-3928-8429

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On Saturday, February 10, 2018 3:47 AM, 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:

 

Thanks for sharing, Gloria. Ken must be disappointed that you did not film any trash in the background though you chose a posh part of Lagos for this purpose.

 

I look forward to reading Shina's book too though his choice to focus on his parapo may limit the appeal of the book on a national phenomenon.

 

Gloria should be cautious about ingoring postmodernist theory given that Derrida creditef his African cultural backgroynd with inspiring his decobstruction discourse. The saying that the author is dead simply means long live the critic because the author cannot dictate the reception.

 

Here is an essay that I wrote on Nollywood highlighting its technological inovations and taking Baudrillard seriously

 

 

Biko

 

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On Fri, 9/2/18, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <emeagwali@ccsu.edu> wrote:

 

Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - https://vimeo.com/255070359   Focus on Nollywood

To: "usaafricadialogue" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>

Date: Friday, 9 February, 2018, 17:25

 

 

 

Ken,

That is a real

good compliment -  coming from a  renowned specialist in

the field of African cinema.

The Lagos shots

were done around 8.00am on a Sunday . That is why the

 

streets were

clear. This gave me the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of

Lagos from another angle.

 

Special

commendation  to Governors Tinubu, Fashola and Ambode for

facilitating  such a

 

clean and

beautiful city.

 

 

 

 

 

The interview

took place at Maryland, Lagos about a week before.

 

Dr. Afolayan

 had one minute notice!!!!

 

 

 

GE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From:

Kenneth Harrow <harrow@msu.edu>

 

Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 3:10 PM

 

To: usaafricadialogue

 

Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series -

https://vimeo.com/255070359 Focus on Nollywood

 

 

 

 

Hey folks, this is a video on

Nollywood made by our own Gloria and adeshina afolayan.

Gloria is being modest in not telling us, but I just had

time to start viewing it and loved it.

Everyone needs to click on the link

and enjoy these two smart people discussing the wonderful

topic, and enjoy the long takes of lagos in the

process

ken

 

 

Kenneth Harrow

Dept of English and Film Studies

 

Michigan State University

517-803-8839

 

 

 

From:

usaafricadialogue

"Emeagwali, Gloria (History)"

 

Reply-To: usaafricadialogue

 

Date: Friday 9 February 2018 at 14:20

 

To: usaafricadialogue

 

Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series -

https://vimeo.com/255070359 Focus on Nollywood

 

 

 

 

 

Focus on

Nollywood

 

 

Comments are

welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professor Gloria

Emeagwali

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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