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

Bolaji

I have always suspected that you have a comical side that you may have got from Baba Sala. Good to know that you played parts in early Nigerian theatrical productions even if you were an extra. Claim the credits with pride.

Nothing wrong with your pride in your unity parapo for Achebe emphasized that no matter where the Igbo migrated they did not fail to start a branch of Umuofia Improvement Union and Azikiwe stated that tribalism could be a tool in national development in the sense that industrialized countries contain ethnic enclaved..

However, the reason why Shina rejected parapo as part of the despicable tribalism that Falola defined is probably because such chavinism was used to mobilize other ethnic groups against millions of the Igbo who have never participated in the mass killing of their fellow Africans.

And there you have it proud Ekiti parapo.

Biko

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On Sat, 10/2/18, Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com> wrote:

Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - https://vimeo.com/255070359 Focus on Nollywood
To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Date: Saturday, 10 February, 2018, 10:53


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"
 



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Date: Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 8:41 AM

To: dialogue <usaafricadialogue@
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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/
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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





 





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


 


https://www2.ubishops.ca/
baudrillardstudies/vol-11_3/
v11-3-agozino.html


 


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:


usaafricadialogue@
googlegroups.com


<usaafricadialogue@
googlegroups.com>
on behalf of


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


619
Red Cedar Rd


East
Lansing, MI 48824


517-803-8839


harrow@msu.edu


 


 


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


 


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Date: Friday 9
February 2018 at 14:20


 


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Subject: USA Africa
Dialogue Series -


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


 


 


 


 


 


https://vimeo.com/255070359


Focus
on


Nollywood


 


 


Comments
are


welcome.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Professor
Gloria


Emeagwali


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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