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Environmentalism & Women Violence: Agitation, Not Militancy, In Agary's Yellow-Yellow

Chibueze Prince Orie

Abstract

There seems to be little environmental critical writing from Nigeria. Yet, environmental degradation is one of the major crises suffered in Nigeria. This is the reason for the disturbing agitation from people of the Niger Delta, from Isaac Boro, Ken Saro-Wiwa to current creative writers cum literary activists such as Ngozi Agoh-Jacob and Nnimmo Bassey. In fact, writings from the Niger Delta are mostly protest writing. Kaine Agary’s Yellow-Yellow is one of the creative writings that protest the environmental hazard experienced in the Niger Delta. This study uses eco-critical theory to explore the relationship between literature and the ecology. This theory of eco-criticism helps to see and gauge the extent a creative piece addresses a potential environmental abuse, causing land destruction and violence on the lives of the Niger Deltans. This study probably exposes the reader to ecofeminism.

Keywords

environmental degradationliterary activistsprotest writingeco-criticism

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