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Pascal Amanfo’s Nation Under Siege (2013) as an ideological discourse in the management of Boko Haram Insurgence in Nigeria
| datacite.subject.fos | Humanidades::Artes | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oyewo, Adewale Christopher | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sesan, Azeez Akinwumi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-02T14:20:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-02T14:20:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The persistence of violence in Nigeria’s socio-political space has called for critical interventions of government and other stakeholders with a view to finding solutions from ideological and combative fronts. Nollywood filmmakers have been consistently intervening in national discourses aimed at ushering in peace and national cohesion through the subject matter and themes of their films. Pascal Amanfo’s Nation Under Siege (2013) is one of the Nollywood films that have intervened in ideological discourse aimed at sustainable peace in Nigeria. With the tenets of psychoanalysis, the article critiques the film’s focus on Boko Haram insurgents. With content analysis, the article found that the film highlights the operative strategies of the insurgents and the ineptitude of the government in the fight against them. The film, however, upholds the view that ideological warfare should also be engaged in the fight against the insurgents as underlined in the characterisation and role of Lina, a prostitute in the film. With the topicality and relevance of the film to ideological discourse, Nollywood has come of age considering the quality of its story and boldness to take risk in the face of state censorship. | eng |
| dc.description.abstract | La persistance de la violence dans l’espace sociopolitique nigérian a nécessité des interventions pertinentes du gouvernement et des autres parties prenantes afin de trouver des solutions idéologiques et combatives. Les cinéastes de Nollywood interviennent régulièrement dans les discours nationaux pour promouvoir la paix et la cohésion nationale, à travers les sujets et les thèmes de leurs films. Pascal Amanfo Nation Under Siege (2013) est l’un des films de Nollywood qui ont influencé le discours idéologique visant une paix durable au Nigéria. S’appuyant sur les principes de la psychanalyse, l'article critique l’accent mis par le film sur les insurgés de Boko Haram. L’analyse de contenu révèle que le film met en lumière les stratégies opérationnelles des insurgés et l'incompétence du gouvernement dans la lutte contre eux. Le film défend cependant l’idée que la guerre idéologique doit également être engagée dans la lutte contre les insurgés, comme le soulignent la caractérisation et le rôle de Lina, une prostituée. Grâce à l’actualité et à la pertinence du film pour le discours idéologique, Nollywood a atteint sa maturité, compte tenu de la qualité de son récit et de son audace à prendre des risques face à la censure d’État. | fra |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sesan, A.A. & Oyewo, A.C. (2025). Pascal Amanfo’s Nation Under Siege (2013) as an ideological discourse in the management of Boko Haram insurgence in Nigeria. Cinema & Território, (10), 48-64. http://doi.org/10.34640/ct10uma2025sesanoyewo | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.34640/ct10uma2025sesanoyewo | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2183-7902 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/7522 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | no | |
| dc.publisher | Universidade da Madeira | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Nollywood and Boko Haram scourge | |
| dc.subject | Nigeria’s security challenges | |
| dc.subject | Boko Haram | |
| dc.subject | Nation Under Siege | |
| dc.subject | Nollywood et le fléau de Boko Haram | |
| dc.subject | Défis sécuritaires du Nigéria | |
| dc.subject | . | |
| dc.subject | Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades | |
| dc.title | Pascal Amanfo’s Nation Under Siege (2013) as an ideological discourse in the management of Boko Haram Insurgence in Nigeria | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 64 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 48 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Cinema & Território | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 10 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 |