ITERARY SPACE AND THE PRINT MEDIA IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM. THE EXAMPLES OF THE NEW NIGERIAN AND THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPERS
ITERARY SPACE AND THE PRINT MEDIA IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM. THE EXAMPLES OF THE NEW NIGERIAN AND THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPERS
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2015-06
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IGBA LUGA, CARMEL ASEER
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ABSTRACT
This study is titled “Literary Space and the Print Media in Northern Nigeria: A Study of
Literature and Journalism. The Examples of the New Nigerian and the Guardian
Newspapers,” proceeds on the argument that, both literature and journalism lay claim to the
same historical material as their ontological bases. Overtime, they have operated as distinct
disciplines but their inter-displinary relationship is reinforced by the current advances in
cultural studies which interrogates the categories of literary, non-literary or sub-literary
texts. The work deploys one of the theories of Post Structuralism called New Historicism as
its analytical framework. In New Historicism texts are viewed as the many discourses of a
culture. There is no hierarchy of texts or the separation amongst texts as literary, nonliterary
or historical material. It does not interpret history as proceeding linearly, but
privileges many strands of narratives. Within New Historicist discourse the research argues
that literary materials published in conventional medium like textbooks or journals that
appear in the format of newspaper exist as materials of co-ordinate importance to literary
studies. The research undertook an empirical survey in some Universities in Northern
Nigeria. Two hundred and sixty-eight (268) questionnaires were administered to the sample
population comprised of students and lecturers. The Literary editor of the New Nigerian
newspaper was also interviewed. This study contends that the association between literature
and journalism is fostered by evolving nature of literature that is grounded in post modern
literary trends.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) ENGLISH (LITERATURE)
FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
Keywords
LITERARY, PRINT MEDIA, NORTHERN, LITERATURE, JOURNALISM, NEWSPAPERS