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    APPRAISING GENDER IMAGING OF FEMALE ROLES IN SELECTED NOLLYWOOD FILMS
    (DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND CULTURAL STUDIES, FACULTY OF ARTS, NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI, 2021-07-12) Abimiku, Abigail Esla
    The media is one of the strongest means of communication as it informs, educates and entertains. Film however as an arm of the media is seen as the mirror of the society as it is supposed to depict the societal practices and also ridicules the society. The African woman despite her strength and struggles have been neglected to the background due to the cultural roles ascribed to them and even though they try to gain recognition and the chance to showcase their strength and skills, the manner in which they have been portrayed has kept them stunted. Instead of contributing to socio-economic growth, they try to gain recognition amongst their male counterparts. Hollywood films have also helped in projecting these images rather than create awareness for a fair representation of African women through films. It is against this back drop that this research work has tried to identify those roles and images that have been ascribed to women and to find out its effects on the woman’s self-esteem and also ascertain if the films attempt to correct the negative narrative given to women at the end of such films. Hinging on the feminist theory, the research has used the qualitative method of research and also looked at Mr and Mrs and The real man with a few references from Dry as coded films analyzed for the purpose of this work. Findings included women given the images of ambitious, objects of male gratification, weaker sex and irresponsible. These images rub them of self-esteem and although some films try to correct such images it comes rather at the end where there is little or no room for further achievements. Recommendations are that female artists should learn to reject roles that will demean their reputation and producers and script writers should learn to improve on the films they write and produce to give women more relevance thereby boosting their self-esteem and representation.