Esiaba Irobi

Esiaba Irobi (1960–2010) was a Nigerian poet, playwright, actor and academic.[1][2][3]

Biography

Irobi was born on 10 January 1960. He held a Bachelor of Arts in English/Drama and a Master of Arts in Comparative Literature from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, a Master of Arts in Film and Theatre from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield UK and a PhD in Theatre Studies from the University of Leeds, UK. He taught at Liverpool John Moores University in England and the Tisch School of the Arts, of New York University, and was associate professor of International Theatre and Film Studies at Ohio University, Athens, USA.[4]

He died in Berlin on 3 May 2010.[5]

Bibliography
  • Hangmen Also Die
  • Nwokedi
  • Cemetery Road

References
  1. Diala, Isidore (2011). "Esiaba Irobi's Legacy: Theory and Practice of Postcolonial Performance". Research in African Literatures. Indiana University Press. 42 (4): 20–38. doi:10.2979/reseafrilite.42.4.20 – via JSTOR.
  2. Abba, Abba A. (2017). "Reinventing The Primordial: Human Blood Ritual and the Lure of Power in Esiaba Irobi's Nwokedi". Journal of Language, Literature and Culture. 64 (3): 183–194. doi:10.1080/20512856.2017.1402470.
  3. Osu, Leon Onyewuchi (1 January 2011). "A dance on contrasting platforms: African tradition and revolutionary aesthetics in Esiaba Irobi's plays". Tydskrif vir Letterkunde. 48 (1): 151–166 – via SciELO.
  4. "Esiaba Irobi". International Research Center. 2009.
  5. Diala, Isidore (17 October 2010). "Esiaba Irobi (1960–2010): The journey to Cemetery Road". Vanguard. Retrieved 8 November 2021.


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