Search Results for: "Patriarchy"

I Cry At The Feet of My Other Body
“I Cry At The Feet of My Other Body” Review: Mustapha Enesi’s Debut Collection Confronts Patriarchy and the Loss of Agency

In I Cry At The Feet of My Other Body, Enesi demonstrates not only an…

The Moral High Court
“The Moral High Court” Review: Chisom Ifeakandu’s Film Puts Patriarchy on Trial

What The Moral High Court does offer is sincerity: a brutal honesty about how Nigerian…

Nhachi Nwanyị Custom in Igboland - Afrocritik
Nhachi Nwanyị Custom in Igboland: A Relevant Practice or a Stronghold for Patriarchy?

The question that often opens up during these conversations is whether or not these women…

The Ironies of Patriarchy in Igbo Society: a Review of Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s “The Son of the House”

Women use themselves as rods of chastisement on their fellow women, and this becomes a…

Afrocritik’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Afrocritik’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026

Many of the books listed below will engage readers in the coming year; some will…

Afrocritik’s Notable African Books of 2025
Afrocritik’s Notable African Books of 2025

The good news is that African writers are still firing on all cylinders in all…

Afrocritik’s 20 Remarkable African Short Films of 2025
Afrocritik’s 20 Remarkable African Short Films of 2025

African filmmakers have continued to take advantage of the short film form, and the most…

Adunni: Ogidan Binrin
AIFF 2025: “Adunni: Ogidan Binrin” Is a Story of Resistance Undone by Its Own Execution

Adunni: Ogidan Binrin is a reminder that even the most righteous revolutions can falter when…

Vincho Nchogu
BFI London Film Festival 2025: In Conversation With Vincho Nchogu and Josh Olaoluwa, Director and Producer of “One Woman One Bra”

“African history, science, and artistry did not begin with the arrival of the colonialists; therefore,…

Surnames
Whose Name Do You Bear? The Politics of Surnames and the Erasure of African Women

The erasure of African women through surnames is not tradition, and it is not culture.…