Ibitayo O. Odetade

A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF SATIRE IN THE POETRY OF ÀLÚKÚ FESTIVAL IN ÒKÈ IGBÓ TOWN

Traditional Yoruba satirical festivals have become a veritable means through which social critique and evaluation find expression over time and space. One such satirical festival is the Aluku festival in Oke Igbo, a town in southwestern Nigeria. This paper attempts to undertake a...