Women in crime: A reader-response analysis of Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers
This study examines female characters as agents of criminal activities in Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers. The study relies on insights from Wolfgang Iser’s Reader- -Response Theory (RRT). Drawing data from twelve purposively selected excerpts from the text, the study argues that Osofisan co...
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| author | Temidayo Akinrinlola Raifu O. Farinde Innocent Afolabi Ariremako |
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This study examines female characters as agents of criminal activities in Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers. The study relies on insights from Wolfgang Iser’s Reader- -Response Theory (RRT). Drawing data from twelve purposively selected excerpts from the text, the study argues that Osofisan connects the reader’s knowledge in constructing women as agents of crime. Women’s involvement in crime is constructed through their activities in organised and strategic robbery, engagement of sexual ploys and illicit market transactions. The depiction of women’s criminal activities in the text portrays the connection between Osofisan’s art and his literary commitment.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4855a613d47d4f12a7a1f8ca245375492023-12-27T11:23:59ZdeuUniversity of Warsaw PressStudies in African Languages and Cultures2545-21342657-41872023-12-015710.32690/SALC57.3Women in crime: A reader-response analysis of Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four RobbersTemidayo Akinrinlola0Raifu O. Farinde1Innocent Afolabi Ariremako2McPherson University, Ogun State, NigeriaFederal University, Oye Ekiti, NigeriaFederal University, Oye Ekiti, Nigeria This study examines female characters as agents of criminal activities in Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers. The study relies on insights from Wolfgang Iser’s Reader- -Response Theory (RRT). Drawing data from twelve purposively selected excerpts from the text, the study argues that Osofisan connects the reader’s knowledge in constructing women as agents of crime. Women’s involvement in crime is constructed through their activities in organised and strategic robbery, engagement of sexual ploys and illicit market transactions. The depiction of women’s criminal activities in the text portrays the connection between Osofisan’s art and his literary commitment. https://salc.uw.edu.pl/index.php/SALC/article/view/357women’s criminalitiescrimes in Nigeriaarmed robberyReader-Response Theory (RRT)Femi Osofisan |
| spellingShingle | Temidayo Akinrinlola Raifu O. Farinde Innocent Afolabi Ariremako Women in crime: A reader-response analysis of Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers Studies in African Languages and Cultures women’s criminalities crimes in Nigeria armed robbery Reader-Response Theory (RRT) Femi Osofisan |
| title | Women in crime: A reader-response analysis of Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers |
| title_full | Women in crime: A reader-response analysis of Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers |
| title_fullStr | Women in crime: A reader-response analysis of Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women in crime: A reader-response analysis of Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers |
| title_short | Women in crime: A reader-response analysis of Femi Osofisan’s Once upon Four Robbers |
| title_sort | women in crime a reader response analysis of femi osofisan s once upon four robbers |
| topic | women’s criminalities crimes in Nigeria armed robbery Reader-Response Theory (RRT) Femi Osofisan |
| url | https://salc.uw.edu.pl/index.php/SALC/article/view/357 |
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