AN EXPLORATION OF THE PROMOTION OF PATRIARCHY IN SELECTED NOLLYWOOD MOVIES

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the promotion of patriarchy and portrayal of women in contemporary Nollywood films, using Dry, Isoken (2017) and King of Boys (2018) as case studies. The objective was to highlight the several ways in which women in the films are represented or portrayed to viewers and ascertain whether contemporary Nollywood movies are an improvement on the issues of gender stereotypes and sexism which are hitherto dominant in the film industry. Anchored on the cultivation theory, the study used the qualitative content analysis method. Findings revealed that women in the studied films are negatively portrayed in several ways and that these portrayals are, at best, parallel to the Stereotypical ways in which women were portrayed in aforementioned Nollywood movies. Taking cognizance of the Fact that the three films are directed by women, the researcher recommends that Nollywood female directors should see beyond the lenses of monetary rewards and set a pace with interests of changing the narrative and Portraying Nigerian women in a positive light.