TY - JOUR

T1 - The development of concepts of ‘author’ and ‘authorship’ in Hausa culture

AU - Lyakhovich, A. V.

N1 - Lyakhovich A. V.The Development of Concepts of ‘Author’ and ‘Authorship’ in Hausa Culture. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2020, vol. 12, issue 2, pp. 292–301. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2020.209

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - Hausa literature is one of the well-studied African literatures. This paper explores Hausa creative writing, focusing both on the figure of author , marubuci, and the changes the concept of ‘author’ has undergone, motivated by social perceptions and demands. Modern mass media call attention in different ways to writers and their creative writing. Therefore, interviews with authors may provide valuable information, that has before now remained unexplored by the researchers, as well as some unique insights into the world of Hausa creating writing. Interviews constitute a particular genre in media industry contributing social communication and discussion. They also serve as a reliable source for understanding writer’s self-perception, and the perception of creative writing and authorship in the context of social and literary change. This paper explores interviews with several prominent Hausa language authors; among them are Shu’aibu Makarfi, Bilkisu Funtuwa, Binta Salma Mohammed, Hafsatu Ahmad Abdulwaheed, Ismail Bala Garba, Rahma A. Majid, and Bashir Abubakar Umar. The study seeks to prove that the nature of interaction between a writer’s self-perception and social expectations/ social perceptions for both creative writing and marubuci is a significant factor, that defines the development of Hausa literary movement. Moreover, that the development of Hausa literature in Northern Nigeria has been determined mostly by the self-perception of the authors, who aimed to improve literary tradition, and thus introduced new experimental trends, attitudes and forms into the literature. The study concludes that the contribution of modern Northern Nigerian writers to shaping the future development of Nigerian literature will definitely grow.

AB - Hausa literature is one of the well-studied African literatures. This paper explores Hausa creative writing, focusing both on the figure of author , marubuci, and the changes the concept of ‘author’ has undergone, motivated by social perceptions and demands. Modern mass media call attention in different ways to writers and their creative writing. Therefore, interviews with authors may provide valuable information, that has before now remained unexplored by the researchers, as well as some unique insights into the world of Hausa creating writing. Interviews constitute a particular genre in media industry contributing social communication and discussion. They also serve as a reliable source for understanding writer’s self-perception, and the perception of creative writing and authorship in the context of social and literary change. This paper explores interviews with several prominent Hausa language authors; among them are Shu’aibu Makarfi, Bilkisu Funtuwa, Binta Salma Mohammed, Hafsatu Ahmad Abdulwaheed, Ismail Bala Garba, Rahma A. Majid, and Bashir Abubakar Umar. The study seeks to prove that the nature of interaction between a writer’s self-perception and social expectations/ social perceptions for both creative writing and marubuci is a significant factor, that defines the development of Hausa literary movement. Moreover, that the development of Hausa literature in Northern Nigeria has been determined mostly by the self-perception of the authors, who aimed to improve literary tradition, and thus introduced new experimental trends, attitudes and forms into the literature. The study concludes that the contribution of modern Northern Nigerian writers to shaping the future development of Nigerian literature will definitely grow.

KW - MARUBUCI

KW - LABARUN SOYAYYA

KW - HAUSA WRITTEN LITERATURE

KW - HAUSA CREATIVE WRITING

KW - HAUSA POPULAR LITERATURE

KW - SOYAYYA LITERATURE

KW - SHU'AIBU MAKARFI

KW - BILKISU FUNTUWA

KW - BINTA SALMA MOHAMMED

KW - ISMAIL BALA GARBA,

KW - HAFSATU AHMAD ABDULWAHEED

KW - RAHMA A. MAJID

KW - BASHIR ABUBAKAR UMAR

UR - https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/7779/5717

UR - https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=43131395

M3 - Article

VL - 12

SP - 292

EP - 301

JO - ВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. ВОСТОКОВЕДЕНИЕ И АФРИКАНИСТИКА

JF - ВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. ВОСТОКОВЕДЕНИЕ И АФРИКАНИСТИКА

SN - 2074-1227

IS - 2

ER -