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1. A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF VIOLENT FILM AND ITS EFFECTS ON NIGERIA FEMALE CHILDREN

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to  examine the effect of violent film on Nigerian female children in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State. Specifically, the study figured out why people make violent movies, determine the harmful consequences of viewing violent films on female youngsters, learn more about how violent films influence female children's behavior and provide recommendations for reducing the harmful impact of v...

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2. AN EVALUATION OF HOME MOVIES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE DRESSING PATTERNS OF STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA

Abstract: This study, The Influence of Home Movies on the Dressing Patterns of Students of Tertiary Institutions in Abia state, notes that home movies mediate  in the culture of students of tertiary institutions in Abia state especially as it relates to their dressing patterns. Research has shown that, Movies, like books, are important medium of cultural transmission and socialization. Thus, the concern on media Influence has led to the development...

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3. AN INVESTIGATION INTO PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF WOMEN OBJECTIFICATION IN NIGERIAN MUSIC VIDEOS

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The value of connectivity can not be overemphasized. Communication has from the onset been a central and crucial aspect of human life. Without communicating, humans can not exist since communication is the only way by which concepts and information may be transmitted from one generation to the next. Baran (2014) is of the view that contact is the transfer of knowledge from a transmitter to a recipient. "Communication has been var...

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4. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION SERIES ON THE NIGERIAN WOMEN (A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE)

Background of the study: The mass media has recently become very well-established in emerging nations. Today, even historically isolated areas have access to television and radio programming. Although proof of the media's socioeconomic consequences is not restricted to developing nations alone, several of these TV series programs have had an impact on Nigerian women, both negatively and favorably (Jean, 2022).

A woman's conduct might be impacted by watching...

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5. ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF UNDERGRADUATES TOWARDS FILM ADVERTISEMENT

Background of the study: Film is indeed an important art and craft of mankind. It is also based on the projection of all still images in a continuous manner and at high speed in a way that seem moving images. The film medium is based on creative expression. Films are capable of providing multi-faceted services including entertainment and education to the audience across the globe. Film also generates mass mediated culture arising from elite, fo...

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6. EVALUATION OF THE USE OF CODE MIXING AND CODE SWITCHING IN NIGERIAN MOVIES

ABSTRACT: Some scholars observe that code-switching is a rule-governed variety used by members in accordance with certain norms, and often functions as a powerful in-group identity marker (Jacobson, 1977, 1998; Myers-Scotton, 1993). But Code-switching as seen in conversation is quite different from that in song lyrics. Code-switching in movie is by no means a recent phenomenon, motivated by the expansion of mass media that provides unprecedented opportunities...

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7. CODE SWITCHING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF KANYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY

Background Of The Study: According to Yusuf (2014:2), Kanywood is the name for the Hausa film industry based in Kano. Due to the cosmopolitan nature of Kano and the fact that most of the production is placed there, in 1999 a journalist working with a Hausa newspaper called Tauraruwa coined a name Kanywood for the industry. Yusuf goes ahead to state that the first commercial Hausa film Turmin Danya (1990, directed by Daudu Galadanci) was produced by...

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8. COMMUNICATING CHANGE AND SOCIETAL VALUES IN SELECT NIGERIAN HOME MOVIES

ABSTRACT: It is a widely accepted notion that Nollywood movies contain negative content such as drug addiction, armed robbery, sexual immorality, women and child abuse amongst others, which in effect elicit negative reaction from its viewers. These negative reactions often result in negative societal consequences. This research work explores the positive values projected in Nollywood moviesas it relates to different facets of the society and how it by extensi...

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9. THEATRE AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL RE-ORIENTATION: THE EXAMPLE OF GLOBAL RIGHTS & YARAC VOTERS’ EDUCATION PROJECT IN PLATEAU STATE

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL INTRODUCTION: Theatre can be defined as a performance for the purpose of entertainment, information, education or communication. The performance can take place either in a building meant for theatrical performances, in the street or market square. “As much as theatre entertains, it also has the capacity to provoke thought or action about significant issues” (Illah, 4). However, Theor...

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10. INFLUENCE OF NIGERIAN HOME VIDEO FILMS ON CRIMINALITY

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the influence of Nigerian home video films on criminality in Alimosho Local Government, Lagos State. Specifically, the study ascertain if there is an over-emphasis of negative themes in Nigerian movies.the study also, identify the negative effects or disadvantages associated with watching Nigerian movies.

To find out how Nigerian movies can affect the society indirectly.the study further, suggest...

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11. THE INFLUENCE OF HOME VIDEOS ON THE SOCIAL LIFE OF ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study: Home video is one of the strongest media outlets and because it is widespread, it could influence the culture of the any society, especially among the younger generation. The home video business distributes films, telemovies and television series in the form of videos in various formats to the public. These are bought or re...

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12. ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF NOLLYWOOD MOVIES ON CULTURAL IDENTITY AMONG NIGERIAN YOUTH. A STUDY OF STUDENTS OF NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study: Throughout the course of history, various worldviews have consistently discerned the moral inclinations of individuals across the globe. Indeed, this statement holds true not only for Nigerians but also for individuals hailing from various other nations. The aforementioned statement elucidates the overarching cognitive pers...

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13. Foundations of Memory: Effects of Organizations on the Preservation and Interpretation of the Slave Forts and Castles of Ghana (Masters theses)

Abstract

The historical understanding of a place is bent to the will of the passage of time, but is susceptible to the pressures of entities that lay claim to the space. The memory of forts and castles dispersed along the tropical shorelines of Ghana have been remembered, forgotten, and rediscovered several times over the span of five centuries. But how has their story been changed? What is privileged and created for the collective memory and what h...

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14. THE REPRESENTATIONS OF IGBO MONARCHY IN NOLLYWOOD FILMS OVER THE TWO DECADES OF 1996 TO 2015

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

In our consumption-oriented and mediated society, much of what comes to pass as important is based often on the stories produced and disseminated by media institutions. Much of what audiences know and care about is based on the images, symbols, and narratives in radio, television, film, music, and other media. How individuals construct their social identities, how they come to unde...

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15. THE INFLUENCE OF FILM AS A MASS MEDIUM ON SECOND-WAVE MILLENNIALS – A STUDY OF NIGERIAN YOUTH CULTURE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1Background to the study

This study sets out to examine the influence that film has had on the youth culture in Nigeria, particularly among the second wave of millennials i.e. those born between 1995 and 2004.Mass media has existed in many different formsthroughout the yearsand tends to affect many aspects of society and everyday life.Films have been known to have both positive and nega...

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