CULTURAL VALUES AND WOMAN POWER IN PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD’S THE WOMAN KING and BANDELE’S ELESIN OBA.

Abstract

This paper examines the importance of cultural values and women
power in two films made in Africa’s diaspora. The paper studies the
uniqueness and beauty of culture, cultural values, woman power and
the relationship that exists among the concepts. This study is
important because it helps us to appreciate women power and African
cultural values in films while informing us about their importance in
our lives as Africans. The paper adopts a qualitative descriptive
research design with the use of content analysis. Two films- PrinceBythewood’s The Woman King and Bandele’s Elesin Oba were selected
and analysed. The theory of cultural relativism and radical feminism
serve as the theoretical framework for this paper. The study found out
that women power is important in the two films and that there were
many cultural values the films depicted and transferred to the viewers.
The paper recommends that women power should be harnessed and
our cultural values should be enhanced and upheld in present times.