Talk:Ikeji festival/GA1

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Reviewer: Goldsztajn (talk · contribs) 06:37, 1 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

I'll take this, give me a few days for initial comments. --Goldsztajn (talk) 06:37, 1 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Unfortunately, this was quicker than I expected as I'm going to have to give this a quick fail on the basis of the sourcing (both what is in the article and what is lacking) and content. A short search shows that there's significant academic work existing on the festival, yet none of it is referenced within the article (some examples^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]). There's different sourcing which indicates that the there are multiple origin stories of the festival, yet none of this is elaborated in detail in the article. There's no sense that the performances in the festival are part of a larger dynamic of masquerade in Southeastern Nigeria. Performers in the festival are only men; there's no examination of the gendered divisions of labour around the festival (origins, "justifications", responses). There's information which requires clarification and revision (eg what actually is a "traditional prime minister" in Igbo cosmology? The expression "Igbo race" is inappropriate). Just a very quick check of the references shows three which cannot be considered reliable; one is tagged as a dead link to a tourism website (hellotravel), two mirror the same information (Origin, relevance of Ikeji festival; Ikeji Festival of Arondizuogu). I'm not really sure any tourism website could be considered a reliable (ie independent) source in this case (other than to indicate that there has been ongoing attempts to commercialise the festival). The article in present form is perhaps just start class and requires a substantial reworking before being ready for another GA nomination.

References

^ Bentor, Eli (2005). "Challenges to Rural Festivals with the Return to Democratic Rule in Southeastern Nigeria". African Arts. 38 (4): 38–93. ISSN 0001-9933.
^ Okigbo, Austin C. (2015). ""Ahịajiọkụ" in Chicago: Festival, Music, and the Performance of Nigerian Igbo Identity in a North American City". The World of Music. 4 (2): 99–118. ISSN 0043-8774.
^ Bentor, Eli (2002). "Spatial Continuities: Masks and Cultural Interactions between the Delta and Southeastern Nigeria". African Arts. 35 (1): 26–93. ISSN 0001-9933.
^ Nwokeji, G. Ugo (13 September 2010). The Slave Trade and Culture in the Bight of Biafra: An African Society in the Atlantic World. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-48954-6.

Regards,--Goldsztajn (talk) 23:21, 1 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

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[1] Bentor, Eli (2005). "Challenges to Rural Festivals with the Return to Democratic Rule in Southeastern Nigeria". African Arts. 38 (4): 38–93. ISSN 0001-9933.

[2] Okigbo, Austin C. (2015). ""Ahịajiọkụ" in Chicago: Festival, Music, and the Performance of Nigerian Igbo Identity in a North American City". The World of Music. 4 (2): 99–118. ISSN 0043-8774.

[3] Bentor, Eli (2002). "Spatial Continuities: Masks and Cultural Interactions between the Delta and Southeastern Nigeria". African Arts. 35 (1): 26–93. ISSN 0001-9933.

[4] Nwokeji, G. Ugo (13 September 2010). The Slave Trade and Culture in the Bight of Biafra: An African Society in the Atlantic World. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-48954-6.

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