Publication
AMAMIANHUOWAN
‘Amamianhuowan’ means ‘important person’ in Bini language of the Edo tribe in Nigeria. I wanted to make a publication that presents West African folktales with female leads as a way to celebrate female protagonists that could provide culturally accurate representation in the media. However, I noticed a very little amount of folktales that had female leads. I chose to highlight how little women are mentioned in some selected folktales from West Africa, and how short their own stories are in comparison to the men’s.
‘Amamianhuowan’ means ‘important person’ in Bini language of the Edo tribe in Nigeria. I wanted to make a publication that presents West African folktales with female leads as a way to celebrate female protagonists that could provide culturally accurate representation in the media. However, I noticed a very little amount of folktales that had female leads. I chose to highlight how little women are mentioned in some selected folktales from West Africa, and how short their own stories are in comparison to the men’s.
