Research

Ritual performance · Film · Visual culture

The remediation of African ancestral masquerades across ritual performance, film and other media.

Dissertation research

A courtyard wall painted with a row of colorful masquerade figures.
Igunnuko masquerade shrine at Epetedo, Lagos.

Research approach

  • Ethnography
  • Archival research
  • Close reading
  • Visual analysis
  • Comparative media analysis