University of Louisville ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository Electronic Theses and Dissertations 5-2012 Art as a media for social commentary : a case study of Igbo bongo musicians, south-eastern Nigeria. Ruth Stellamaris Opara 1980- University of Louisville Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd Recommended Citation Opara, Ruth Stellamaris 1980-, "Art as a media for social commentary : a case study of Igbo bongo musicians, south-eastern Nigeria." (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1081. https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/1081 This Master's Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has retained all other copyrights. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ART AS A MEDIA FOR SOCIAL COMMENTARY: A CASE STUDY OF IGBO BONGO MUSICIANS, SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA By Ruth Stellamaris Opara B. A., University of Nigeria A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Louisville in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Department of Pan African Studies University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky May 2012 ART AS A MEDIA FOR SOCIAL COMMENTARY: A CASE STUDY OF IGBO BONGO MUSICIANS, SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA By Ruth Stellamaris Opara B.A., University of Nigeria A Thesis Approved on April 25, 2012 by the following Thesis Committee: Dr.