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About the Contributors

Esther Akumbo Nyam (PhD) is a lecturer in the department of Theatre Arts, Plateau State University Bokkos, . She holds a PhD in community theatre and development (Kenyatta University Kenya 2016). Her research focuses on con- flicts and teaching that revolves around women, children youths in violent conflicts in Jos, community theatre performances and developmental community oriented projects in Nigeria and Kenya. She has published several articles, book chapters on gender violent conflicts, Theatre for development, children’s play series and oral performances.

Asiru Hameed Tunde holds a B.Ed. and M.A in English Language from the , Nigeria and a Ph.D in English and Linguistics from Kenyatta University, Nairobi. Kenya. He teaches linguistic related courses in the Department of English and French, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, Nigeria. His research interests include: Critical Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics, Semantics, Stylistics and Media Discourse. He has published articles in peer-reviewed international journals; co-edited a book on Political Discourse in Emergent, Fragile and Failed Democra- cies published by IGI Global. He is currently working on another co-edited book on WHEN “HOME” MEANS MORE THAN ONE COUNTRY: The Discursive (Re) Construction of Identities in Trans-National Migrant Communities. Hameed has also participated in international conferences such as WACRC, Porto-Novo, 2012, AUYL, Nairobi, 2015, LLS, Bangkok, 2016 and ICHDA Ibadan, 2017.

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Andrew Danjuma Dewan obtained his degrees in Universities in Edinburgh and Salford, both in the United Kingdom. He is currently rounding off his PhD funded by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) Nigeria. He is an experi- enced lecturer and a former Coordinator/HOD Mass Communication Department, Plateau State University, Bokkos. His research interests are in Media, Religion and Culture and Media and Conflict. He has published in several journals and books. He is also a member of Media, Religion and Culture (an international study group) as well as Signis World.

Festus Idoko is the former deputy editor of Nigeria Theatre Journal, and now Co-editor of two forthcoming festschrifts on Professor John Illah and Professor Emmy Idegu. Teaches Screen writing, Playcreating and Children Theatre at the Department of Theatre and Film Arts, . Married with four children. Resident in Jos.

Edward S. Ossai, PhD, is a graduate of , Zaria and University of Jos, Nigeria. He had a stint as the Head of Studies and Assistant Direc- tor, Academic Planning at the National Film Institute, Jos, and tough film related courses at NTA, Television College, Jos, University of Jos Continuing Education Centre, Jos, Nasarawa State University, Keffi and National Institute for Cultural Orientation, Abuja. He is presently the Head, Theatre Arts Department, Plateau State University, Bokkos. Dr. Edward S. Ossai has over thirty short films, docu- mentary films and feature length films to his credit. He has also published articles and chapters in journals and books. Dr. Edward S.Ossai likes reading, watching movies and travelling.

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