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The Invention and (Re) Configuration of Space in Selected Kenyan Television Dramas by Charles Kebaya THE INVENTION AND (RE) CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IN SELECTED KENYAN TELEVISION DRAMAS BY CHARLES KEBAYA (B.A, M.A) A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS IN FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (TELEVISION DRAMA CRITICISM) OF KENYATTA UNIVERSITY. July, 2016 DECLARATION I declare that this thesis is my original work and has not been submitted for the award of a degree in any other University. Signature __________________________________ Date ______________________ AKUMA, KEBAYA CHARLES (M.A & B.A) M88/23372/2012 Supervisors We confirm that the work reported in this thesis was carried out by the candidate under our supervision: Signature___________________________ Date: _______________ Dr. John Mugubi Department of Film and Theatre Arts, Kenyatta University Signature ____________________________ Date: _______________ Prof. Oluoch Obura Literature Department, Kenyatta University ii DEDICATION To The loving memory of my late Dad, who always hankered for this, but left too early, before it finally happened. My Mum, whose unwavering support, has seen me, this long, and is always my enterprise. And Frankryan Akuma, Lispher Nyaboke, the baton, is effectively passed on to you. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A dissertation of this magnitude does not easily come about unless there are people ready to sacrifice and devote their time, resources and intellectual abilities to make it happen. For this reason, I am greatly indebted to a number of people who have significantly contributed to the shaping and final realization of this study. To my supervisors, Prof. Oluoch Obura and Dr. John Mugubi, who immensely provided me with critical guidance throughout the research process. Prof. Obura, your intellectual counsel and incisive comments shaped the approach that I took in this study and you were friend enough to tell me when I had failed to do the right thing. Dr. Mugubi, beyond pointing out critical areas to be thought through, constantly reminded me to be always on top of things. Gentlemen, I remain eternally grateful. It was an honour working with both of you. Much could not have been accomplished without the unwavering support from Dr. Rachael Diang’a. She endured long and clattered evening discussions on spatial (re)configurations, mapping metaphors, metaphors of travel, sex(uality) discourses and went out of her way to make sense of the blabber. She even brought me valuable secondary materials such as Sylvia Tamale (2011) to make me understand Representations of African Sexualities. Although we amenably disagreed on a number of issues, our constant intellectual cuds made this work emerge better reasoned. Since you were under no obligation to do so, I unreservedly acknowledge that and say thank you. I am highly indebted to Dr. JKS Makokha who encouraged me to espouse a studious approach to this research. Dr. Mbugua wa Mungai helped me with valuable materials on the intersection between popular culture and the nation. My colleagues in the department: Dr. Shikuku, Dr. Okoth, Anne, Hongo, and Situma to mention but a few, I truly believe that your contributions in ways not known to you kept me going. To Rose, your technical assistance is much appreciated. My late father deserves a special mention here for reassuring me to follow the education path for “it is rewarding”. To my mum, I express my heartfelt gratitude for your constant encouragement and support. The evergreen support of Lispher Nyaboke is much appreciated. And to the rest of my family, for your unfailing sense of understanding and prayers you offered for the success of this project, I say mbuya mono. To many others not mentioned herein but who contributed in one way too many to make this research a success, I say thank you. With all this succour, I am solely responsible for any deficiencies in this study. iv ABSTRACT The study interrogates the invention and (re)configuration of space as a social construct in Kenyan television drama. While focusing on selected local television dramas; Mheshimiwa, Mother-in-law and Tabasamu, the study examines manifestations of space, and how characters contest, and (re)configure emergent spaces in the contemporary society. The first television drama aired on Kenya Television Network (KTN) whereas the second and third air on Citizen Television. The study investigates space in the selected television dramas as an intersection and a conversation with various formations, past and present, in a bid to understand socio-cultural, economic and political realities in Kenya. The study employs the theorization of space to explore the framing and dramatization of space in local television drama. Hinged on an iterative research design, primary data was obtained from a close examination of three purposively sampled local television dramas. Purposively selected episodes of the three dramas were studied and information obtained regarding space was recorded and considered data for analysis and interpretation. Secondary sources that comprised texts, dissertations, scholarly publications and articles related to the area of study were consulted. Guided by the research objectives, primary and secondary data obtained were analysed, interpreted and collated using thematic content analysis. Limited access to the television dramas due to suspicion of being a pirate masquerading as an academic and copyright issues were key challenges that this study faced. From the analyses, it emerged that local television drama exploits spaces such as the family, court, political and the everyday space to make sense of various issues affecting society. Issues such as political leadership, material affluence, youth identity formations, social referents and sex(uality) discourses are not only figured but also contested, invented and reconfigured in society as portrayed in local television drama. It also emerged that young female professionals were depicted as challenging patriarchal practices and that to them, sexual pleasure is viewed as a desire that is related to their status as career women, but above all to possibilities generated by being relatively independent from social control. Strengthened by their financial independence, this category of women is at the vanguard in reconfiguring subjectivities and social complexities of sexuality in the contemporary Kenyan society. In this way, local television drama functions as a popular site for exploring and understanding emerging moral issues that characterize young women’s sexualities in Kenya. Consequently, the study concludes that artistic sensibilities in local television drama crystallize in the characterization of women as being in the forefront in challenging masculinity and reconfiguration of emergent practices of feminine power and agency in society. v TABLE OF CONTENT Declaration………………………………………………………………………...………ii Dedication………………………………………………………………………………...iii Acknowledgement………………………………………………………………………..iv Abstract…………………………………………………………………………..….…….v Table of Content………………………………………….……………………….....…. vi Operational Definition of Terms………………………………………………………..viii CHAPTER 1: CONCEPTUALIZING THE STUDY…………………………..……...1 1.1 Background to the Study …………………………………………………..….……1 1.2 Statement of the Problem…………………………………………………...………5 1.3 Aim and Objectives of the Study …………………………………………..………6 1.4 Research Questions ………………………………………………………..……….6 1.5 Research Assumptions……………………………………………………..……….7 1.6 Justification and Significance of the Study…………………………………....……7 1.7 Scope and Delimitations…………………………………………………..………10 1.8 Review of Related Literature…………………………………………………..….12 1.9 Theoretical Framework.……………………………………………………..…….37 1.10 Research Methodology ……………………………………………………..…….42 1.11 Ethical Considerations………………………………………………………..…...49 1.12 Organisation of the study……………………………………………………..…...50 CHAPTER 2: MANIFESTATIONS OF SPACE IN LOCAL TELEVISON DRAMA…………………………………………………………………………………52 2.1 Introduction ……………………………………………………...………………...52 2.2 Synopsis of Local Television Dramas under Study ………..……...……………...53 2.3 The Everyday Space: Tabasamu ……………………………...………………….58 2.4 The Family Space: Mother-in-Law……….……………………………………….70 2.5 The Political Space: Mheshimiwa ………………………………………………...78 2.6 Chapter Summary …………………………………..……………………………...83 vi CHAPTER 3: (RE)CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IN KENYAN TELEVISION DRAMA ………………………………………………………………………………...84 3.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………….....….84 3.2 Framing and Dramatizing the Kenyan Nation ……………….……….…….….…86 3.3 Metaphorical Mappings and Reconfiguring Social Referents ……………..…....106 3.4 Reconfiguration of Sex(uality) Discourses in Society……………………...…... 115 3.5 Chapter Summary…………………………..……..………………………….......125 CHAPTER 4: FEMALE CHARACTERS AND PATRIARCHY …………..……127 4.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………..... 127 4.2 Patriarchal Contestations and Spatial Reconfigurations…… ………..……..…..129 4.3 Women, Professionalism and Patriarchal Practices….……………………….....143 4.4 Representing the Revolutionary Female Character…………………………..….155 4.5 Chapter Summary ………………………..…………………………………..….162 CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS…...164 5.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………..…………....164 5.2 Summary and Conclusions……………………………………………..………….164 5.3 Recommendations for further study…………………………………..……….......169 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………171 Teleography…………………………………………………………………………….190 Appendix 1: Analytical Frame ………………………………………………………….191 Appendix 2: Observation Guide…………………………………………………………192 Appendix 3: A List of Television Dramas………………………………………………193
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