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Abraye, Doutimariye Sunday

sunday.abraye@ndu.edu.ng

Areas of Research Interest & Specialty

S/N Research Area
1 African Traditional Theatre and Drama
2 Aquatic Theatre Traditions in Nigeria and the Sub-Saharan West Africa
3 Cultural Studies and behavioural Patterns

School Attended with Qualifications

  • Delta State University, Abraka. Delta State. Nigeria - B.A (Hons) Theatre Arts - 1997
  • University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State. Nigeria. - M.A Theatre Arts - 2004
  • Delta State University Abraka. Delta State . Nigeria - Ph.D. Theatre Arts - 2011

Membership of Professional Bodies- Year

  • Society of Nigerian Theatre Artists (SONTA) - 2002
  • National Association Of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) Bayelsa State Chapter. - 2017
  • Association Of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Bayelsa State - 2010
  • African Theatre Association (AFTA) - 2014
  • Member, Society of Non-Fiction Association of Nigeria (SONFAN), Niger Delta University Chapter - 2012
  • Academic Staff, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island. Bayelsa State. - 2002 to date
  • Teaching and Supervision of Long Essays, Thesis , Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island. Bayelsa State. - 2002 to date
  • Coordinator, Diploma in Izon Language Programme, Institute for Niger Delta Studies, Niger Delta University - 2011-2017
  • Ag. Director, Institute For Niger Delta Studies, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island. Bayelsa State - 2017-2018
  • Ag. Head of Department , Department of Theatre Arts, Faculty of Arts, Niger Delta University - 2021-2023

Workshops and Conferences Attended

  • . First National Conference of the Centre For Niger Delta Studies, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island. Theme: Climate Change, Human Security And Development in The Niger Delta. Paper presented: Impact of Climate Change on the Aquatic Theatre Tradition of the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. 1st- 4th December. - 2014
  • Mabel at 50 Conference. Theme: Nature and Nurture: Women Centred Drama, Theatre and Performance in Nigeria Paper: Feminine audience participation: A performance Booster in the Aquatic Theatre Parlance. Thursday 7th May, 2015. Pope John Paul 11 Catholic Church Centre, 22 Bangui Street, Wuse 11 Abuja. - 2015
  • 2016 Afta Annual International Conference: Theme Paradigm Shift in African Theatre and Performance. Paper Presented: Festival Drama and Audience Participation: A study of the Masquerade Dance Performance of the Aleibiri People of Bayelsa State. Faculty of Arts University of Abuja, Nigeria. 21-24 July 2016. - 2016
  • . 2016 Annual International Conference of The Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA) Theme: Theatre, Culture and Change Management in Nigeria. Paper Presented: Aquatic Theatre: Women As A Performing Audience. Department of Theatre Arts and Film Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Anambra State, Nigeria. 9th-12th November 2016. - 2016
  • 2017 Annual International Conference of the Society of Nigeria Artists (SONTA). Theme: Theatre, Economic Recession and The Quest For Survival. 1st -3rd November 2017. University of Port-Harcourt. Rivers State - 2017
  • 31st Annual Convention and International Conference of the Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA). Theme Theatre, Counter Terrorism and the Nigerian Space. 31st-3rd November, 2018. Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. - 2018
  • 32nd Annual Convention and International Conference of the Society of Nigerian Theatre Artists (SONTA). Theme: Theatre, Restructuring and National Identity. 31st-2nd November, 2019. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island. Bayelsa State. - 2019

Articles

  • Abraye, D. Sunday (2022). Aquatic Theatre Traditions in The Niger Delta ( Text Book). Printed in Nigeria by Zilies Academic Publishing ( A Subsidiary of Zilies Prints & Brand) Ziliesent1@gmail.com, 0(2) - -
  • Sunday D. Abraye (2021). The Paddler (Play Text) . Published and Printed by Zilies Publishing Ziliesprints@gmail.com, 0(0) - -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (2020). Rethinking Self Liberation: Education as a Weapon in Society . Journal of Good Governance in Africa. Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. , 2(0) - -
  • Binebai, Benedict and Abraye, Sunday D. (2019). Literature: Emerging Value in Hard Ground of the Niger Delta.. International Journal of Languages, Literature and Gender Studies (LALIGENS), Bahir Dar-Ethopia , 81(0) 12-23 -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (2018). The Deed (PlayText). Roselight, , Yenegoa , 0(0) - -
  • Abraye, D. Sunday and Illise Anthony Othuke (2018). Symbolism in the Language of J.P. Clark's Plays: A Study of the Three Plays and Ozidi. . Liwuram, Journal of the Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Maiduguri, 19(0) - -
  • Abraye, D. Sunday and Azorbo, G. Tam (2018). Dramatic and Spiritual Discourse of Aleibiri Festival Masquerade Dance of Bayelsa People. RUN Journal of Cultural Studies, . College of Humanities, Redeemer's University. PMB 230 Ede Osun State Nigeria. , 2(0) - -
  • Cecil Ozobeme and Abraye Sunday (2018). Professionalising Acting in Nigeria: A Reconfiguration of the Theory and Praxis of Actor-Training in Tertiary Institutions. Wilberforce Island Review, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State. , 17(0) - -
  • Cecil Ozobeme and Abraye Sunday (2018). Professionalising Acting in Nigeria: A Reconfiguration of the Theory and Praxis of Actor-Training in Tertiary Institutions. Wilberforce Island Review, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State. , 17(0) - -
  • Abraye, D. Sunday. (2017). Aquatic Theatre: Women As Performing Audience. . Creative Artist: A Journal of Theatre and Media Studies, Department of Theatre and Film Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Anambra State, Nigeria, 11(0) 1-15. -
  • Abraye, D. Sunday (2016). Hurdles. Hurdles (A Play Text), 0(0) - -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (2015). The Intergrating dynamics of Owigiri Dance among the Izon: A descriptive Note.. Wilberforce Island Review, A Journal of the Faculty of Arts. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. ( Ogaga Okuyade. Editor) , 13(0) 217-228 -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (2014). Political Undercurrent in J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt . Theatre Business Vol. 2 Edited by O.S. Ejeke (Book Chapter), 2(0) - -
  • Abraye, D. Sunday (2014). The Pedigree of a General: The Ancestors and Relatives of General Owoye Andrew Azazi Gallantry and Humanity Personified . Essays in memory of General Owoye Andrew Azazi" Edited by Stephen Temegha Olali. (Book Chapter), 0(0) - -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (2014). Impact Of Climate Change On The Aquatic Theatre Tradition Of The Niger Delta Region, Nigeria."". National Conference on Climate Change, Human Security And Development In The Niger Delta Of The Centre For Niger Delta Studies, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State. , 0(0) - -
  • Abraye D. Sunday and Kansese Rudolph (2013). Dance as a means of communication; The Owigiri Dance Experience.. India: The Dawn Journal, 0(0) - -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (2013). Storytelling and Moon-light Games; A source of Cultural Exposition in Izon Oral Literature.. Niger Delta Research Digest, Journal of the Centre for Niger Delta Studies, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State. (Ibaba S. Ibaba. Editor.) , 7(0) - -
  • Abraye, D. Sunday (2012). Directing in the Aquatic Theatre . Theatre Business Edited by O.S. Ejeke (Textbook), 1(0) - -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (2012). Dynamics of Performances on the Aquatic Stage. India: The Dawn Journal, 0(0) - -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (2010). Embele; Conception and Perception of Sweetness in Izon land. . The Parnassus Journal of the Department of Theatre Arts University of Uyo Akwa-Ibom State.( Stephen Inegbe. Editor) , 6(0) 108-116 -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (2008). The Amasinghan Oge of Aleibiri Town in Bayelsa State. A journal of the Faculty of Arts, Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State. (Steve Ogude. Editor) , 0(0) 95- 116. -
  • Abraye, D. Sunday (0). Music and the Aquatic theatre Tradition in Izon Land. . International Journal of Current Research in The Humanities. , 0(0) - -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (0). Debate on The Authenticity of African Drama: The Total Theatre Paradigm in The Niger Delta.. International Journal of Current Research in The Humanities, 0(0) - -
  • Cecil Ozobeme and Sunday Doutimiariye Abraye (0). The Role of Traditional Institutions in Addressing Corruption Inducing Social Norms and Behaviours: A Critical Discourse. Alarinjo, A Journal of Theatre and Media Arts, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. , 2(0) 213-242 -
  • . Fred Emi Brisibe and Sunday Doutimiariye Abraye. (0). The Greek Tragic Universe: A Discourse of Select Texts. . Tributaries, A Journal of the Department of Theatre Arts, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island. Bayelsa State. , 1(0) - -
  • Binebai, Benedict and Abraye, Sunday D. (0). Text as an Agent and Agency of Dislocation: An Intertextual Inspection of Select Nigerian Drama. African Research Review. International Multi- Disciplinary Journal Bahir Dar, Ethopia. AFRREV, 13(0) 77-85 -
  • Tam Gordon Azorbo, Ph.D and Sunday Doutimiariye Abraye (0). Futurism and Dramatic Fantasy in Effiong Johnson’s Install the Princess.. International Journal of Humanitatis Theoreticus. University of Yaounde, Cameron, 2(0) 76-82 -
  • Abraye, D Sunday (0). Drama and Cultural Exposition among the Izon People of the Niger Delta.. Port Harcourt Journal of History and Diplomatic Studies (PJHDS) A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of the Department of History and Diplomatic Studies Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt Rivers State, Nigeria, 8(0) - -
  • Jonathan Diseyei Kiapine and Sunday Doutimiariye Abraye (0). Democratization of A Failing State: The Niger Delta Discourse in Benedict Binebai’s If Not. A Play of the Gods and Christine Odi’s Destined to Be . Icheke, Journal of the Faculty of Humanities, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Rumuolumeni, P.M.B. 5047, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. , 19(0) - -