Theatre & Film Studies · University of Port Harcourt
Professor Emmanuel
Emasealu
Scholar of theatre and film, educator, and creative leader shaping the next generation of dramatic artists in Nigeria.
Act I — The Story
A scholar shaped by stage and screen
Professor Emmanuel Calvin Emasealu is an esteemed scholar and theatre practitioner whose illustrious career at the University of Port Harcourt spans over three decades — marked by three authored books, two published plays, more than fifty scholarly articles and chapters, and the founding of three academic journals.
30+
Years at UNIPORT
3
Books authored
50+
Publications
3
Journals founded
Erhurun-Uneme, Edo State
Born June 15, 1956, in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area.
University of Ibadan
Diploma, B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Theatre Arts, earned between 1979 and 2000.
Colorado, USA
Certificate in Film Production, 2014.
Behind the Curtain
From Colorado, on the craft of film
Moments from his time in Colorado, USA, where he earned his Certificate in Film Production in 2014.
Act II — Leadership & Service
A leader on stage, and in his community
Beyond the classroom and the stage, Professor Emasealu has dedicated himself to humanitarian leadership through Rotary International.
President
Rotary Club of Choba-Uniport · 2020
Assistant Governor
Rotary Club
Act III — Awards & Honors
Honored by the institutions he has served
Nigeria Academy of Letters (NAL)
Society of Nigerian Theatre Artists (SONTA)
National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP)
Directors' Guild of Nigeria (DGN)
International Theatre Institute, Nigeria Chapter (I.T.I.)
Nigerian Universities Theatre Arts Student Association (NUTASA)
Institute of Industrial Administration
Act IV — Works & Publications
Scholarship, plays, and film
A selection from a bibliography spanning over two decades of published research on Nigerian theatre, film, and Nollywood.
The CCIs, Nollywood and the Promotion of the SDGs
Journal ArticleThe Role of CBOs, FBOs and GAs in Nation-Building
Journal ArticleSocial Functions of Erishi Festival of Ase Community in Delta State, Nigeria
Journal ArticleTwo Ordinary Women of Golden Voices: A Reading of Binwana Gazuwa's Gambo Sawaba
Journal ArticleNollywood: An Interventionist Alternative?
Book ChapterAct VI — Documentaries
From the field: Darfur, 2017
News stories and documentaries produced and uploaded to YouTube during his sabbatical appointment with UNAMID (the African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur), Sudan, in 2017.
World Radio Day
Photo Exhibition
JSR Visits Sector East
Drumming for Peace in Darfur
International Day of UN Peacekeeper
World Environment Day
Um Baru
Signs and Times in Abu Shouk IDP Camp
United Nations Police in the African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
UNAMID Closes Eleven Team Sites in Darfur
Act V — Books & Plays
Three books, two plays, a lifetime of pages
Beyond his journal scholarship, Professor Emasealu is an author of books and a published playwright.
A Day for Joy
BookThe Africanist Sensibility in Diplomacy: A Biography of Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi
BookThe Theatre of Ola Rotimi: Production and Performance Dynamics
BookNerves
One-Act PlayThe Gardeners
Full-Length PlayCurtain Call
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