Chaibou Dan Inna

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Chaïbou Dan Inna (born July 12, 1952 in Filingué ; also Chaïbou Dan-Inna ) is a Nigerien theater scholar , playwright and politician .

Life

Chaïbou Dan Inna first studied at Niamey University , which he graduated in 1977 with a degree in modern philology . In 1979 he did a maîtrise in modern philology at the University of Abidjan and in 1985 a doctorate in French- language literatures and cultures at the University of Bordeaux III . In his dissertation he dealt with the history and politics of theater in French-speaking West Africa from 1960 to the present.

Dan Inna taught at the humanities and human sciences faculty at Niamey University from 1984 . At the same time, he pursued a career as a senior administrative officer in various Nigerien ministries. His research focus was on theater in Africa, especially in Niger. He researched the oral tradition of Hausa and devoted himself to French translations of contemporary plays and traditional poetry. With Jean-Dominique Pénel he published a bibliography of Nigerien literature in 1988 . In his play Une vie de cent carats , published in 1993, Dan Inna dealt with the life of Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara . The verse drama ties in with the historical dramas by Boubou Hama , André Salifou and Joseph Keïta and uses traditional Nigerian theater and narrative forms as well as the Brechtian alienation effect .

Chaibou Dan Inna was appointed Minister for Vocational and Technical Education in the government of Prime Minister Brigi Rafini under President Mahamadou Issoufou on August 13, 2013 . His predecessor in this office was N'Gadé Nana Hadiza Noma Kaka . On April 11, 2016, Dan Inna was replaced as Minister by Abdou Amani .

Fonts

  • La Théâtralité en pays hausa . Thesis. Université d'Abidjan, Abidjan 1979.
  • Théâtre, histoire et politique en Afrique francophone de 1960 à nos jours . Thesis. Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Bordeaux 1985.
  • Bibliographie de la littérature nigérienne . Nouvelle Imprimerie du Niger, Niamey 1988. (With Jean-Dominique Pénel.)
  • Le théâtre . In: Marie-Clotilde Jacquey (ed.): Littérature nigérienne (=  Notre librairie . No. 107 ). CLEF, Paris 1991, p. 63-68 .
  • Le théâtre en langues africaines . In: Marie-Clotilde Jacquey (ed.): Littérature nigérienne (=  Notre librairie . No. 107 ). CLEF, Paris 1991, p. 44-46 .
  • Presentation de la littérature nigérienne modern . In: Ecriture . Littératures du Niger. No. 42 . Lausanne 1993, p. 11-29 .
  • Une vie de cent carats: théâtre . Nouvelle Imprimerie du Niger, Niamey 1993.
  • Niger . Translated by Helen Heubi. In: Don Rubin, Ousmane Diakhaté, Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh (Eds.): The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theater: Africa . 2nd Edition. Routledge, London / New York 2001, ISBN 0-415-05931-3 , pp. 215-216 . (With Ousmane Tandina.)
  • Portraits de journalistes et de cinéastes africaines . Institut Panos Afrique de l'Ouest, Dakar 2005, ISBN 2-915627-08-8 .
  • L'éloge dans les créations poétiques des griots Haoussa . Éditions Passerelle, Montréal 2015.
  • Yazi Dogo et l'art du théâtre populaire au Niger . L'Harmattan, Paris 2015, ISBN 978-2-343-03209-2 .
  • L'Enseignement et la formation professionnels et techniques au Niger . Éditions universitaires européennes, Saarbrücken 2017, ISBN 978-3-639-52687-5 .
  • Anthology bilingue de poésie orale haoussa: manuel à l'usage des classes de l'enseignement primaire et secondaire du Niger . Éditions Gasbingo, Niamey 2018. (With Ibrahim Abdoul Salam Niang.)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dan-Inna Chaibou. In: Canal-U. Retrieved August 24, 2019 (French).
  2. ↑ Chaibou Dan Inna: Yazi Dogo et l'art du théâtre populaire au Niger . L'Harmattan, Paris 2015, ISBN 978-2-343-03209-2 , back cover.
  3. ↑ Chaibou Dan Inna, Ousmane Tandina: Niger . Translated by Helen Heubi. In: Don Rubin, Ousmane Diakhaté, Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh (Eds.): The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theater: Africa . 2nd Edition. Routledge, London / New York 2001, ISBN 0-415-05931-3 , pp. 215-216 .
  4. ↑ Le gouvernement nigérien. In: IZF.net. Retrieved August 24, 2019 (French).
  5. ↑ Prédécesseurs du Ministre. Ministère des Enseignements Professionnels et Techniques (MEP / T), accessed on August 24, 2019 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Dan Inna, Chaibou
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dan-Inna, Chaibou
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerien theater scholar, playwright and politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Filingué