Exploring Cultural Aesthetics and Identity Formation in African Literature: A Study of Ahmed Yerima’s Agudua and Owiwi

This study explored the cultural aesthetics and their intersection with identity formation in Ahmed Yerima's Agudua and Owiwi: how the plays have artfully articulated the tensions between tradition and modernity in African societies.Rich symbolisms, ritualistic practices, and dynamic characterization explore the gender, generation, and communal identity roles in the maintenance and transformation of cultural heritage.It views tradition as an anchor and ground for negotiation, and modernity as uncomfortable and promising at the same time.Yerima proves how well African cultures bend and resist modern realities.This study locates postcolonial and sociological frameworks where it calls for dialogue and hybridization to delineate African identity in a globalizing world.The findings reveal that Yerima's works are also part of larger discourses on the sustenance and transformation of culture, to be visionary for African societies, in valuing heritage yet opening their arms to the winds of change.