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Story of “Man in the Zoo” Discussed in Seminar

The Drama and Performance Studies programme within the School of Arts recently hosted a seminar on the award-winning documentary “Ota Benga: Human at the Zoo”, the story of a Congolese man who was kidnapped from his homeland and taken to the United States of America (USA) where he was exhibited with monkeys.

The film’s director, Professor Niyi Coker, a visiting academic from the University of Missouri, USA, discussed the research and making of his film during the seminar which was held at the Howard College campus.

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Story of “Man in the Zoo” Discussed in Seminar