The Use of Comic Musical Skits to Overcome Fear and Anxiety during the Outbreak of Covid-19 in Nigeria

Author: Linda Jummai Mustafa | Pages: 85–98 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.60018/Hemi.TWBE4643

Abstract

Nigeria experienced its first index case on 27th February 2020, when an Italian was diagnosed as having contracted Coronavirus. With the rise of Covid cases, social media was agog with myths, fables, information (both true and false), and fake drugs that could be used to cure Coronavirus. This research examines three indigenous-oriented comic musical skits that were aimed at allayed the fear of contracting Covid-19. The theory applied to this study is psychoanalytic. It is argued that comic musical skits were forceful tools used to alleviate the fear of contracting Covid-19.

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The Use of Comic Musical Skits to Overcome Fear and Anxiety during the Outbreak of Covid-19 in Nigeria

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