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Africans and Globalization

Linguistic, Literary, and Technological Contents and Discontents

Edited by Akinloyè Òjó; Karim Traore and Oyinlola Longe - Contributions by Alex K. Anderson; Abubakar Udulu Atiku; Adebukunola A. Atolagbe; Oluwaseun Rachael Bello; Abdelkader Ben Rhit; Silas Eniola Egbowon; Jack E. Houston; Helena Huguley; Mohammed O. Lawal; Oyinlola Longe; Adeleke Yinka Ogunfeyimi; S. A. Ogunpitan; Akinloyè Òjó; Olufunmilola Temitayo Oladipo; Ojo Olusegun Olorunleke; Olawunmi Oni-Buraimoh; Segun Oyeleke Oyewo; Jija Terseer and Karim Traore

Africans and Globalization: Linguistic, Literary, and Technological Contents and Discontents considers the substance and dissatisfactions of globalization on Africa and its Diaspora. Although variously framed across disciplines, globalization has generally entailed non-milieu bound interactions, which alters the existence of its participants. The concerns about the impact of globalization have been raised in relation to Africa and have related to the helpful and deleterious effects. Increasingly, industrialization (without consideration of environmental impacts) and westernization (including erosion of indigenous values) are perceived as synonymous with globalization. This multidisciplinary collection contends that in theory, globalization linked Africa with the world through trade and information sharing, thereby increasing development. This collection provides reflections based on contemporary research within the linguistic, literary, and technological areas of study. It illustrates that globalization is not a single process but rather a complex set of processes that seemingly operate in an oppositional manner. The collected works make for exciting appraisal as they highlight some of the contents and discontents of globalization across multiple areas of human endeavor in Africa and its diaspora.

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Pages: 212 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4985-3430-7 • Hardback • November 2017 • $111.00 • (£85.00)

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Subjects: Literary Criticism / African, Political Science / Globalization, Political Science / World / African, Social Science / World / Africa

Africans and Globalization

Linguistic, Literary, and Technological Contents and Discontents

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Africans and Globalization: Linguistic, Literary, and Technological Contents and Discontents considers the substance and dissatisfactions of globalization on Africa and its Diaspora. Although variously framed across disciplines, globalization has generally entailed non-milieu bound interactions, which alters the existence of its participants. The concerns about the impact of globalization have been raised in relation to Africa and have related to the helpful and deleterious effects. Increasingly, industrialization (without consideration of environmental impacts) and westernization (including erosion of indigenous values) are perceived as synonymous with globalization. This multidisciplinary collection contends that in theory, globalization linked Africa with the world through trade and information sharing, thereby increasing development. This collection provides reflections based on contemporary research within the linguistic, literary, and technological areas of study. It illustrates that globalization is not a single process but rather a complex set of processes that seemingly operate in an oppositional manner. The collected works make for exciting appraisal as they highlight some of the contents and discontents of globalization across multiple areas of human endeavor in Africa and its diaspora.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 212 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4985-3430-7 • Hardback • November 2017 • $111.00 • (£85.00)

978-1-4985-3431-4 • eBook • November 2017 • $105.50 • (£82.00)

Subjects: Literary Criticism / African, Political Science / Globalization, Political Science / World / African, Social Science / World / Africa

Author

Akinloye Ojo is associate professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the African Studies Institute, University of Georgia.

Karim Traore is associate professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the African Studies Institute, University of Georgia.

Oyinlola Longe is lecturer in the Department of Dramatic Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University.

Table of Contents

Contents and Discontents of Globalization on the African Continent and its Diaspora: An Introduction
Akinloye Ojo, Oyinlola Longe, and Karim Traore

Part I: Language and Culture

Chapter 1: The Linguistic Interpretation of the Tiv Ethics of “Ya Na Anngbian,” Eat and Give Your Brother: A Synergy for Enduring Democratic Leadership in Nigeria
Jija Terseer

Chapter 2: The Wealth of English in Spite of the Death of its Idioms: The Nigerian Experience Oluwaseun Rachael Bello

Chapter 3: Globalization and Tertiary Institutions Students’ Sexual Discourse: The Case of University Students in Lagos, Nigeria
Olawunmi Oni-Buraimoh

Part II: Literature

Chapter 4: Teaching African Literature in the Internet Age
S. A. Ogunpitan

Chapter 5: Local Moods, Global Modes in Ben Okri’s The Famished Road Trilogy
Abdelkader Ben Rhit

Chapter 6: The State and Aesthetics in Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Infidel
Ojo O. Olorunleke

Part III: Performance Arts

Chapter 7: Ambiforms—the Unsaid with the Said: A Dialectical Approach to Theatric Performances
Adeleke Yinka Ogunfeyimi

Chapter 8: Nigerians and Globalization: Contents and Discontents of Western Education, Culture, and Film Influence
Adebukunola A. Atolagbe

Chapter 9: Mirroring the Message of Some Nigerian Hip-Hop Music: Show of Discontent
Olufunmilola Temitayo Oladipo

Chapter 10: Exhibition of Content and Discontent in a Nigerian Television Drama
Oyinlola Longe

Part IV: Education, Pedagogy, and Technology

Chapter 11: Pedagogy and Cultural Engagement as an Antidote to Diaspora Estrangement
Segun Oyeleke Oyewo

Chapter 12: Extent of ICT Adoption among Secondary School Teachers in Nigeria: Influencing and Inhibiting Factors
Silas Eniola Egbowon

Part V: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Housing

Chapter 13: Empowerment of People through Agriculture in Northern Nigeria, 1991—2012: The Kebbi State Example
Atiku Abubakar Udulu

Chapter 14: Nutrition and Women’s Empowerment for Human Capital Development in Mali
Jack E. Houston, Helena Huguley, and Alex K. Anderson

Chapter 15: A Synthesis to Housing Provision in Nigeria
Mohammed O. Lawal

Conclusion: A Final Word on Contentment and Restlessness Regarding Globalization in Africa and its Diaspora
Akinloye Ojo, Oyinlola Longe, and Karim Traore

Reviews

This book is a welcome addition to the wide-ranging discourse on globalization in general, particularly on its effects, both positive and negative, on the African continent and Africans in the diaspora. Although much has been said about this topic from various viewpoints and angles, what sets the current volume apart is its focus on its impacts on African people and societies.
— African Studies Quarterly

Africans and Globalization

Linguistic, Literary, and Technological Contents and Discontents

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