Fragmented Identities of Nigeria
Sociopolitical and Economic Crises
Abstract
In Fragmented Identities of Nigeria: Sociopolitical and Economic Crises, edited by John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji and Rotimi Omosulu, readers are offered essays which explore the historiogenesis and ontological struggles of Nigeria as a geographical expression and a political experiment. The transdisciplinary contributions in this book analyze Nigeria as a microcosm of global African identity crises to address the deep-rooted conflicts within multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic, multi-religious, and multicultural societies.
By studying Nigeria as a country manufactured for the interests of colonial forces and ingrained with feudal hegemonic agendas of global powers working against the emancipation of African people, Fragmented Identities of Nigeria examines the history, evolution, and consequences of Nigeria’s sociopolitical and economic crises. The contributors make suggestions for pulling Nigeria from the brink of an identity implosion which was generated by years of misgovernance by leaders without vision or understanding of what is at stake in global black history. Throughout, the collection argues that it is time for Nigeria to reassess, renegotiate, and reimagine Nigeria’s future, whether it be through finding an amicable way the different ethnicities can continue to co-exist as federating or confederating units, or to dissolve the country which was created for economic exploitation by the United Kingdom.
- 1–6 Introduction 1–6
- 69–88 Chapter 4: Ethnicity and English as a “Neutral” Language in Nigeria’s Multilingual Space 69–88
- 111–132 Chapter 6: Language and Identity Crisis in Frantz Fanon’s Philosophy of Double Consciousness 111–132
- 231–240 Chapter 13: Indigenous Vocations as Hereditary Identity Sites in Southwestern Nigeria 231–240
- 241–254 Chapter 14: Ethnicity and Electoral Contest: Presidential Elections in Nigeria (1999–2011) 241–254
- 289–292 Index 289–292
- 293–296 About the Contributors 293–296