Essays about: "Igbo Nation"

Found 2 essays containing the words Igbo Nation.

1. 1. Southern Nigeria and the politics of memory: literary accounts on the Biafra war and the minorities’ struggle

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Afrikanska studier

   Author : Gloria Radicchia; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The Nigeria-Biafra war (1967-70) was a critical event for the country and on an international level: furthermore, it forged forever the memory and narrative of Igbo people, authors, politicians and activists and minority groups. I chose this topic because I have always been interested in how political issues have been represented and argued in literature, how the authors and intellectuals have narrated the struggle and the fracture of such a complex nation as Nigeria and how much powerful collective memory can be for the personal and cultural story of a population. READ MORE

3. 2. The Evolution of Gender Relations in Igbo Nation and the Discourse of Cultural Imperialism

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Anthony Okonkwo; [2010]
   Keywords : Cultura Imperialism; Igbo Nation; Nigeria; Colonialism; Gender; Equality; Inequality;

   Abstract : This paper conducts a comparative case study of how gender discourse in Igbo society has evolved from pre-colonial, colonial to post-colonial periods, more so, how this evolution contributes to the debate on cultural imperialism. It claims that an historical understanding of gender relations in Igbo society could provides an understanding of national cultural imperialism from a political perspective. READ MORE