The interaction between rural and urban settlements, people and enterprises are major components of livelihoods and production systems in Africa Although, historical studies have been carried out on urban-rural interface ...
The Arogbo Ijo, a sub group of Ijo of Niger Delta, are located in the Western Delta region of Southwestern Nigeria. Existing studies on the Ijo groups of the Niger Delta have focused mainly on the Ijo in the Central and ...
Kingship and power dynamics remain significant in governance discourse in Africa. Existing studies on kingship generally have portrayed the institution as a subordinate agent in colonial administration and modern power ...
Lagos, since its annexation by the British in 1861, has remained Nigeria’s economic centre. Existing studies on Lagos have focused on its transformation and growth, particularly its economic prominence and political ...
The production and sales of cocoa were critical factors in rural development in pre-colonial Nigeria, with Idanre being one of the foremost centres of cocoa production in the country. Although literature exist on the ...
Reproductive challenges, like infertility, and depression constitute some of the thematic concerns in African literature. Existing studies in Francophone African literature have examined various social problems like ...
The quest for freedom and identity connotes a desire for rebirth and an assertion of a people’s ‘raison d’être,’ as evident in various Caribbean literary texts. Existing studies on Caribbean literature have focused mainly ...
Globalisation constitutes a time-space transformation of human societies. This
phenomenon, which affects cultural formations, has been depicted in African literature,
and especially the novel. Existing studies on ...
Writing skills are taught to equip students with reading and literacy skills to solve
communication problems. However, reports have shown that undergraduates‟
achievement in writing is poor in Federal University of ...
The discourse of nomadism and its attendant socio-economic implications is a central
theme in the ethnography of the Fulani. Existing anthropological studies have focused on
the socio-economy of cattle herding and ...
Akokoland, a frontier area in north-eastern Yorubaland, faced numerous security challenges during the 19th century, which had lasting impressions on the pre-existing socio-political structure. Existing literature on ...
Oke Ogun in Oyo North region of Oyo State has been one of the largest producers of food crops in the pre-colonial and early period of British colonial rule in southwestern Nigeria. Existing historical studies on Oke Ogun ...
Socio-historical realities such as wars, colonisation and migration are significant events in North African literature. Leïla Sebbar's creative writings are suffused with the socio-historical realities of Algeria. Previous ...
Indigenous knowledge system, a strand of social epistemology, emphasises a socio-cultural dimension to the acquisition and justification of human knowledge. Previous studies have focused on traditional epistemology which ...
Medical body marking is a traditional healthcare practice associated with many African societies, including Nasarawa State, Nigeria.Existing studies have focused on the patterns of utilisation for preventive and curative ...
Vocal pedagogy is a comprehensive training in voice, speech, body and mind. Globally, there is an increasing acceptance of Lessac Kinesensic Training (LKT) among vocal practitioners as an all-encompassing pedagogy. However, ...
The masquerade, conceived as embodied spirits of ancestors, is one of the most popular
indigenous performing art forms in Africa. Its popularity has increased in recent times due to
its appropriation by emergent festivals ...
Dance is one of the most popular forms of artistic expression defined by its unique deployment of human body movement. Existing studies have largely investigated the social contexts, significations, social functions and ...
Indigenous burial rites in southwestern Nigeria are traditional rituals performed before and after burial to honour the dead and ensure the well-being of the living. Previous studies on burial rites among the Ekiti have ...
Monadologism, a philosophical idea depicting a non-communicative, self-actuating system of
windowless, individualistic and deterministic beings, has implications for understanding the
challenge of social order. ...