Africans and Globalization : Linguistic, Literary, and Technological Contents and Discontents.

Cover -- Africans and Globalization -- Africans and Globalization -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contents and Discontents of Globalization on the African Continent and Its Diaspora -- References -- Part I -- LANGUAGE AND CULTURE -- Chapter 1 -- The Linguistic Interpretation of the Tiv Ethics of -- "Eat and Give Your Brother" -- Theoretical Outline -- The Tiv In Brief -- The Tiv Genealogy -- The Tiv Ideology Of Brotherhood -- The Labyrinths Of The Democratic Terrain In Benue State, Nigeria And Africa -- The Conceptual Conspectus Of -- The Interpretation Of The Aphorism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- The Wealth of English in Spite of the Death of Its Idioms -- Research Context -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Globalization and Tertiary Institutions Students' Sexual Discourse -- Theoretical Orientation -- The Sexual Discourse Of University Students In Lagos -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II -- LITERATURE -- Chapter 4 -- Teaching African Literature in the Internet Age -- African Literature On The Internet -- Digitalized Lecture Series -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Local Moods, Global Modes in Ben Okri's -- Trilogy -- Cultural Hybridization And Ecological Degradation -- Global Modes -- Trauma And History -- References -- Chapter 6 -- The State and Aesthetics in Ayaan Hirsi Ali's -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Part III -- PERFORMANCE ARTS -- Chapter 7 -- Ambiforms-The Unsaid with the Said -- Artistic License -- The Concept Of Laughter (laughing At Or Laughing With) -- Audience Specificity Of Emotion -- Open-endedness -- Omniscient Creativity -- End Product -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 -- Nigerians and Globalization -- Theoretical Contextualization: Globalization And Discontentment -- Western Education, Culture, And Film Influence On The Nigerian Youths.

Contents And Discontents Of Cultural Globalization -- Nigerian Contents: Artists And Musicians -- Nigerian Discontents -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 -- Mirroring the Message of Some Nigerian Hip-Hop Music -- Origin Of Hip-hop Music -- Moral Implications Of Hip-hop Music -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 -- Exhibition of Content and Discontent in a Nigerian Television Drama -- Juxtaposition Of Stories -- Television Drama And Promotion Of Cultural Values -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV -- EDUCATION, PEDAGOGY, AND TECHNOLOGY -- Chapter 11 -- Pedagogy and Cultural Engagement as an Antidote to Diaspora Estrangement -- Structured Innovation In Education -- Web-based Course -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 -- Extent of ICT Adoption among Secondary School Teachers in Nigeria -- Ict And Education Reform In Nigeria: A Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part V -- AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND HOUSING -- Chapter 13 -- Empowerment of People through Agriculture in Northern Nigeria, 1991-2012 -- Kebbi State Irrigation Project -- National Directorate For Employment (nde) -- National Poverty Eradication Program (napep) -- Kebbi State Community-based Poverty Reduction Project -- Community-based Agricultural And Rural Development Program (cbardp) / International Fund For Agricultural Development (ifad) -- Fadama Program -- Fadama Ii Program -- Fadama Iii Program -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 -- Nutrition and Women's Empowerment for Human Capital Development in Mali -- Development In Mali -- Literature Review On Nutrition And Women's Empowerment: Nutrition/malnutrition Of Women And Children In Mali/africa -- Women's Empowerment -- Theoretical Framework And Methodology -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15 -- A Synthesis to Housing Provisions in Nigeria -- Funding For Housing Developments -- Conclusion -- References.

Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Editors -- Contributors.

This bookconsiders some of the substance and dissatisfaction of globalization on Africa. It illustrates globalization as a complex set of processes that involve shifting influence from local societies and countries in some areas while simultaneously endowing local societies and countries with influence in other areas.

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