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Spring — West Africa and Colonial Nigeria |
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West
Africa 101: General History | Literary
Interests To
learn more about West Africa/Colonial Nigeria, or other related
topics of interest, explore the links listed below. West Africa 101: General History As part of its Country Studies area, the Library of Congress has put together a well-defined TOC of links to information about Nigeria, its people, cultures, politics, economy, geography, etc. A great resource for any search about Nigeria. The World History Archives offer a smattering of links to published articles dealing with Nigerian history. While the page background is distracting, the articles are interesting and the timelines are helpful. A Short History of Nigeria includes links to information about many aspects of the country, including its demography, infrastructure, and culture (includes links to images of flag and a MIDI file of Nigerian national anthem). The comparative economic development indicators of African nations provides a good sense of the continent's economic progress. The Atlantic Monthly's online presence offers an interview with Achebe written in 2000. It touches on Achebe's most famous work, his current writings, and thoughts about Nigeria and dispossession in general. The Nobel Foundation offers a short, articulate overview of the life and writing of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka. His banquet speech and Nobel lecture are also available at this site. The Postcolonial Web offers a succint chronology of the life and writings of Wole Soyinka. Here is a link to a Nigerian Newspaper Another website featuring a short overview of Wole Soyinka along with an audio file interview with him can be found here. Here is a link to a website for Chris Abani, the author of the novel Graceland. Chris Abani was the Nigeria convocation speaker in Spring 2006. Photos of Igbo art works from the 1930s can be found at Southern Illinois - Carbondale's site. Search the indexes for the art of specific Igbo groups. For a look at some contemporary Nigerian art, check out out africaresource.com, a portal to online exhibits of current African art. Simply scroll down to the Nigeria portion to some sample's of contemporary Nigerian work. The Indianapolis Museum of Art has a splendid, interactive website featuring online exhibits of African art and artifacts that reflect the idea of life as a cycle. This
site is great because it has a list of African tribes (including
Igbo and Yoruba) and a brief summary of the tribes along with fabulous
photos of religious masks, artifacts, and art!
West Africa: Media & Newspapers The Guardian
is, according to its own website, an independent Nigerian newspaper,
established for the purpose of presenting balanced coverage of events,
and of promoting the best interests of Nigeria. It owes allegiance
to no political party, ethnic community, religious or other interest
group. (Lagos) Nigeria's This
Day paper also offers the news of the day. It's a little harder
to read than some of the others listed above, but it, too, has much
to offer regarding Nigerian current events. Scroll down the center
column for a concise list of headlines. (Lagos) All Africa offers headlines from across West Africa; simply click a headline to view the full text. (You can also look at top stories in each country. To do so, scroll down the main page and click a country listed under "West Africa Links.") NPR featured this audio interview with Wole Soyinka, in which he discusses Nigeria's political history. |
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