“Culture Education” and the Challenge of Globalization in Modern Nigeria
Ademola Omobewaji Dasylva
This paper has to do with the challenges of globalization in modern Nigeria and the process of “culture education,” a…
Keeping the Word: On Orality and Literacy (With a Sideways Glance at Navajo)
Anthony K. Webster
Taking Walter Ong’s work as a starting point, this paper begins with a brief survey of the literature on orality…
A Meme-Based Approach to Oral Traditional Theory
Michael D. C. Drout
A meme is the simplest unit of cultural replication. This paper adapts meme theory to explain the workings of several…
The Devil’s Colors: A Comparative Study of French and Nigerian Folktales
Françoise Ugochukwu
This study, largely based on five separate published collections, compares French and Nigerian folktales––focusing mainly on French Dauphiné and Nigerian…
Throwing Stones in Jest: Kasena Women’s “Proverbial” Revolt
Helen Yitah
This study is an attempt to document and critically examine what I have called the “proverbial revolt” of Kasena women…
