Diaspora and imagined nationality : USA-Africa Dialogue and cyberframing Nigerian nationhood / Koleade Odutola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ade-Odutola, Kole.

Series:

Carolina Academic Press African world series

African world series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Nigeria--Electronic discussion groups.

Nationalism.

USA Africa Dialogue (Electronic discussion group).

Nigerians--Political activity--Foreign countries.

Nigerians.

Electronic discussion groups--Nigeria.

Electronic discussion groups.

Internet--Political aspects--Nigeria.

Internet.

Internet--Social aspects--Nigeria.

Internet--Social aspects.

Internet--Political aspects.

Political participation.

Foreign countries.

Nigeria.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2012]

Summary:

Odutola (Yoruba language and literature, U. of Florida) examines the online information exchange forum founded in 2005 by Toyin Falola (history, U. of Texas). Ostensibly it is just another virtual site where scholars, activists, and artists deliberate media-related happenings in Africa and the world in general, he says, but in fact it is quickly becoming a testing ground for ideas and a resource for teachers and policy makers in search of further clarifications on complex issues and themes. The study began as his doctoral dissertation, apparently at the University of Texas. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction: Background and justification of the study. Structure of Nigeria; representation and types of nationalism. Issues of nationalism and networking involved in this research. Concepts within the title of the study. Theoretical framework. Agenda-setting theory. Symbolic interactionism theory

Literature review: Review of previous Nigeria-related studies. Diaspora in literature. Review of social and technological aspects of the internet. Research questions

Methodology: Textual analysis of postings. Rationale for this study

Data collection: Data from discussion groups. Summary of a particular thread

Data analysis

Discussion & conclusion: Conclusion. Limitations of study. Issues for further research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-171) and index.

ISBN:

9781594609268

1594609268

OCLC:

727126721