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African Folklore and Western education – a globalised approach towards understanding (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Akinwunmi-Othman, M. (2020, January). African Folklore and Western education – a globalised approach towards understanding. Presented at Understanding African Culture and Narratives, Manchester

Storytelling was a medium of education in Africa prior to colonialisation. At the same time, tales could either be drawn from a true-life event, a fantasy, or from proverbial storylines. But its truthfulness or spuriousness was at no time questioned.... Read More about African Folklore and Western education – a globalised approach towards understanding.

Globalization and Africa’s Transition to Constitutional Rule: Socio-Political Developments in Nigeria (2017)
Book
Akinwunmi-Othman, M. N. (2017). Globalization and Africa’s Transition to Constitutional Rule: Socio-Political Developments in Nigeria. (1). USA: Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56035-9

This book contributes to the discourse on post-colonial and globalization theories, focusing on Nigeria’s transition to a federal system of government. The project analyzes 10 years of civil rule in Nigeria, between 1999 and 2009, and its constitutio... Read More about Globalization and Africa’s Transition to Constitutional Rule: Socio-Political Developments in Nigeria.