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What is Nigeria? Unsettling the myth of exceptionalism

Was ist Nigeria? Wider den Mythos der Besonderheit
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Akpome, Aghogho

Abstract

This article explores perceptions and representations of Nigeria and Nigerians in the popular global imaginary. It analyses selected popular media narratives in order to foreground contradictions and paradoxes in the ways in which the country and people of Nigeria are discursively constructed. By do... view more

This article explores perceptions and representations of Nigeria and Nigerians in the popular global imaginary. It analyses selected popular media narratives in order to foreground contradictions and paradoxes in the ways in which the country and people of Nigeria are discursively constructed. By doing so, it interrogates stereotypes of corruption and criminality as well as myths of exceptionalism about Nigeria and Nigerians originating from both within and outside the country. The analysis reveals that the generalised portrayal of Nigeria and Nigerians as exceptional social subjects is characterised by contradictions and inaccuracies in dominant representational practices and cannot be justified by the verifiable empirical information available on the country and its people. (author's abstract)... view less


Dieser Beitrag untersucht Wahrnehmung und Darstellung Nigerias und der Nigerianer in der populären globalen Vorstellungswelt. Der Autor analysiert ausgewählte Darstellungen in populären Medien. Er hinterfragt die Stereotype Korruption und Kriminalität, aber auch den Mythos der Besonderheit Nigerias ... view more

Dieser Beitrag untersucht Wahrnehmung und Darstellung Nigerias und der Nigerianer in der populären globalen Vorstellungswelt. Der Autor analysiert ausgewählte Darstellungen in populären Medien. Er hinterfragt die Stereotype Korruption und Kriminalität, aber auch den Mythos der Besonderheit Nigerias und der Nigerianer, der sowohl innerhalb als auch außerhalb des Landes verwurzelt ist. Seine Analyse bringt zutage, dass die vorherrschende Sicht, nach der Nigeria und den Nigerianern ein Ausnahmestatus zukommt, auf widersprüchlichen Annahmen und Ungenauigkeiten beruht und der Analyse zugänglicher, verifizierbarer empirischer Daten zum nigerianischen Staat und seiner Bevölkerung nicht standhält. (Autorenreferat)... view less

Keywords
Nigeria; stereotype; corruption; criminality; West Africa; English-speaking Africa; developing country; Africa South of the Sahara; Africa

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Method
descriptive study

Document language
English

Publication Year
2015

Page/Pages
p. 65-78

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 50 (2015) 1

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivs


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