June 2015

Animated graphic film for the rejuvenation of a fading culture: The case of an African oral heritage

Many Nigerian folk heritages including that of the Igbo race are going extinct. The oral nature of folklore is largely responsible for this gradual extinction. One way of preserving such heritage is by making folk stories accessible to the very young because generational transfer of folk heritage ensures that cultures do not die out. Therefore, a paradigm for transmitting culture to the children must be developed and...

Author(s): Toni Duruaku

June 2015

The impact of colonial rule on the agricultural economy of Mbaise, Imo State, 1500-1960

At present, there is no reasonably full account of the economic history of Mbaise in Imo State, Nigeria. The reason for this is obvious. Among others, enough attention has not been given to economic and social developments of mini-polities that dot Igbo land, east of the Niger. Existing historical studies in the area though valuable, are politically biased as early scholars on African past concentrated on documenting...

Author(s): Paul Uche Mbakwe