The transformations of West African societies in the mid-20th century substantially changed the social conditions of people’s lives. Increasing urbanization was among those. Western cultural influences had affected the modernization of cultural life in Nigerian cities. Let us consider the examples of […]
As I noted elsewhere, the Fulbe people of West Africa believe that love is a defiant emotion which should be avoided, suppressed, or at least not expressed. And this negative view of love is cross-culturally present in many other societies as well. […]
The Fulbe, also called Fulani, are a large group of people who live in several countries in West Africa and the north of Central Africa. Many of them live in communities of herders and nomads. They speak the Fula language and share […]
The Fulbe (or Fulani) people are a large ethnic group living in several countries in West Africa and the northern part of Central Africa. Many of them live in pastoral and nomadic communities. They speak their own Fula language and follow their […]
The Igbo people are an indigenous ethnic group located in southeastern Nigeria, in the regions of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. The large ethnic groups of the Igbo people also live in other countries of Africa, such as Gabon, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea. Their […]
Miss Silva in her “Milady’s Bower” column of the West African Pilot newspaper in the mid-20th century also talked about gender identity and the gendering of modern love at that time. The main point of advice on gendered love was that women […]
Mid-20th-century Nigerian public media shaped a new image of modern West African girls and women. In particular, the “Milady’s Bower” column in the West African Pilot promoted the cultural ideal of a modern woman at that time. Its columnist “Miss Silva” often […]
Midway through the 20th century in Nigeria, the West African print media played a major role in shaping a new image of what constituted normative modern womanhood and girlhood. The “Milady’s Bower” column in the West African Pilot newspaper helped establish the […]
“Miss Silva” and her “Milady’s Bower” column shaped the new forms of urban masculinity in the mid-20th century of West Africa. That cultural image of a modern man of that time was better fitted to new city life’s realities (Aderinto, 2015). What […]
The printed media of the mid-20th century paid much less attention to the topics of sex and sexuality compared to the questions of courtship, romantic love, gender roles, the influence of family, and marriage. West African editors of public media apparently opted […]