George Emeka Agbo
Biographic Data
| ID | 178713 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Emeka Agbo |
| GIVEN NAMES | George Emeka |
| FAMILY NAME | Agbo |
| SIGNATURE | AGBO G E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nigeria |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Uli
It is one of the ironies of the European colonization of Africa that the same forces that were responsible for destroying indigenous ways of life were also concerned with recording them for posterity. In Southern Nigeria, in the early decades of the twentieth century, British colonial administration, as well as Christian missionary activity, had a devastating impact on all aspects of traditional Igbo culture and society. The cosmological order of…
Challenging the frivolities of power
The last decade has witnessed the ubiquitous presence of camera devices, from conventional cameras to communication gadgets (such as mobile phones, iPads and tablets), built with the capacity to produce, edit, disseminate and interact through photographs. In this article, I analyse visual materials circulated on Facebook, YouTube and Nairaland (a locally popular social-networking website used by Nigerians) to demonstrate how the ubiquity of the c…
The Struggle Complex
On 20 November 2014, a violent melee broke out among the parliamentarians on the premises of the National Assembly in Nigeria. It was an inter-party confrontation that demonstrated the elites’ struggle for power, not necessarily unprecedented in the country’s post-independence political history since 1960. What is fascinating about this particular case is its connection with a new social and visual culture driven by digital infrastructure. The vi…
The Struggle Complex
On 20 November 2014, a violent melee broke out among the parliamentarians on the premises of the National Assembly in Nigeria. It was an inter-party confrontation that demonstrated the elites’ struggle for power, not necessarily unprecedented in the country’s post-independence political history since 1960. What is fascinating about this particular case is its connection with a new social and visual culture driven by digital infrastructure. The vi…
Challenging the frivolities of power
The last decade has witnessed the ubiquitous presence of camera devices, from conventional cameras to communication gadgets (such as mobile phones, iPads and tablets), built with the capacity to produce, edit, disseminate and interact through photographs. In this article, I analyse visual materials circulated on Facebook, YouTube and Nairaland (a locally popular social-networking website used by Nigerians) to demonstrate how the ubiquity of the c…
The Struggle Complex
On 20 November 2014, a violent melee broke out among the parliamentarians on the premises of the National Assembly in Nigeria. It was an inter-party confrontation that demonstrated the elites’ struggle for power, not necessarily unprecedented in the country’s post-independence political history since 1960. What is fascinating about this particular case is its connection with a new social and visual culture driven by digital infrastructure. The vi…
Challenging the frivolities of power
The last decade has witnessed the ubiquitous presence of camera devices, from conventional cameras to communication gadgets (such as mobile phones, iPads and tablets), built with the capacity to produce, edit, disseminate and interact through photographs. In this article, I analyse visual materials circulated on Facebook, YouTube and Nairaland (a locally popular social-networking website used by Nigerians) to demonstrate how the ubiquity of the c…
Uli
It is one of the ironies of the European colonization of Africa that the same forces that were responsible for destroying indigenous ways of life were also concerned with recording them for posterity. In Southern Nigeria, in the early decades of the twentieth century, British colonial administration, as well as Christian missionary activity, had a devastating impact on all aspects of traditional Igbo culture and society. The cosmological order of…
Art (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Photography (2 works)