Navigating transnational realities
Migration in Okey Ndibe’s Foreign Gods, Inc . (2014)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7559552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel Kwesi Nkansah (0000-0002-0181-4589, University of Cape Coast, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725843.2025.2573410 |
| OpenAlex | W4416812729 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
This article examines how Ndibe’s, 2014 Foreign Gods, Inc. critiques the commodification of African cultural artefacts and spirituality in the global marketplace while exploring the fractured identities of Nigerian immigrants. It moves beyond trauma-centred diaspora notions to highlight complex immigrant identities. Ike’s journey represents the struggles many immigrants face pursuing the ‘American Dream’. The discussions were undertaken within two broad themes. The study demonstrates that cultural commodification and cargo mentality reveal vestiges of colonialism that persist, creating fraught relationships between postmodernity and tradition. This study contributes to the ways Nigerian immigrant literature engages with issues of cultural preservation, spiritual identity, and the complexities of navigating between worlds in an increasingly globalised context. The study theorises commodification as a survival strategy in immigrant literature
Globalization · Human rights · Immigration · Irregular migration · Narrative · Refugee · African history and culture studies · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · South African History and Culture
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