Often when one thinks of African writing, it is often about fiction. African fiction is widely celebrated globally, with the traffic enabled by highly publicized Western prizes, forums, workshops, residencies, etc. One can then be forgiven for thinking that all Africans write is fiction and the occasional poem. The truth is that there is an […]
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Demons in the Villa | Excerpt from Ebenezer Obadare’s Pentecostal Republic
Pentecostal Republic takes a hard look at the influence of pentecostalism in Nigerian politics. Prof. Obadare is a sociologist, who studies civil society in Africa. In this exhilarating book, he credits the challenges of Nigerian politics and state practices to the ways in which Pentecostalism frames the action and vision of political leaders and intellectuals. […]
Pentecostal Republic | A Powerful New Book Tackles the Role of Pentecostalism in Nigerian Politics
Nigerian Sociologist Ebenezer Obadare is asking us to take a closer look at the underlying forces of Nigeria’s political life. In a new book titled Pentecostal Republic, the Kansas University professor tackles one of the country’s sore points—the persistent interference of religion in politics. Ever since colonialism, religion has always been a key component in […]
The Revenge of Oscar Wilde by Ebenezer Obadare
Last week, Britain showed that it was on its way to joining the band of countries where gay marriage is legal. Using the figure of Oscar Wilde, Nigerian sociologist, Ebenezer Obadare, takes a look at the past and tells as that last week’s victory has been a long hard fight for equality and might mean that […]
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