Analysis Of The Documentary ' Welcome On Lagos '

"For the first time the urban population of the earth will outnumber the rural"; there will soon be more people living in cities than in the country. and this is bad news, because the cities that Davis examines and describes are not the rich, vibrant cultural centres beloved of Sunday-supplement dandies and middle-class flâneurs, but vast "peri-urban" developments, horizontal spreads of unplanned squats and shantytowns, unsightly dumps of humans and waste, where child labour is the norm, child prostitution is commonplace, gangs and paramilitaries rule and there is no access

Beaming sunrays, beautiful trees, and wild animals sound like the vacation of a lifetime. The country of Nigeria has all of these things plus plenty more to offer. Nigeria is located on the warm, dry, tropic continent of Africa. Unique foods, bright and colorful clothing, rythme filled dances come to mind when I think of Nigeria. Some people on the other hand would like to enjoy a warm fire place with a cup of hot creamy cocoa and soft fuzzy blankets in a winter lodge of Denmark. Sometimes A soft fur, games, food and being surrounded by family is all person need to call their vacation complete. Two different places with an abundance of beauty waiting to be seen.

The video shown in class “Lagos/Koolhas” really brings to light a major problem that is affecting the majority of the population. With the cities rapid development a majority of the population is forced to live in some of the worst slums that been highlighted in our course. These people are doing anything to survive, mostly working in the informal sector, selling whatever they can. Much like many other growing cities in developing countries a majority of Lagos has been developed with very little planning, which leads to the development of the slums that a majority of individuals are living in. These slums are built with whatever material is available at the time, and not suitable for humans to live in. They are crowded, dirty and unlike

Culture is one of the most relevant elements that can define not only a society but also a country’s cumulative beliefs and system. Often noted as the origins of a country, culture is definitive in the sense that it harbors all the elements that can provide justification on the traditions and norms set by the society for its members. More often than not, the society members follow norms in order to create a harmonious community, and the beliefs and the traditions serve as the poles or grounding rules for each member to follow. Culture is very dynamic in the way that it can change over a variety of foreign influences but what is permanent about it is that original elements about it often lingers with the influences, therefore making it multi-faceted and broad. More importantly, culture serves as an individual and unique trait each society has, and therefore sets it apart from other countries and other societies.

The following paragraphs in this section will seek to elaborate on the scores that make up Nigeria’s Cultural Dimension and to place these numbers in context. The definitions presented and the numbers given will be calculated based on the information presented in the Cultural Visualization table in Appendix C.

From the 1500s to the 1700s, African blacks, mainly from the area of West Africa (today's Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Dahomey, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon) were shipped as slaves to North America, Brazil, and the West Indies. For them, local and tribal differences, and even varying cultural backgrounds, soon melded into one common concern for the suffering they all endured. Music, songs, and dances as well as remembered traditional food, helped not only to uplift them but also quite unintentionally added immeasurably to the culture around them. In the approximately 300 years that blacks have made their homes in North America, the West Indies, and Brazil, their highly honed art

Growing up in Ghana, West Africa in a large family, I was one of 9 children the 8th and the 4th girl; I faced a unique challenge in a culture where boys were the focus pertaining to proper education, not much thought is put in the education of girls, particularly in large families. As fate will have it, an incident in my early school years changed the pattern. My sisters attended the under- resourced public school, after completion of the high school education, they were given the choice by my father to go to a vocational school to learn a trade such as dressmaking, hairdressing etc. another option was to go a commercial school and learn to become secretaries. I believe this was supposed to be the course of my education. Incidentally, a teacher used a stick to hit my buttocks and ripped my flesh during my first year in school at a tender age of 7yrs old, this was the school my sisters attended, and my three brothers attended a preparatory school. I remember my father coming home from work that evening and my mother reporting the incident that had caused the cut on my buttocks; He picked me up, headed to the teacher’s house and confronted him to the point of almost assaulting him. Fortunately for the teacher, people intervened and protected him, due to this incident, my father enrolled me in the preparatory school my brothers attended, which eventually broke the cycle for myself and my younger sibling, who became the other beneficiary of quality education. Therefore,

My name is Olamide Owolabi. I am a Graduate student of University of South Carolina and writing the email to request permission to use a clip from one of your shows "Full frontal with Samantha Bee" in a short non-profit documentary .

In this paper I will discuss Nigeria, a country that was created by European imperialism. Nigeria is located on the Atlantic Coast in West Africa and is border by Benin, Chad, and Cameroon. It is the largest country in Africa. Nigeria has three main tribes which are the Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo and other tribes as well. The official language of Nigeria is English although, the Yoruba, Ibo, and Hausa tribes represent the principal native language. Dance and music are a focal point in the Nigerian livelihood. The traditional Nigerian uses dance at births and deaths, on happy and sad occasions, and in worship. Nigerian music consists of many instruments. They are the trumpets, brass, vocals, percussion frame drums, kettle drums, double bass, flutes, and the electric guitar. Drums are considered very important to the Nigerian music and dances. In the Nigerian culture, art serves as a social or religious purpose. Nigeria is a celebratory country. Many holidays and festivities are observed by the Nigerian community to preserve their cultural heritage. Two of the most common are the National Day and The New Yam Festival. Traditional Nigerians have

The city of Lagos, Nigeria, has a long and complex history. The history of the city is connected to the geographical location of the city. It is the connection of geography and historical events of the city that account for the complexity of Lagos’ history. Looking at the history of Lagos one sees that the city grew to become an economic center through its geography. The economic growth from trade drew the slave trade in the city. Eventually, the slave made the city one of the largest slave trading centers in Western Africa. The slave trade created wealth and this created British interest in the city. The wealth of the city attached the British to colonize. Lagos grew out of its geographical location, specifically allowing for the combination

This essay is going to be focused on my analysis and critiques of the film welcome to Lagos. It is going to be sectioned into two parts. The first part will be a summary of what the film is about while the second part will be my analysis and assessment of the film. It is a documentary directed by Gavin Searle and was released in April 2010.It looks at the city of Lagos which is the most populous city in Nigeria with a focus on the nature of urbanism in the city. The film is centered on some of the occupants and inhabitants of the city and how they go about with their daily lives and try to fend for themselves. It focuses on the Oluwainshola Cattle Market and Slaughter Yard and Olusosun rubbish dump and the life of the people there. At the

Thesis: The study of urban politics using traditional definitions of urban, especially sociological research inadequately defines or captures the daily activities of localities. There is a missing link between community power and local economy in the literature. To bridge the gap Molotoch demonstrates that the underlying interest of local politics is growth. Local power centers around landed-elite who promote and compete against other localities for resources in order to turn a locality into a growth machine. Growth is measured by the increase in population.

Ethnicity is how individuals perceive themselves, and unlike race it can be changed. There are countries in which there are several different types of ethnic groups, and in some cases that could lead to conflict within a country, but as research will show it is not the only cause, and in some cases the conflict was purposely organized. In such cases it is usually in a developing country, which is “defined according to their Gross National Income (GNI) per capita per year. Countries with GNI of US$ 11,905 and less and less are defined as developing (specified by the World Bank, 2012).” (CITATION) Developing countries that have established themselves as democracies tend to have weak institutions, where elections are more about connections

Corruption, negligence and irresponsibility of the civil management have contributed to the continued spread of the slum in the city of Lagos.

This paper reflects the novel “Things Fall Apart” written by Chinua Achebe in 1958. Achebe gives an overview of pre-colonialism and post-colonialism on Igbo, detailing how local traditions and cultural practices can “fall apart” in some scenarios through some introduced, externally created hassles elevated because of colonization. The protagonist named Okonkwo mentioned in the story is a proof showing the lifestyle of the tribe. My main objective and focus is to lay emphasis on Africa specifically the Igbo society, before and after the arrival of the Europeans in Umuofia community; the results of their arrival concerning Igbo culture, thus leading to the clash of cultures between the two categories. I will also draw on post-colonialism with respect to globalization.