Contestant Hybridities: African (Urban) Youth Language in Nigerian Music and Social Media

Oloruntoba–Oju, Taiwo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-64562-9_9

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“…The multilingual dimension of this trajectory is also important. Kenya, like other African states, is a multilingual society, with so many languages "duelling" in different ways Oloruntoba-Oju 2018). 3 The multilingual setting makes the imposition of a colonial language on entire ethnic populations problematic or conflict-prone in the first place, both from the point of view of communication and of identity and pride.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Going Back to the Roots: Indigenous Language, Media Performance, and Change in Kenya

Erastus¹,

Kinyua²

2023

Afr. Stud. Rev.

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The introduction of indigenous languages to Kenyan media, following pre- and post-independence realities, opened the floodgate of communications within the country, with both positive and negative consequences. Indigenous languages found expression in creative works, civic communication, and other areas previously reserved solely for English and Kiswahili. Kanana and Kinyua discuss this trajectory within the context of media liberalization, digital migration, and gains from the period of state crackdown on media to the promulgation of the 2010 Kenyan Constitution and devolution of government units reflecting traditional boundaries. Employing secondary research methodologies, they argue the advantages of indigenous languages in the media over the disadvantages highlighted in the literature.

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Section: Theoretical Framework and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Going Back to the Roots: Indigenous Language, Media Performance, and Change in Kenya

Erastus¹,

Kinyua²

2023

Afr. Stud. Rev.

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“…The African meaning of nakedness of the body is not far from the biblical context. As it is seen body image refers to personal construction and public projections of one's body, thus, body image involves one's perception, imagination, and emotional and physical sensation [11]. African cultures are conservative, a person is not just a product of nature, but a product of his/her culture.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In African societies, women are often expected to cover their bodies, especially breasts, hips, and buttocks [12]. Unfortunately, the African body has been subjected to protracted racial slurs and symbolic objects of sexuality [11]. The body in its physical form, informs how it is read or perceived and what values are attached to it that inform social order.…”

Section: The Nakedness Of the Bodymentioning

confidence: 99%

Advocacy for personhood: integration of African Christian rituals and intimate care on the touched human body

Benedict Vilakati,

Shakwane

2024

Nursing Studies - A Path to Success

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Intimate care relates to essential nursing care nurses provide that requires touching the patient’s body. It is noted that the human body goes through many rituals from birth through all life stages. Rituals done on one's body symbolize the need for acceptability in the family, community, and society. The purpose was to integrate African-Christian rituals into nursing care to improve the quality of care for the touched human body. Ubuntu paradigm was used to understand the rituals and nursing intimate care practices on the human body in an African context. African-Christian leaders were sampled using snowball sampling from three Southern Africa countries (Eswatini [former Swaziland], South Africa, and Zimbabwe), and nursing practitioners were purposively sampled from two selected hospitals in South Africa. Naïve sketches and semi-structured interviews were used to collect in-depth data. Rituals of the identity of the person through naming and initiation into family and community. The body is constantly touched during ritualization and provision of care. Advocating for personhood asserts that individuals needing physical or spiritual care should be treated with dignity and respect. As a human person embraces the physical and spiritual realm, integration of nursing and spiritual care is critical for healthy families and communities.

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“…In this regard, CS has increasingly been studied using CMC data (Androutsopoulos, 2009;de Fina, 2007;Eppler, 2013Eppler, , 2014Oloruntuba-Oju, 2018;Tsiplakou, 2009). Many functions of CS found in speech, such as indexing a dual or complex identity (McEntee-Atalianis, 2019;Bailey, 2000Bailey, , 2001, are also represented in writing, albeit in different proportions (Sebba et al, 2014).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Multilingual repertoires and identity in social media: Syrian refugees on Facebook

McEntee-Atalianis

Ateek

Gardner‐Chloros

2022

International Journal of Bilingualism

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Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: This study explores the linguistic resources used on Facebook (FB) by six resettled Syrian refugees in the United Kingdom. It investigates the multilingual varieties and scripts employed, their discursive functions and their role in the construction of identity/ies. Design/methodology/approach: The study employs descriptive linguistic and discourse-centred online ethnographic approaches. These are complemented with insights from interviews with the informants. Data and analysis: The data set consists of 2,036 FB posts. Multilingual posts were subjected to a two-stage analysis: the first identified the affordances of new technologies for Arabic/English bilinguals – describing the function of different languages and scripts. The second stage employed a thematic analysis to frame a subsequent investigation of the stances taken by posters to construct identities and boundaries between themselves and others. Findings/conclusions: The study reveals how FB supports the construction and negotiation of multidimensional, complex personae, particularly in countering mainstream/media representations. It is a platform on which posters are able to display bilingual creativity. Originality: This article demonstrates the affordances of social media (SM) for newly settled Syrian refugees engaging in transnational networks. It identifies, as yet, unreported bilingual creativity in varieties of Arabic and English, particularly the use of a previously unidentified script, Englarabic. It ties this analysis to the study of identity performance and negotiation, and reveals the contested status of those now living in a new nation. Significance/implications: The study reveals how Syrian refugees employ complex linguistic repertoires in computer-mediated communication (CMC). We argue that SM platforms afford a creative, ideological space for bilingual refugees, as they negotiate their multiple identities online following resettlement. The study identifies linguistic innovation, particularly in the use of code-switching and Englarabic. It has implications for all those researching multilingual CMC creativity and identity, as well as those involved in understanding, planning for, and experiencing refugee (re)settlement.

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Contestant Hybridities: African (Urban) Youth Language in Nigerian Music and Social Media

Cited by 12 publications

References 16 publications

Going Back to the Roots: Indigenous Language, Media Performance, and Change in Kenya

Going Back to the Roots: Indigenous Language, Media Performance, and Change in Kenya

Advocacy for personhood: integration of African Christian rituals and intimate care on the touched human body

Multilingual repertoires and identity in social media: Syrian refugees on Facebook

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