Africans and Globalization: Linguistic, Literary, and Technological Contents and Discontents considers the substance and dissatisfactions of globalization on Africa and its Diaspora. Although variously framed across disciplines, globalization has generally entailed non-milieu bound interactions, which alters the existence of its participants. The concerns about the impact of globalization have been raised in relation to Africa and have related to the helpful and deleterious effects. Increasingly, industrialization (without consideration of environmental impacts) and westernization (including erosion of indigenous values) are perceived as synonymous with globalization. This multidisciplinary collection contends that in theory, globalization linked Africa with the world through trade and information sharing, thereby increasing development. This collection provides reflections based on contemporary research within the linguistic, literary, and technological areas of study. It illustrates that globalization is not a single process but rather a complex set of processes that seemingly operate in an oppositional manner. The collected works make for exciting appraisal as they highlight some of the contents and discontents of globalization across multiple areas of human endeavor in Africa and its diaspora.

Contents and Discontents of Globalization on the African Continent and its Diaspora: An IntroductionAkinloye Ojo, Oyinlola Longe, and Karim TraorePart I: Language and CultureChapter 1: The Linguistic Interpretation of the Tiv Ethics of "Ya Na Anngbian," Eat and Give Your Brother: A Synergy for Enduring Democratic Leadership in NigeriaJija TerseerChapter 2: The Wealth of English in Spite of the Death of its Idioms: The Nigerian Experience Oluwaseun Rachael BelloChapter 3: Globalization and Tertiary Institutions Students' Sexual Discourse: The Case of University Students in Lagos, NigeriaOlawunmi Oni-BuraimohPart II: LiteratureChapter 4: Teaching African Literature in the Internet AgeS. A. OgunpitanChapter 5: Local Moods, Global Modes in Ben Okri's The Famished Road TrilogyAbdelkader Ben RhitChapter 6: The State and Aesthetics in Ayaan Hirsi Ali's InfidelOjo O. OlorunlekePart III: Performance ArtsChapter 7: Ambiforms-the Unsaid with the Said: A Dialectical Approach to Theatric PerformancesAdeleke Yinka OgunfeyimiChapter 8: Nigerians and Globalization: Contents and Discontents of Western Education, Culture, and Film InfluenceAdebukunola A. AtolagbeChapter 9: Mirroring the Message of Some Nigerian Hip-Hop Music: Show of DiscontentOlufunmilola Temitayo OladipoChapter 10: Exhibition of Content and Discontent in a Nigerian Television DramaOyinlola LongePart IV: Education, Pedagogy, and TechnologyChapter 11: Pedagogy and Cultural Engagement as an Antidote to Diaspora EstrangementSegun Oyeleke OyewoChapter 12: Extent of ICT Adoption among Secondary School Teachers in Nigeria: Influencing and Inhibiting FactorsSilas Eniola EgbowonPart V: Agriculture, Nutrition, and HousingChapter 13: Empowerment of People through Agriculture in Northern Nigeria, 1991-2012: The Kebbi State ExampleAtiku Abubakar UduluChapter 14: Nutrition and Women's Empowerment for Human Capital Development in MaliJack E. Houston, Helena Huguley, and Alex K. AndersonChapter 15: A Synthesis to Housing Provision in NigeriaMohammed O. LawalConclusion: A Final Word on Contentment and Restlessness Regarding Globalization in Africa and its DiasporaAkinloye Ojo, Oyinlola Longe, and Karim Traore