Overview
- First book dedicated exclusively to Big Brother Naija Reality Television Show
- Proffers insights into the show’s significance and implications for the nation
- Interdisciplinary and eclectic book on Nigerian popular culture
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Concept, Form and Context
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Reception and Critique
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Socio-Political, Cultural and Economic Diplomacy
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About this book
This book is about Big Brother Naija (BBN), which is a Nigerian version of the Big Brother franchise featured in more than 50 countries of the world with its major concept drawn from George Orwell ’s novel, Nineteen Eigther-Four . It is organised and starred by Nigerians but viewed in many parts of the world. The book critically engages this relatively new phenomenon in Nigeria which apparently lacks scholarly attention. It proffers insights into the show’s significance and implications for the nation with relation to mental health, morality, cultural di
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Christopher Isike is a professor of African Politics and International Relations at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Olusola Ogunnubi is an adjunct research fellow with Carleton University, Canada and also affiliated with the University of the Free State, South Africa.
Ogochukwu Ukwueze works in English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he assists in teaching and research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Big Brother Naija and Popular Culture in Nigeria
Book Subtitle: A Critique of the Country's Cultural and Economic Diplomacy
Editors: Christopher Isike, Olusola Ogunnubi, Ogochukwu Ukwueze
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8110-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-8109-8Published: 01 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-8110-4Published: 28 February 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 305
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Politics, Business Ethics, African Economics, Popular Culture