Book Censorship in Nigeria: A Study of Origin, Methods and Motivations, 1805-2018

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dc.contributor.authorIfeduba, Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-20T11:18:28Z
dc.date.available2022-05-20T11:18:28Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractTwenty-first century Nigeria may be described as the era of democracy yet freedom to publish, which is one of the hallmarks of true democracy, seem to be endangered more than ever before. Conversation around this subject has, however, been superficial, lacking in both historical and empirical depth. The aim of this study, therefore, is to investigate the origin, methods and motivations of censorship in Nigeria with a view to deepening the understanding of this phenomenon. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected offline and online using document analysis and interviews were analysed by simple percentages and the constant comparative method. Findings indicate that book censorship began in 1805, over two centuries ago. Eleven methods, including, burning, banning and bombing have been employed and three major motivations (political, religious and socio-cultural) were identified. This study, beyond the conjectures that make up the literature, sheds light not only on the murky history of censorship in Nigeria but also on the emergence of positive censorship—censorship not undertaken by politicians and religious leaders to stifle free speech but by communities, schools and social media to challenge books with culturally immoral contents. This development promises to strengthen the peer review process to the benefit of all stakeholders in the book chainen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3172
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln, Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)en_US
dc.subjectSchool censorshipen_US
dc.subjectLibraryen_US
dc.subjectCultural valuesen_US
dc.subjectCensorship motiveen_US
dc.subjectOriginen_US
dc.subject1805en_US
dc.titleBook Censorship in Nigeria: A Study of Origin, Methods and Motivations, 1805-2018en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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