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How Lagos pioneers built a vibrant Yoruba print culture in the 1920s – at the height of colonialism
IN Lagos in the 1910s and 1920s, a new market of readers was emerging who wanted to express themselves in their own languages. Despite the dominance of colonial English print culture, entrepreneurs increasingly started using printing presses for mainstream Yoruba-language newspapers, books and pamphlets. A new book by cultural anthropologist Karin Barber explores what was printed, and also how and why. We asked her about her study.
How Lagos pioneers built a vibrant Yoruba print culture in the 1920s – at the height of colonialism
In Lagos in the 1910s and 1920s a new market of readers was emerging who wanted to express themselves in their own languages. Despite the dominance of colonial English print culture, entrepreneurs increasingly started using printing presses for mainstream Yoruba-language newspapers, books and pamphlets. A new book by cultural anthropologist Karin Barber explores what was printed, and also how and why. We asked her about her study. What's the history of the printing press in Lagos?
How Lagos pioneers built a vibrant Yoruba print culture in the 1920s – at the height of colonialism
Ohio University Press In Lagos in the 1910s and 1920s a new market of readers was emerging who wanted to express themselves in their own languages. Despite the dominance of colonial English print culture, entrepreneurs increasingly started using printing presses for mainstream Yoruba-language newspapers, books and pamphlets. A new book by cultural anthropologist Karin Barber explores what was printed, and also how and why. We asked her about her study.
How Lagos pioneers built a vibrant Yoruba print culture in the 1920s – at the height of colonialism
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