Spring 2021 - Nigeria - Reading Culture - Libraries at Houston Community College

About Nigeria

Nigeria Presentation

Professor Evans' Nigeria Fact Sheet

Nigerian flag

Source:: Wiki Commons

Source:: CIA World Factbook

Visiting Poet Ayokunle Falomo

Ayokunle Falomo
The website of poet Ayokunle Falomo

Playlist of performances (on YouTube)
Click here to sign up for Ayokunle Falomo's event!
March 12, 7pm, online

Ayokunle Falomo

Online Resources

Global Road Warrior
Global Road Warrior provides comprehensive country data regarding society and culture, business etiquette; travel planning, money and banking, and international trade information. Demographic information and downloadable maps for all countries are included. Note: This database requires your W#, password and your library barcode number (starting with "27522..."). Learn to Use Global Road Warrior
Human Relations Area Files Ethnography Collection
A comprehensive database covering all aspects of cultural and social life across many different cultures worldwide. (Full-text)
World Factbook
The Central Intelligence Agencies source for national-level information on countries

Welcome to Lagos

Welcome to Lagos

Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo
ISBN: 9781936787807
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
When army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows it is time to desert his post. As he travels toward Lagos with Yemi, his junior officer, and into the heart of a political scandal involving Nigeria's education minister, Chike becomes the leader of a new platoon, a band of runaways who share his desire for a different kind of life. Full of humor and heart, Welcome to Lagos is a high-spirited novel about aspirations and escape, innocence and corruption. It offers a provocative portrait of contemporary Nigeria that marks the arrival in the United States of an extraordinary young writer.

Nigerian (Nollywood) Films

Nollywood Movies on Netflix
If you have a Netflix subscription, check out their list of Nollywood movies.
Lionheart IMDB page
A link to the Internet Movie DataBase page about Lionheart (2018).
Banana Island Ghost IMDB page
Link to Internet Movie DataBase page about Banana Island Ghost (2017).
CNN Report on Nollywood from 2016
An 11-minute video looking at Nigeria's film industry. HCC log in required

Read More about the Issues

Credo Reference
"Credo is an easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos" For help see our Credo LibGuides

Below is a search box for our Eagle Library Search (ELS). ELS searches most of our databases and all of our eBooks. You will get a wide range of results, including videos, news releases, photos, magazine articles, and academic peer-reviewed articles in scholarly journals. Before searching, think about what you are looking for.

Topics

Try using these topics as your "keywords" when you are searching with Eagle Library Search or in the Databases.

Nigerian Armed Forces

Militant Groups

Government or Politics

Police

Special Anti-Robbery Squad or SARS (#EndSars)

Selected Databases

You will need to log in to use these databases. The log in is your W number and your usual HCC password. If you get strange errors, try a different browser, try a private/ incognito window in your current browser, and/ or contact a librarian for help.

SIRS Issues Researcher
A suite of databases providing access to periodical articles, reference materials, pictures, government documents, and selected Internet sites, related to a wide range of topics. (Full-text) Learn to Use SIRS Issues Researcher

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Topics

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Poverty

Homelessness

Class

Oil Industry

Selected Databases

SIRS Issues Researcher
A suite of databases providing access to periodical articles, reference materials, pictures, government documents, and selected Internet sites, related to a wide range of topics. (Full-text) Learn to Use SIRS Issues Researcher

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Topics

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Patriarchy

Women's Rights

Violence against Women

Selected Databases

Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies
Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.
SIRS Issues Researcher
A suite of databases providing access to periodical articles, reference materials, pictures, government documents, and selected Internet sites, related to a wide range of topics. (Full-text) Learn to Use SIRS Issues Researcher

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Topics

Try using these topics as your "keywords" when you are searching with Eagle Library Search or in the Databases.

Islam

Christianity

Traditional Nigerian Religions

Selected Databases

Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy
Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily.
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Scholarly coverage of such topics as religion, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy. (Full-text)

Reading Culture: Spring 2021 - Nigeria