This book explores from various perspectives how the literature of the
northern region of Nigeria has promoted the ideology of integration and
societal resurgence. Through the diverse cultural productions from this
very heterogenous socio-political region, researchers have dissected the
portrayals and characterisations of ideologies which foster harmony
among the people who speak a multitude of languages and have an array of
cultural practices. These contributions bring to the fore the multiple
roles that both indigenous literary productions and those adapted from
foreign elements have played in realising social and cultural
integration and advancing collective values of the people of Northern
Nigeria.
This collection of essays is the result of a selection of scholarly
contributions to two national conferences on Literature on Northern
Nigeria held at the Kwara State University, Malete in 2015 and 2016.