Book contents
- Soro Soke
- Soro Soke
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Illustrations
- About the Nine Dots Prize
- 1 The Soro Soke Generation
- 2 The New York of Nigeria
- Speaking Out: Chekwube Okonkwo on Expressing African Identity
- 3 Cultural Capital
- Speaking Out: Osinachi on Art and Nigerian Identity
- Speaking Out: Priscilla Eke on Feminism
- 4 Challenging Norms
- Speaking Out: Uyaiedu Ipke-Etim on Facing Homophobia
- Speaking Out: Michael Elégbèdé on the Diaspora
- 5 Japá
- Speaking Out: Davies Okeowo on Entrepreneurship
- 6 Entrepreneurs with a Mission
- 7 The New Oil
- Speaking Out: Rinu Oduala on the #endSARS Protests
- 8 The Hashtag Generation
- Speaking Out: Princess Obiajulu Ugwu on Standing for Election
- Speaking Out: Fortunes Oronkwo on the Monetisation of Politics
- 9 Contesting for Power
- 10 We’re in This Together
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
Book contents
- Soro Soke
- Soro Soke
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Illustrations
- About the Nine Dots Prize
- 1 The Soro Soke Generation
- 2 The New York of Nigeria
- Speaking Out: Chekwube Okonkwo on Expressing African Identity
- 3 Cultural Capital
- Speaking Out: Osinachi on Art and Nigerian Identity
- Speaking Out: Priscilla Eke on Feminism
- 4 Challenging Norms
- Speaking Out: Uyaiedu Ipke-Etim on Facing Homophobia
- Speaking Out: Michael Elégbèdé on the Diaspora
- 5 Japá
- Speaking Out: Davies Okeowo on Entrepreneurship
- 6 Entrepreneurs with a Mission
- 7 The New Oil
- Speaking Out: Rinu Oduala on the #endSARS Protests
- 8 The Hashtag Generation
- Speaking Out: Princess Obiajulu Ugwu on Standing for Election
- Speaking Out: Fortunes Oronkwo on the Monetisation of Politics
- 9 Contesting for Power
- 10 We’re in This Together
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
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Nigeria remains a traditional culture, and religion is an inextricable part of society, permeating political, familial and socio-economic life. Young Nigerians are beginning to rebel against traditional roles. Empowered by the anonymity and strength in numbers that a megacity like Lagos provides, a growing feminist movement, led by young women, is seeking greater gender equality across work and family life. A small but vocal LBGTQ+ community is also emerging, particularly in the creative industries, and is using social media to speak out and challenge deeply rooted homophobic assumptions.
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- Soro SokeThe Young Disruptors of an African Megacity, pp. 47 - 60Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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