The complicated lives of Nigerian immigrants in South Africa

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAdeoye, Emmanuel Aanu
dc.contributor.otherAanu, Adeoye Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-26T00:01:59Z
dc.date.available2021-11-26T00:01:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (in Journalism and Media Studies), Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, 2021en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the motivation of Nigerian migration to South Africa. The thesis explores the diverse experiences of Nigerian immigrants and what role class plays. And it explains why some refuse to return to Nigeria despite the obstacles they face. It investigates the causes of xenophobia and explains the stereotypes that have earned Nigerians an unfair reputation. South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994 was a moment of optimism. Nigeria was experiencing economic and political turmoil at the time. The lure of economic opportunities has led some 30,000 Nigerians to South Africa. Some are middle class or higher, working as doctors and academics. Some are undocumented migrants navigating a complex situation, sometimes on the receiving end of xenophobic violence. Shops have been looted or razed; some have died. This thesis is divided into two parts: a longform article titled “The complicated lives of Nigerian immigrants in South Africa” based on information garnered through interviews with subjects some of whom are identified with pseudonyms, academic research and media reports. The article contains some elements of my own experience as a Nigerian student in South Africa. The second part is the academic method document that underpins the projecten_ZA
dc.description.librarianCKen_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/32110
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.titleThe complicated lives of Nigerian immigrants in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Adeoye abstract page.pdf
Size:
219.96 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Adeoye corrected thesis.pdf
Size:
539.98 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
ETD Collection