USA Africa Dialogue Series - New Years, New Yearnings: Discourse, Time, and the National Voyage to a Becoming

"The forces of evil, it is traditionally believed, always stand by
waiting at that strategic moment like a year ending, to poison the joy
of the community with terrible grief. But a communal speech,
representing the power of the many endorsed by Chukwu-abia-amuma, can
foil such a spiritual conspiracy."

Read the full essay, "New Years, New Yearnings: Discourse, Time, and
the National Voyage to a Becoming" at:

http://x-pensiverrors.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-years-new-yearnings-discourse-time.html

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*Obododimma Oha*
http://udude.wordpress.com/

(*Associate Professor of Cultural Semiotics & Stylistics*)
Dept. of English
University of Ibadan
Nigeria

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*Fellow*, Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies
University of Ibadan

Phone: +234 803 333 1330;
+234 802 220 8008;
+234 818 639 5001.

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