LAND AND POWER: Interrogating Material and Ideological Contestations for Ownership of Lagos.
Workshop Theme: Land and Power: Interrogating Material and Ideological Contestations for Ownership of Lagos
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Supo Shasore SAN
Land Contestation and Spatial Displacement
Discourse
- Why is land such a contested issue in Lagos?
- How do the claims/ actions of government vs. land owning families vs settlers/squatters converge or diverge?
- What are the links/tensions between land and politics? Land and ethnicity? Land and the right to the city? How can they be reconciled in the context of Lagos?
Is Lagos really a No Man’s Land
Discourse
- What does the ‘Lagos is a no man’s land’ narrative really mean? Motivations and implications.
- How do historical actors of ownership claims (legacy and historical rhetoric, gender perspective, language usage and contacts, politics, etc) determine contemporary notions of belongingness and entitlement?
- What can be done to conciliate indigene and settler claims around rights and access to the resources of Lagos
Who is Lagos? What is Lagos?
Discourse
- Considering your background and upbringing in Lagos, who do you consider to be a Lagosian
- Who is not a Lagosian and why?
- How do you envision the protection of the traditional Lagos heritage in light of its cosmopolitan evolution.
Date: August 13, 2024
Time: 11:00am
Venue: Arthur Mbanefo Digital Research Centre, (Beside Medical Centre)
University of Lagos.
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