{"id":7352,"date":"2025-02-11T13:07:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=7352"},"modified":"2025-02-27T13:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:10:56","slug":"lagos-conference-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/lagos-conference-september-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"LAGOS CONFERENCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7352\" class=\"elementor elementor-7352\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbc72b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbc72b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-644244c\" data-id=\"644244c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59e15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f59e15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria is considered a melting pot of diverse ethnic groups that cuts across the West African subregion and the African diaspora. In the last few centuries (between the 1400s and now), Lagos has grown from what historians referred to as a small fishing village and\/or a camp of the Benin Empire warriors, to a vast metropolis of over 23 million people in Nigeria. Lagos has become an urban centre that has grown steadily into a vast metropolis, wielding extensive economic, political and cultural influence on Nigeria and the West African sub-region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f17d580 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f17d580\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c447723\" data-id=\"c447723\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314b4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"314b4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The expansive nature of Lagos has transformed the city into a multi-form nature whose political and economic geography as well as its identity is constantly being defined and redefined. At the same time, the influence of Lagos\u2014historical and political&#8212;is not limited to what we know as the Lagos metropolis today but encompasses a diaspora with links to Freetown, Sierra Leone and Salvador-Bahia in Brazil. The diaspora networks have played very significant roles in shaping the identity and heritage of Lagos in ways that have made the city\/state a global centre of historical, economic and political contestation. The conference plans to bring together scholars, practitioners, social activists, government and business leaders to interrogate what we call Our Lagos, Their Lagos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7ddb22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7ddb22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0c6d16\" data-id=\"a0c6d16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb67a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fb67a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Central questions germane to the conference are: What is it that is shaping new identity formation in Lagos and its diaspora? How is it that Lagos has become a centre of heritage contestations? How are new forms of urbanization reshaping the ways in which different ethnic groups imagine Lagos? How have different sociolinguistic praxes contributed to the indigeneity and citizenship structure of cosmopolitan Lagos? How are property ownerships redefining the Lagos of the 21st Century?<\/p><p>Panel proposals can focus on any of the following areas of Study on Lagos, but not limited to:<\/p><ul><li>Autochthony, Historical Flows and Heritage<\/li><li>Urbanity, Urbanization and new communities<\/li><li>Contemporary Connections, Indigeneity and Identity(ies) Formation.<\/li><li>Lagos: Past, Present and the Future, Pre-colonial, Colonial and Post-Colonial Lagos<\/li><li>Media and New Technologies<\/li><li>Nollywood<\/li><li>Creatives and Creativities \u2013 Music, Arts, Photography<\/li><li>Lagos Connections, Remittances and the African Continent<\/li><li>Industrializing Lagos in the 21st Century<\/li><li>Lagos and its Diaspora<\/li><li>Modernity, \u201cLagoses\u201d of Lagos and Lagos Divisions (IBILE)<\/li><li>Language and Sociolinguistic Engagements<\/li><li>Migrations and Integrations in Lagos<\/li><li>Politics of Politics and Governance<\/li><li>Lagos and Education<\/li><li>Socio-economic Landscape, Economic Spatialities, Class Aspirations<\/li><li>Transportation, Traffic, Park\/Garage Lout (Agbero)<\/li><li>Cuisine, Diet, Dishes<\/li><li>Religion and Spirituality in Lagos<\/li><li>Lagos and The History of Cities<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b76fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b76fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please fill the form below to submit your abstract and select your preferred Panel<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf8869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cf8869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/Wgty2sBaB8?origin=lprLink\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/Wgty2sBaB8?origin=lprLink<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb000c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9cb000c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2025-lagos-conference-panels\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here for details about the Panels<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5a780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca5a780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Submission closes on the 27th of March, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2541212\" data-id=\"2541212\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1260a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1260a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Panel Submission closed on February 8, 2025. The list of successful Panels are:<\/h5><ol><li><strong><em>Lagos, Between Roots and Realities: Autochthony, Identity Politics and Power Dynamics in Nigeria\u2019s 2023 Elections<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>DORIME: Lagos\u2019 Urban Soundscapes \u2013 A Multisensory Exploration of Noise, Identity, and Mental Health<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Exploring the Dynamics of Land Policy and Politics in Lagos<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Heritage and Returnees in Lagos<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Lagos and its Diaspora<\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Lagos as a Linguistic Melting Pot: Exploring Multilingualism in an Urban Metropolis<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Living in Lagos: Navigating Its Ever-Changing Transportation and Mobility System<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>&#8220;Our Lagos, Their Lagos: Narratives of Identity, Power, and Continuity in a City of Contrasts<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li><li><strong>Socio-Cultural Heritage of Lagos State in Transition: Cuisines, Festivals, Dress Patterns, and Socio-Religious Activities in Perspective<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Street Hustlers, Homeless People, and \u2018Agbero\u2019 in Lagos: The Making and\/or Unmaking of a Metropolitan City<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Urbanisation and the Practice of Traditional Medicine in Lagos State<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/lagos-conference-september-2025\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 7352, \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"Publications\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=297&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"Home\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=3293&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"LAGOS CONFERENCE - SEPTEMBER 2025\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria is considered a melting pot of diverse ethnic groups that cuts across the West African subregion and the African diaspora. 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