{"id":9997,"date":"2026-07-15T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=9997"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:54:15","slug":"lecture-by-prof-peter-oni-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/lecture-by-prof-peter-oni-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LECTURE BY PROF. PETER ONI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9997\" class=\"elementor elementor-9997\" 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-cbe69cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbe69cf\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23dad4a\" data-id=\"23dad4a\" 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 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Drawing upon Michel Foucault\u2019s concept of biopower, Mbemb\u00e9 illustrates how, within these states, life is subordinated to the power of death, manifested through fragmented sovereignties, mineral enclaves, and the banality of power, among other modalities.\u00a0<\/span><\/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-faf2e33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faf2e33\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-034b072\" data-id=\"034b072\" 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