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Burma Boys: World War II, memory and popular culture in central Nigeria

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African Studies Centre
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ASC seminar by Oliver Owen (Oxford)
This ongoing research showcases oral history work with surviving Nigerian veterans of the British Army's 81 and 82 Divisions who fought the Japanese in the jungle war in Burma. It foregrounds their memories and interpretations of the experience, and uses popular culture of the period, particularly soldiers' songs, as part of a public engagement project. It also highlights two legacies of war service: The institutionalisation of the postcolonial military, and ethno-regional political consciousness in the central regions of Nigeria.

Links to resources mentioned in podcast:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/aug/10/forgotten-army-world-war-two-west-african-soldiers-burma-video
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80022228
https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeracorrespondent/2011/08/2011828135228487172.html
http://nsibidiinstitute.org/
http://www.commonwealthveterans.org.uk/

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Series
African Studies Centre
People
Oliver Owen
Keywords
Africa
wwii
World War Two
burma boys
Nigeria
memory
songs
popular culture
Department: Centre for African Studies
Date Added: 16/11/2018
Duration: 00:57:55

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