In the first section of this article, I examined the nature, ideologies, practises, and historical progression of settler colonialism on a worldwide scale. As a result, I applied the knowledge I had learned about settler colonisation to the settler colonial experience of Nigeria as it was brought about by British colonialism, particularly the British use of exogenous people in their conquest and "civilising missions" in the Middle Belt of Nigeria, and its long-lasting effects that led to the resurgence of internal settler colonial enterprise in the territories of modern autochthonous communities in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. The approach used is literary and historical analysis, and the theoretical foundation is found in the broader area of settler colonial studies, which is a growing field of study. Then advice is given on how to handle and maybe survive the invasions of colonial colonisers.
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Reconnoitering Settler Colonization Part II: Its Emergence in Nigeria | Chapter 11 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 5
Reconnoitering Settler Colonization Part I: Its Philosophy and Praxis | Chapter 8 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 5
The overview covers colonial studies, poststructuralism (with its emphasis on using language [rhetorics] as a tool of comprehending, controlling, and subjugating others), and the emergence of postcolonial studies after that. This analysis sheds light on postcolonial studies' flaws, including their emphasis on theoretical consistency at the expense of cultural and historical distinctiveness, their fixation on the past, and their obscuring of the existence of settler colonial regimes or circumstances in modern civilizations. As a result, they begin a study of settler-colonization on a worldwide scale from the time of the Bible to the present, paying close attention to its nature, ideology, methods, and practise. The theoretical foundation is based on settler-colonial studies, a growing field, and the approach includes literary and historical study. Part II of the project, which will apply settler-colonial studies to the situation in Nigeria, is laid out in this essay.