Academic Geography, Nigerian Universities and post-modern realities
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Geography has become such an important field of
knowledge with several academic traditions which sometimes overwhelm the
capacity of students to fully comprehend its scope. It seems more dreaded
especially at the mention of ‘maps’ and ‘map-making’. Outside the borders of
the discipline, geography is associated with maps and map-making with the
implication that a prospective candidate’s primary interest in the discipline
is defined and shaped by interest in maps and map-making. An old saying on this
is ‘if it cannot be mapped, it is not geography.’ The lead author still could
recall how evasive he had been about geography, to the extent that it was sheer
fate and destiny, than interest, that influenced its inclusion in his Senior
Secondary School Certificate examinations (SSCE) as well as his present career
in the discipline. Given this background, we owe the Nigerian society the
duties of knowledge and enlightenment on what geography is and what it is not.
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