The Africa Research Group (ARG) invite you to join them for their latest webinar: Tribal marks and stigma in Nigeria
Guest speaker: Dr Toyin Ajibade Adisa
Abstract
Drawing from in-depth qualitative interviews (N = 32), this webinar examines the impact of indigenous tribal marks on employment chances in southwest Nigeria. It employs indigenous standpoint theory to frame the argument around what constitutes stigma and in what context. The results of our thematic analysis indicate that tribally marked job applicants and employees face significant social rejection, stigmatisation and discrimination, and can suffer from severe mental illnesses and even suicidal ideation.
We explain how these tribally marked individuals navigate the changing contours of tradition and modernity in Nigeria. Tribal marks, although once largely perceived as signals of beauty and high social status, are now increasingly viewed as a significant liability in the labour market.
This presentation makes a unique and original contribution to the study of stigma and employment discrimination by eschewing the prevailing Western ethnocentrism in the extant research and instead placing the indigenous standpoint at centre stage.
About Dr Toyin Ajibade Adisa
Toyin Ajibade Adisa is an associate professor in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at the Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London. He holds masters and PhD degrees in international business management and HRM from the University of East London and Brunel University London respectively. His work has appeared in journals such as the British Journal of Management, Work, Employment and Society, Gendre, Work & Organisation, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, among others. Toyin is currently the associate director for the Centre of Innovation, Management, and Enterprise (CIME) at the University of East London.
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