Cross-Cultural Transmission and Literary Reconstruction in  Developing Countries
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This research, aimed at advancing our understanding of how cultural             forms interact with social institutions, will examine the ways an               established cultural form (the English novel) was imported into, and            reconstructed within, a new social setting (Nigeria and the English-            speaking West Indies).  The data to be analyzed include:  the texts of          all Nigerian and West Indian novels written between 1950 and 1985; the          backgrounds and careers of authors; the location and organization of            publishers; and the socioeconomic characteristics of readers of fiction.        Using content analysis, archival research, and the results of                   questionnaires administered to authors, editors, and other book-trade           professionals, the research will develop a model of how transmitted and         indigenous cultural materials interact under specific institutional             conditions to construct new cultural forms.  The results should be              relevant cultural forms other than literature, such as artistic,                religious and ideological transmissions and reconstructions.
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