Journal of African Humanities Research and Development (JAHRD) 1, 2024
The Journal of African Humanities Research and Development (JAHRD), publishes unique, ground-breaking, and innovative perspectives and approaches to interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary study of historical and contemporary issues on African Humanities, African Studies, the African Diaspora, Development and Policy Studies, Africa in Global Politics and Economy, Religions, African Philosophy, Arts, and Culture, and Methodologies in African Studies.

Editor-in-Chief
Egodi Uchendu, University of Nigeria
Editors
Chukwuemeka Agbo, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria
Emmanuel Ibuot, University of Nigeria
Associate Editors
Innocent Pikirayi, University of Pretoria, South Africa
James Ocita, Makerere University, Uganda
John Patrick Ifedi, Howard University, United States
Benjamin Kofi Nutor, Texas A&M University, United States
Matebu Tadesse, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Patrick Agbedejobi, Independent Scholar, Germany
Review Editors
Tasara Muguti, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe
Fatima Mandhu, University of Zambia
Nokukhanya Khanya Ndhlovu, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Grace Akello, Gulu University, Uganda
Patricia Gomes Godinho, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Brazil
Medina Moosa, University of the Western Cape, South Africa and Ghent University, Belgium
Editorial Advisory Board
Chika Anyanwu, University of Sydney, Australia
Nora Laffi, Zentrum Moderner Orient, Germany
Uchenna Okeja, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Kehbuma Langmia, Howard University, United States
Sati Fwatshak, University of Jos, Nigeria
Jacob Olupona, Harvard University, United States
Dmitri van den Bersselaar, University of Leipzig, Germany
Samuel Fury Childs Daly, The University of Chicago, United States
Rebecca DeLancey, United States
Krzysztof Trzciński, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Lynn Schler, Ben Gurion University, Israel
Odigwe Nwaokocha, University of Benin, Nigeria
Eun Kyung Kim, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), South Korea
Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur, University of Mauritius
Canute Ngwa, University of Bamenda, Cameroun
Romanus Ejiaga, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria
Copyright
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Articles
Critical Review of Nigerian Historiographical Tradition
Egodi Uchendu—University of Nigeria 41
Book Reviews
Jane Bennett and Charmaine Pereira, Jacketed Women: Qualitative Research Methodologies on Sexualities and Gender in Africa Clive Noombo—University of Zambia 56
JAHRD is published annually in June, and the papers are drawn from the annual African Humanities Research and Development (AHRDC) Conference, as well as submissions made directly to the journal by scholars from across the world. All manuscripts should be sent to the editors in MS Word to editor.jahrd@ahrdc.academy For a detailed guidelines for preparing your submissions including book reviews, research notes, et cetera to the journal and the citation requirements, please visit ahrdc.academy/journals/