{"product_id":"exit-of-a-hero-okechukwu-nwafor-9780472058068","title":"Exit of a Hero: Photography and the Visual Culture of Commemoration in Southern Nigeria","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eExit of a Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, Okechukwu Nwafor explores the cultural, political, and socioeconomic implications of photography in commemorative practices in southern Nigeria from the nineteenth century to the present. Focusing on obituary and commemorative photographs of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Lagos to contemporary funeral posters, booklets, and social media posts, Nwafor tracks the historical evolution of the iconic and heroic image. He argues that the quest to produce an ideal memorial body is not just a personal aesthetic choice but a deliberate photographic project that resonates with the Igbo aspirations for heroic achievement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eExit of a Hero\u003c\/i\u003e asserts that the visual canonization transforms the deceased from a fallible being to an unimpeachable character who transcends underachievement, imperfection, and failed social performance to emerge as a saintly icon of the Igbo public sphere. In seeking an alternative, hyper-visible public self, social media reclaims the lost hero image of the deceased, reconstituting the contested Igbo public space as a lived reality where heroes and icons are actively and eternally commemorated. Nwafor unveils the creative imaginations of colonial subjects and postcolonial citizens as memorialization has become entangled within the intersecting discursive spaces of print culture and the public sphere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Okechukwu Nwafor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472058061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472058068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Okechukwu Nwafor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852514701567,"sku":"9780472058068","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exit-of-a-hero-okechukwu-nwafor-9780472058068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}