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SUMMARY:Materialising Myth: Mórẹ̀mí\, Monumental Politics\, and the S
 truggle for Narrative Authority - Akeem Adagbada\, Faculty of Divinity\, U
 niversity of Cambridge
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CONTACT:William Wright
DESCRIPTION:In 2016\, the Ọọ̀ni (King of Ife) erected a 42-foot statu
 e of Mórẹ̀mí in Ilé-Ifẹ̀. Here\, mythico-legendary history takes 
 root in a concrete and material object. History binds itself to materialit
 y. However\, this history and heritage have been challenged by the constru
 ction of another statue of Mórẹ̀mí by Ọba Akinrùntán\, the Adéto
 lugbò of Ùgbò Kingdom. His act serves as a direct challenge to the Ọ
 ọ̀ni’s statue and constitutes a rejection of his reading of Yorùbá 
 history. I frame this analysis within the discourse of dissonant heritage 
 and memory. How do we engage the complex and often conflicting ways in whi
 ch both the Ọọ̀ni and the Ọba of Ùgbò interpret and ascribe diver
 gent meanings to the shared story of Mórẹ̀mí?\nFurthermore\, implicat
 ed within this dissonance is the House of Ọ̀rànfẹ̀ in Ilé-Ifẹ̀\
 , who are historically linked to the Ọba of Ùgbò. Although they seek r
 ecognition of the fuller history of Ifẹ̀\, they nevertheless align with
  the House of Odùduwà\, represented by the Ọọ̀ni. It is important t
 o attend to the political negotiations and tensions embedded in these alig
 nments. Additionally\, I explore broader questions surrounding the followi
 ng: (1) whether Odùduwà is the progenitor of the Yorùbá race\, which i
 nvolves the politics of Ilé-Ifẹ̀’s historical narrative\, with this 
 section being primarily historical in examining how the Palace negotiates 
 this legacy\; and (2) the battle for supremacy among Yorùbá kings.\n\nJo
 in on Teams here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/31962348541724?p=2QtUPh
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LOCATION:Hybrid/McDonald Seminar Room 
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