Cross Currents grew out of a desire to capture for a wider audience the energy and intellectual insights that are possible when Nigerian Studies and American Studies are in dialogue with each other. A panel discussion organized by the American Studies Association of Nigeria at the University of Ibadan in 2003 planted the idea while the Fulbright Fellowship program, Dartmouth College and the University of Ibadan provided the resources and nourishment. The seven contributors in this volume demonstrate that American and Nigerian scholars share a number of common concerns whether discussing thought-provoking issues such as: democratization in Africa, the pursuit of justice in the Niger Delta, or nationality/identity politics in America...