Tag: 2026

Marriage as a Contested Moral Space: Tradition, Modernity, and Social Change in Igbo Society

Maria Ukamaka Umenyili — Independent Researcher, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Marriage in Igbo society has historically functioned as a central institution for social organization, moral regulation, and communal continuity. Rooted in deeply embedded customs such as bride wealth, kinship obligations, extended family authority, and gendered role expectations, Igbo marriage has …

Gendered Visions of History and Ecological Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Achebe and Adimora-Ezeigbo

Mary J. N. Okolie — Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

This paper employs a postcolonial ecofeminist framework, drawing on the work of Vandana Shiva, to argue that Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s The Last of the Strong Ones presents a vital corrective to the patriarchal and tragic historical vision immortalized in Chinua Achebe’s …

When the Ancestors Speak: Igbo Literary Wisdom and Resilience

Chinasa Ekeoma — OgbonnayaOnu Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, Jane Nkechi Onuoha — Every Living Soul Church, Akesan, Lagos State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

This paper explores how Igbo oral and written literary traditions function as living records of communal memory, ethical teachings, directives, and cultural resilience. The study equally considers how such traditions mutually shape Igbo proverbs, folktales, masquerade performances, and ritual chants. …

Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities in Building a Sustainable and Resilient Future in Igbo Cultural Milieu

Nkechinyere Nwokoye — Department of Igbo, African and Communication Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force with the potential to reshape societies, economies, and cultural systems worldwide. Within the Igbo cultural milieu, the integration of AI presents both significant challenges and promising prospects in the pursuit of …

Reading Azodo Linguistically: Corpus, Criticism, and African Literary Discourse

Chidi Igwe — University of Regina | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

This paper offers a corpus-assisted linguistic study of selected English and French writings by Ada Uzoamaka Azodo. It approaches her literary criticism not only as interpretation, but as a specialized authorial corpus whose terminology, lexical patterns, textual organization, and pragmatic …

Language and technology: Incorporating English Paediatric Medical Terms into the Igbo Language

Helen Chijiago Echebima — Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria, Mary Chinturu Adindu — Department of English and Literature, Abia State University, Uturu | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Advancements in medical practices are facing challenges especially in the realm of paediatric terms within the Igbo language and culture. This research explores the need to incorporate English medical terms into the Igbo language through electronic mechanisms. The research …