Tag: 2026

The Coscharis Model and Local Rice Production in Anambra State

Cosmas Onyekachi Agubueze — Department of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

This paper examines Ọsọ Ndu Agwụ Ike—the philosophy of perseverance and Endurance—as a framework for understanding economic resilience in local rice production in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria. The study analyses qualitative data from interviews with employees and consumers alongside …

Ritual Art Works of Africa as Defense Mechanism Against Enslavement

Baldwin Chika Anyasodo — Fine and Applied Arts Department, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

This is a study on the historical background of African arts, done to find the facts about the socio-cultural relevance of the various art forms. The study is concentrated within the Igbo geo-cultural area of the West African sub-region. …

Resuscitating, Revitalizing and Re-Establishing the Diminishing the Traditional Igbo Food Cultures

Sabbas Asoegwu — Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, Nwakuba, Nnaemeka R. — Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

The Igbos have a rich food system embedded in their traditions and culture. It is rich in nutrition, medicine, and social value. Presently, it is declining and going extinct. This paper critically examined the nutritional and health values of …

Ònyéàyànà and the Foundations of Resilience: Recovering an Original Igbo Ethico-Ontological Principle and Its Contribution to Global Philosophy

Jude Dunkwu — CODE Fellow, The Centre for Online and Distance Education, University of London | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

This paper recovers Ònyéàyànà — the Category 1 prefix short form of Ònyéàyànànwánnéyá, "thou shalt not abandon thy relation" — as an original Igbo ethico-ontological principle whose structure provides a rigorous philosophical foundation for the relational resilience articulated in Ọsọ Ndụ Agwụ Ike. Building …

Igbo Healthcare, Mental Health and Wellbeing

Egwunwoke Chibueze Obi — Ladder Press Nigeria Limited, Ogba Ikeja, Lagos | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

The Igbo people of Nigeria have a rich cultural heritage that influences their healthcare, mental health, and wellbeing practices. This paper examines with much autoethnography, the traditional Igbo healthcare system, which emphasizes a holistic approach to health, incorporating spiritual, …

Re: Accent Adaptation and Migrant Integration: A Linguistic and Social Perspective in Igbo Land

Queen Esther Chioma Eneremadu — Department of English Language and Literature, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Migration into Owerri Municipal, Imo State, has created a multilingual environment where non-Igbo-speaking Nigerian migrants and French- and Spanish-speaking African migrants navigate linguistic and social adaptation. This study examined how accent adaptation influences migrants’ integration, identity, and belonging in …

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