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Art and Architecture in Introspection: Visual Reinterpretation of Igbo Totems as Enhancement in Aesthetics of Functionality in Creative and Build Industry

Chibuenyi G. Nwala — Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Eguzouwa, Chinemerem U. — Department of Architectural Technology Dr. Ogbnonnaya Onu Polytechnic, Aba | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Whereas the studies in art and architecture are relevant. Their works, as a derivative of interdisciplinary objectified, show the synergy sustained within the realms of innovation and technology in Igbo culture. Since its value is manifested as autonomy of …

Family Growth and Continuity, in Akpan Egbuna’s The African Widow and Dupe Olorunjo’s Tailed

Chinwendu A. Nwizu — Department of English Language & Literature, Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

The vision to build a good and developed society begins at the family. This paper examines the Igbo concept of “Oso Ndu Agwu Ike” - the struggles of life through resilience, which is explored in Akpan Egbuna The African …

The Effect of Igbo Traditional Culture on the Mental Health of Igbo Women

Obiora Dominica Nkemdirim — Registered Nurse/Midwife & Public Health Nursing, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Igbo traditional culture plays a significant role in shaping the social identities, roles, and lived experiences of Igbo women, with important implications for their mental health and psychological well-being. This study examines the effects of Igbo cultural norms, values, …

Challenging Patriarchy and Women’s Struggle for Emancipation: A Literary Perspective

Ebele Eucahria Okafor — Department of Linguistics, African & Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Literature is a vital instrument for social transformation and an advocate for women’s rights. Many literary writers address issues of gender inequality and women’s empowerment. They often present women as a strong pillar for their community development. Still, they …

Ịmụta asụsụ Igbo, ịmụta ụwa Igbo: Researching Igbo spatial poetics through a diasporic epistemology of repair

Victoria Ogoegbunam Okoye, PhD — School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

This presentation advances diaspora repair as an epistemological framework for engaging Igbo heritage, language, and culture from my positionality as a US-born, second-generation Igbo diasporan, Igbo language learner, and Black Geographies researcher. I theorize diaspora repair as a mode …

African Naturalism and Igbo Civilizational Science: Cosmological Foundations, Epistemological Architecture and Forensic Civilizational Action Framework

Chidi G. Osuagwu — Department of Biomedical Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

A comprehensive theory of African Naturalism as science is presented of which Igbo philosophical framework is shown as a major expression. Paper elaborates Igbo theological and epistemological architecture, introducing Chukwu Okike Abiama … all-Knowing Creator God. Agwu, probabilistic epistemological …

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