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Omekanwanyị: Examining Softness, Effeminacy, and the Making of a Man

Chimeremeze Nwafọ | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

This paper examines the cultural, psychological, and sociological dimensions of effeminacy and male softness within Igbo society. It argues that emotional gentleness, far from being a sign of weakness, constitutes an essential element of sustainable personhood. Drawing from precolonial ritual …

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