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: 01 December 2018

Meet the Keynote Speaker: Igbo Studies Association 17th Annual International Conference, Dominican University, River Forest, Chicago, May 9-11, 2019

Conference Theme: Akụ ruo ụlọ, O kwuo onye kpatara ya! (Wealth brought home speaks well of its bringer).

Title of Keynote: Towards a Return of Igbo Intellect and Wealth to Igboland, or Environmental Development of Igboland through Pharmaceutical Research (Pharmacology): Identifying, Extracting, Purifying and Testing Local Medicinal plants for the Treatment and Cure of Human Diseases.

Keynote Speaker: Emmanuel “Emma” Onua, Research Scientist, College Professor and Community Leader

Keynote Synopsis:

Throughout the course of history, civilizations have always developed a keen sense of “self” as they strive to overcome limitations, be they individual or environmental. Technological advancements have been achieved when individuals and institutions identified an obstacle, set a goal of overcoming such an obstacle, and worked toward finding a solution to the obstacle. Ndi-Igbo, a very enterprising people of South-Eastern Nigeria, epitomize the human ability to overcome obstacles and to thrive under immense challenges.

: 03 July 2018

CALL FOR PAPERS [Deadline Extended till January 31, 2019]: 17th Igbo Studies Association Annual International Conference

Dominican University, River Forest, Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 9-11, 2019

Theme: Akụ ruo ụlọ, O kwuo onye kpatara ya: Call for a Return to Igboland

The Igbo Studies Association (ISA) specially invites scholars, students and professionals in Nigeria and in the diaspora, whose research interests cover any of the areas of Igbo studies, to submit their abstracts for its 17th Annual International Conference, to be held at the Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, USA, on May 9-11, 2019.

: 30 May 2018

Communiqué of the 16th Annual International Conference and Meeting of the Igbo Studies Association, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, USA, May 10-12, 2018

The Igbo Studies Association (ISA) held its 16th Annual International Conference and Meeting May 10-12 at the Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, USA. The three-day event of intellectual abundance and social exchanges, themed “Igbo Ga-adi: Projecting Igbo Values and Customs,” interrogated the question of negotiating Igbo identity and existence in a globalized world increasingly impacted by new media technologies and social media.

: 24 May 2018

President’s Inaugural Address - By Dr. Mrs. Ada Uzoamaka Azodo

President Ada Uzoamaka Azodo delivers her Inaugural Address calling for a “return to the mid pathway that shuns absolutism.”