The 19th Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA)

Chidi Igwe Published: Nov. 22, 2021, 6:46 p.m. Updated: Dec. 22, 2024, 6:46 p.m. 410 0 0 0

The 19th Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA)
Dominican University, River Forest, Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 12-14, 2022

Theme: Onye Aghana Nwanne Ya (Everyone Counts)

The Igbo Studies Association (ISA) invites submissions from scholars and professionals working on all aspects of studies on the Igbo of south-eastern Nigeria for its 19^th Annual International Conference. The conference will be held from Thursday, May 12 to Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Dominican University, Chicago, USA.

In the past decade, the Igbo have decried many lived experiences in Nigeria and abroad such as marginalization, political exclusion, corruption, injustice, language loss, poor leadership, and unequal representation at the national level. These lived experiences provoke incessant calls for secession and self-determination.

Under the theme, Onye Aghana Nwanne Ya (Unity is strength), the 19^th Annual International Conference will provide opportunities for scholars to engage with their colleagues and share their research in an interdisciplinary dialogue and exhibition on these and other contemporary issues facing the Igbo in Nigeria and abroad. The sub-themes include, but are not limited to:

Marginalization, secession, and self-determination
Resource extraction, control, and redistribution
True federalism, decentralization, and inclusive government
Drug use, abuse, effects, and control of mkpuru mmiri
Crime, kidnapping and jungle justice
Wealth accumulation, merited and unmerited accolades
Entrepreneurship and economic development
Cryptocurrency, security, and investment
Culture and Igbo philosophy of progress
Language endangerment and preservation
Translation, language education, teaching and learning of languages
Leadership and development
Religion, morality, and immorality
Education and development
Being Igbo abroad
Family, kinship, and village associations
Land ownership and access to capital
Banking and loaning schemes
Feminism, gender, and human development
Youth and women empowerment
Trade, craft, apprenticeship system and economic development
Power and wealth
Consumption and lifestyle
Social infrastructure and development
Social media and activism
Poverty and human security
Nollywood, visual art, and representation of reality
Etc.

Submission Guidelines

Please submit an abstract of 250-300 words, prepared in MS-Word and according to the submission guidelines. Submit your abstract online through the ISA website. Papers can be written in Igbo or English. All abstracts not prepared according to the submission guidelines will be rejected.

The abstract should include the title of your proposed paper, poster, panel or round-table, your motivation for proposing the work, thesis or hypothesis, theoretical framework, references, and projected conclusions. It should also include your names in full, status and institutional affiliation, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address.

Acceptance and Conference Fees

If your abstract is accepted, you will be notified in writing with information on how to pay a non-refundable annual membership fee of $50. You will also be advised on how to pay a conference fee that will permit you to present your paper at the conference.

Deadlines

Deadline for abstract submission: January 31, 2022 (Extended till April 3, 2022)
Deadline to submit a completed paper: April 12, 2022

Selected papers will be considered for publication in a post-conference edited volume.

For more information and regular conference updates, please visit the ISA website at: www.igbostudiesassociation.org.

For any inquiries, please contact:

Dr. Chidi N. Igwe
Program Chair
Email: conference@igbostudiesassociation.org