Keynote Addresses

Ada Uzoamaka Azodo’s ISA 2026 Keynote Calls Igbo People to Journey with Wisdom, Skill, Peace, and Respect

May 15, 2026 517 views

The 23rd Annual Conference of the Igbo Studies Association continued with the Ihechukwu Madubuike Annual Keynote Lecture, delivered by Dr. Ada Uzoamaka Azodo of Indiana University Northwest. Her keynote address, …

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Dr. Ada Uzoamaka Azodo, Ph.D, Keynote Speaker, ISA 2026

May 03, 2026 355 views

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Ada Uzoamaka Azodo, Ph.D., Indiana University NorthwestKEYNOTE TITLE: “Journeying and Carrying my Goatskin Bag Straight: A Reflection on Igbo Cultural Values”KEYNOTE ABSTRACT:Ọsọ Ndu Agwụ Ike, the principal …

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Cyril Obi

May 08, 2022 2354 views

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cyril Obi, Program Director at Social Science Research Council, New YorkTopic: "Social Science Research Council (SSRC) in Africa: Supporting Social Research and Bridging the Knowledge-Policy Gap."Cyril Obi …

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Professor Uchenna Okeja

April 13, 2022 2423 views

Keynote Speaker: Professor Uchenna OkejaDirector of the Emengini Institute for Comparative Global StudiesTopic: "Concepts, Creativity and Meaningful Life."Uchena Okeja is Professor and Chair of philosophy at Rhodes University. He has …

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Professor Joy Ezeilo

October 22, 2019 3314 views

Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, is a Law Professor, the Dean of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria (UNN) until 1st August 2020 and currently the Head, Department of Public Law. She specializes on …

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Professor Emmanuel Onua

December 01, 2018 2568 views

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 …

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2018 Igbo Studies Association Keynote, Dominican University, River forest, Illinois, USA -- By Chimalum Moses Nwankwo

May 24, 2018 2473 views

2018 Igbo Studies Association Keynote, Dominican University, River forest, Illinois, USA -- By Chimalum Moses NwankwoDEDICATIONDedicated to the Spirits driving the genius of Dr. Innocent Chukwuma (Innoson Motors)andTo the memory …

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Professor Chimalum Nwankwo

January 06, 2018 3562 views

Title of Keynote: Retrospectives and Projections: lgbo Cosmogony and Sustaining Epistemologies for the Future”Professor Chimalum Nwankwo, Professor of African Literature, African-American Literature, American literature and World Literature studied at the …

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Professor Ernest Nneji Emenyonu

January 17, 2017 3264 views

Professor Ernest Nneji Emenyonu, arguably the most prominent Igbo scholar today and a notable Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, and Flora Nwapa scholar, partly due to his rich and voluminous critical …

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