Browse through all abstracts presented at past conferences.
Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
Presenter(s): Chidi Ejikeme Osuagwu
Ndi Igbo constitutes as one of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria with very rich cultural heritage. There is no Igbo community that does not parade very rich culture whether at home or in diaspora. In recent times and with the advent of globalization and development in modern communication system, …
Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
Presenter(s): Williams A. Osita, Sands Adamu
This study seeks to situate Ndigbo as people who are notably acclaimed for their intellectual, creative and cultural values, globally. However, Ndigbo have remarkably excelled in Art and visual culture as exemplified in Igbo Ukwu bronze casting, Uli art (Art of body decoration), Mbari Art, Ikenga, Ekpe Masquerades and festivals, …
Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
Presenter(s): Chukwuebuka Uchenna Oraegbunam
Igbo poetry, a form of poetry written by the Igbo – one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa – in the Igbo language, represents the history, cultural heritage, and linguistic diversity of the Igbo. Despite its value, Igbo poetry is largely understudied. Four decades have passed since the Igbo …
Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
Presenter(s): Ononiwu A. Oparah, Anthony C. Ebunsi
In the heart of every religion and tradition of the world lies the recourse to using ordinary materials common to the people and conventionally accepted as a viable means to convey deep spiritual realities. This underscores the point that religion is in the nature of man and must naturally develop …
Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
Presenter(s): Ann C. Onyekelu, Anthonia C. Ephraim-Chukwu
The rate of marital disputes in Igbo communities are alarming. The Igbo leaders must become actively involved in serious solution and good policies that will reduce this alarming problem. The researcher interviewed participants drawn from married couples and children of a broken home in order to ascertain the possible causes …
Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
Presenter(s): Maureen Nwando Onyejegbu
The paper explored the gains and opportunities in human socialization and interaction among the Igbo of Southeast Nigeria. Basic socio-cultural belief and ideology of the Igbo is the conviction that human associations, gathering and communications matters for socio-cultural wellbeing of individuals as well as the rapid development of the society. …