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Nhachi Nwaanyi In Igbo Culture: A Critical ‘Incest and Gender’ Analysis of a ‘Marriage’ Practice in Film and Literature

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Adaora Lois Anyachebelu

In Igbo culture, Nhachi Nwaanyi (‘Retention Marriage’) is an age-long marriage practice whereby a man who has no male child retains one of his daughters for begetting male issues for lineage continuity. In Igbo society, when a man dies without begetting any male issue, his brothers inherit his property, not …

Igbo Apprenticeship System and Igbo Intelligentsia: A Dilemma

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Ngozi Anyachonkeya, Ifeoma Nwosu-Okoli

Igbo apprenticeship system (IAS) has been acclaimed the world over as masterpiece in wealth creation, accumulation and sharing. It is in tandem with cosmology of unity is strength (Igwe bu ike); when (we) urine together it produces foam; (Anyuko mmamiri onu, ogbaa ufufo), live-and-let-live (Biri ma mbiri); and let the …

The Socio-Cultural Impact of Oji Ezinihitte Mbaise: Implications for Modern Media

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Kelechi Cosmas Anyanwu, Jahaziel Ikechukwu Ibe

Oji Ezinihitte Mbaise is a tool for authentically expressing the socio-cultural life of its people. It not only provides a platform for showcasing the rich cultures of the people but also serves as a tool for the cultural expression, preservation and socialization of its members. There is need, therefore, to …

Exploring Histo-Cultural Heritage of Ndi Igbo: A Study of ‘Nmonwu’ Igbo Masquerades Arts

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Baldwin Chika Anyasodo

African art is conceptual, emotional, communal and symbolic of African cultures. The concept is the beliefsystem of the people. In most parts of Africa, particularly the Igbo geo-cultural areas of South-Eastern Nigeria, there is strong belief in “Chi” (God). They believe in life after death, in the spirit world 'Ana-mmụọ' …

Promoting Environmental Sustainability: The Case of "Umuada" Music and Dance of Ogidi Women

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Awaih Adaora Unoma

The women of Ogidi, a town in Anambra State, South Eastern Nigeria, are concerned about the environmental degradation of their community. They blame this unprecedented level of environmental destruction on non-observance of indigenous environmental protection measures, by contemporary members of the community. In other to draw attention to this aberration, …

Mobility and Intersectionality in Transnational Spaces: The Case of Migratory Subjects in Resident Alien and Other Stories: An Anthology of Immigrant Voices from Africa and the African Diaspora

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Ada Uzoamaka Azodo

A paradigm shift in Afrodiasporic literatures in subject matter and chronicling tools has propelled African imagination and African transnational writers to a new level of innovation. This paper will examine the variations, complexities, and contradictions of mobility and intersectionality and their consequent effects on the quotidian experiences of immigrants in …

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