Chinasa Ekeoma, Jane Nkechi Onuoha | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
This paper explores how Igbo oral and written literary traditions function as living records of communal memory, ethical teachings, directives, and cultural resilience. The study equally considers how such traditions mutually shape Igbo proverbs, folktales, masquerade performances, and ritual chants. …
Uche JohnMark Nwaneri | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
Music has remained a significant aspect of Igbo social life, embodying storytelling, spirituality, political passion, and communal unity. This paper explores how Igbo musical traditions and rituals embedded in native instruments such as the ogene, udu, ekwe, igba, ichaka, oja, …
Maria Ukamaka Umenyili | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
Marriage in Igbo society has historically functioned as a central institution for social organization, moral regulation, and communal continuity. Rooted in deeply embedded customs such as bride wealth, kinship obligations, extended family authority, and gendered role expectations, Igbo marriage has …
Mary J. N. Okolie | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
This paper employs a postcolonial ecofeminist framework, drawing on the work of Vandana Shiva, to argue that Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s The Last of the Strong Ones presents a vital corrective to the patriarchal and tragic historical vision immortalized in Chinua Achebe’s …
Chidi Igwe | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
This paper offers a corpus-assisted linguistic study of selected English and French writings by Ada Uzoamaka Azodo. It approaches her literary criticism not only as interpretation, but as a specialized authorial corpus whose terminology, lexical patterns, textual organization, and pragmatic …
Obiora Dominica Nkemdirim | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
Igbo traditional culture plays a significant role in shaping the social identities, roles, and lived experiences of Igbo women, with important implications for their mental health and psychological well-being. This study examines the effects of Igbo cultural norms, values, …