Ujubonu J. Okide | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
In patriarchal societies all over the world, including Africa, men exercise control over women and dominate/relegate them in so many ways, as seen in myth, folklore, and proverbs. Quite a good number of research studies have been carried out in …
Ogbu Chukwuka Nwachukwu | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
Aggregate scholarly inquiries into Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s war novel (2006) tilt heavily toward certain strands of Feminism that inveigh against maleness as if maleness and femaleness are mutually exclusive and perpetual adversaries. Many scholarships fail to reckon, for instance, that …
John Okwudiri Obineche | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
This paper Osondu Agwuike: The Principle of Igbo Resilience and Survival, explores the concept of Oso Ndu Agwuike as a philosophical framework captioned here to encapsulate the principle of Igbo resilience, survival and existential reality: Drawing on recent empirical studies …
Ihechi Nkoro | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
To the Igbo, the journey from childhood to adulthood calls for determination, resilience, and persistence. The home is significant in that struggle as encapsulated in the Igbo proverb “Ana esi n' ụlọ mara mma pụọ ama,” that is to say, …
Gloria Ukamaka Amadi | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
This research study explored Igbo language adaptation and innovation in tech, assessing users' attitudes, preferences, and experiences with Igbo language digital platforms. Relying on Vygotsky's Sociocultural theory and Mead's Interactionist theory, a questionnaire was administered to 104 students at the …
Chimeremeze Nwafọ | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
This paper examines the cultural, psychological, and sociological dimensions of effeminacy and male softness within Igbo society. It argues that emotional gentleness, far from being a sign of weakness, constitutes an essential element of sustainable personhood. Drawing from precolonial ritual …