Igbo Studies Review, 8, 2020

Issue Number: 8
Publication Date: May 21, 2020
ISSN: 2325-0801
Editor: Dr. Chima Korieh
Publisher: Goldline & Jacobs Publishing
Issue Number 8 (2020) of the Igbo Studies Review arrives at a moment of global reflection, bringing together scholarship that interrogates the intersections of tradition, modernity, and resilience within Igbo communities. This volume features a rigorous examination of digital media’s role in reshaping contemporary Igbo identity, an oral‑history project tracing pandemic‑era responses in rural southeastern towns, and an insightful study of transnational artistic collaborations by Igbo diasporans in Europe. Also included is a landmark analysis of indigenous legal practices under Nigerian constitutional reform, alongside a piece on youth‑led language revitalization efforts in urban centers. Richly illustrated and grounded in archival as well as field‑work research, Issue 9 underscores the Review’s dedication to pushing disciplinary boundaries while amplifying voices from across the Igbo world.
Articles in This Issue
Ikenga: Reimagining an Iconography of Cultural Achievement
By Chijioke Azuawusiefe
Published May 21, 2020
The Psycho-Spiritual Journey of an Igbo Androgyny: Efuru’s Quest for Her Higher Self in Efuru, Flora Nwapa’s Eponymous Novel
By Ada Uzoamaka Azodo
Published May 21, 2020
Ritual as a Tool of Conflict Resolution in Igboland
By Cletus O. Obasi
Published May 21, 2020
The Urban-Rural Conflict in African Literature: An Examination of Selected Works by Igbo Authors
By John Sherman
Published May 21, 2020
Ruth and Naomi (Ruth 1:16-17): Paradigm for Relationship in Contemporary Family Life
By Caroline N. Mbonu, Felicia A. Orih
Published May 21, 2020
Nigerian Medicinal Plants: Identifying, Purifying, and Producing Drugs for the Treatment and Cure of Human Diseases
By Emma Onua
Published May 21, 2020
Omumu na Omenala Ezi na Uno ndi Igbo
By Biko Agozina
Published May 21, 2020
Payback and Other Stories: An Anthology of African and African Diaspora Short Stories. Tomi Adeaga, Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner, eds. Vienna: Vienna African Languages and Literatures (VALL) Series, Number 1, 2018.
By Ada Uzoamaka Azodo
Published May 21, 2020
West African Masking Traditions and Diaspora Masquerade Carnivals: History, Memory, and Transnationalism. By Raphael Chijioke Njoku. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2020
By Chima J. Korieh
Published May 21, 2020
Igbo Jurisprudence: An African Philosophy of Law. By Nkuzi Micheal Nnam. Glassboro, NJ: Goldline and Jacobs Publishing, 2020
By Nneka Onu
Published May 21, 2020
Rethinking the Igbo-Ukwu Chronology Riddle: Radiocarbon Dating and Historical Fuzzy Math
By Raphael Chijioke Njoku
Published November 22, 2020
The Emerging Trend of Black African Zionism: The Facts and Myths of Claims of Jewish Origins by the Igbo of Nigeria
By Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe
Published November 22, 2020