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Talking drum symbolizing Igbo oral tradition

Igbo Studies and the Challenge of Modernity: Reflections from the Howard University Conference

Howard University, Washington D.C.—the academic ground where Igbo voices converged. Image credits; Getty images In April 2010, within the historic halls of Howard University in Washington, D.C., a quiet renaissance unfolded. The annual Igbo Studies Association (ISA) Conference had drawn together some of the finest minds of the Igbo world; historians, artists, linguists, and philosophers, each…

ByChinemerem Okwuchukwu1 day ago0Comments

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Mazi F. C. Ogbalu and the Birth of Modern Igbo Language and Literature

F.C. Ogbalu. Source: Sun News Nigeria Asụsụ bụ mkpụrụ obi nke mmadụ ( Language is the soul of a people). In the decades after World War II, Nigeria was alive with political awakening. Yet among the Igbo, another revolution was quietly taking place, not on the battlefield or in parliament, but in the classroom and on…

ByChinemerem OkwuchukwuOctober 19, 20250Comments

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