8th Annual Igbo Conference The Igbo Arts and Its Intersections: Politics, Spirituality and Justice Conference Schedule *** Please note that the venues for the conference are as follows 12th April : UCL (University College London), (Lecture Theatre XLG1, Christopher Ingold building, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ) 13th April : SOAS, University of London (Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG) Friday 12th April, VENUE: UCL (University College London) There will be two tours of the UCL Igbo Artefacts Collection lasting 30 Minutes at 11:00 & 11:30. Sign up available at registration. Limited space so on a first come, first serve basis. 9:45 Registration & Igbo Artefact Tours sign up 10:00 Parallel Sessions: Igbo Language Workshop led by Yvonne Mbanefo (30 mins, at 10:00 & 10:30) Social Media Community Engagement Workshops (30 mins, at 10:00 & 10:30) 11:15 Welcome Address 11:30 Panel: The Igbo Arts: Political and Religious Institutions Israel Meriomame (University of Leeds) Conflicting Issues in Re/Playing Shakespeare: A Study of Ahmed Yerima's Otaelo Obiakor Ethel Ebere (Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education) & Onuora Ngozi Theresa (Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo) Igbo Ancestor-Ship and Christian Sainthood: The Bigotry Chukwuka Udemezue Retracing the Roots and Impact of Azikiwe's Pan-Africanist Politics Chinazo Anya The Enachioken of Abiriba, a Monarch in a Republican State 13:00 Lunch 14:30 Film Screening: DAUGHTERS OF IGBO WOMAN followed by a Q&A with producer Ros Martin 15:30 Panel: Reimagining the Contemporary Igbo Arts Chikwendu Anyanwu (Holy Ghost College, Owerri) Igbo Dance and Symbolism in Politics Amarachi Attamah (OJA Cultural Development Initiative) Using Performance and Festivals in Promoting Igbo language and culture.
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Yvonne Mbanefo (Agụ Media) Tomorrow’s Voices: Challenges and Opportunities for Igbo Language Arts
Chiadikobi Nwaubani (Ụ́ kpụ́rụ́ Blog): The Double Consciousness of “Traditional”: Beyond Victoriana Emeka Keazor (Alto History Media) The Ọzọ and Ọdụ Titles and their Regalia 17:15 Break 17:45 Keynote: Ola Uduku (Manchester/Manchester Metropolitan University), “Na ngwa nụ, n’ike nụ, nnọ’nụ…”: Exploring Art Cultures and Performance in Igbo Land 18:45 Film Excerpt & Discussion: (Re)visioning Biafra through the Arts: Postproduction discussion on Remembering Biafra through film Nathan Edward Richards (Sussex) & Louisa Uchum Egbunike (City, University of London) 19:30 Performance: Felicity Okolo - Otuto Ugo (Ode to an Eagle) Amarachi Attamah - Ajụjụ na omimi Igbo 19:45 Day One Closing Remarks
Saturday 13th April, VENUE: SOAS, University of London (Brunei Lecture Theatre) 9:45 Registration 10:00 Conference Welcome, day 2 10:15 Featured Speaker: Sabine Jell-Bahlsen (independent) Women and Igbo Masquerade; Observations by a Foreign Female Anthropologist in Nigeria 10:50 In Conversation: Obi Egbuna: Writer and Activist Louisa Uchum Egbunike (City, University of London) & Kelly Foster (University of Chichester) 11:45 Featured Speaker: Iheanyi Onwuegbucha (Centre of Contemporary Arts, Lagos) From Mbari to Igwe bu Ike: Communality and Igbo Art 12:20 Performance: Felicity Okolo: Enenebe ejeghị ọlụ (One who people stare at and forget to go to work) 12:30 Lunch 13:00 Lunchtime Book Launch: Surviving Biafra: A Nigerwife’s Story by Elizabeth Bird & Rosina Umelo 14:00 In Conversation: Igbo Spirituality in Contemporary Nigeria Emeka Keazor, in conversation with Eloka Umeh
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15:00 Performance: Igbo Masquerade 15:30 Keynote: Ernest N. Emenyonu (University of Michigan-Flint), ‘The Interface of Igbo Literature and Music: Remembering the legendary Israel Nwaoba Njemanze (1922 - 1955)’ 16:30 Break 17:00 Performance: Amarachi Attamah Ofufe
17:30 Film Screening: screening of Iko Ndụ: The Palmwine Story followed by a Q&A with the producer Kosi Nwoba 19:00 Conference Closing Remarks 19:15 Performance by Emeka Keazor : Medley of Igbo Folk and Highlife Music
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