16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE of THE IGBO STUDIES ASSOCIATION Theme: “Igbo Ga-adị: Projecting Igbo Values and Customs.” Parmer Building Dominican University River Forest, Illinois, USA May 10-12, 2018 PROGRAM CHAIRPERSON Chima J. Korieh ISA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS President: Ada Uzoamaka Azodo, Indiana University/Purdue University Vice President: Uchenna Nzewi, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Secretary: Ogechi Anyanwu, Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky Treasurer: Christine Ohale, Chicago State U PRO: Chidi N. Igwe, University of Regina, Canada Immediate Past President: Chima J. Korieh (Ex-Officio) CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE Chima Korieh Douglas Chambers Nkuzi Nnam Ada Azodo Christine Ohale 1 WEDNESDAY, May 9, 2018 Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Conference Pre-Registration & Cocktail Venue: Meeting Room, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Welcome Event/Dinner: 6:00 – 8:00 PM Venue: Meeting Room, Holiday Inn Express & Suites. Courtesy of Igbo League, Inc. ______________________________________________________________ THURSDAY, May 10, 2018 8:30 – 9:30 am: Conference Registration Continues Venue: Parmer Atrium, Dominican University _____________________________________________________________ OPENING PLENARY SESSION Time: 9:30 AM-10:00 AM Venue: Parmer 108 A 9:30am: Call to Order: Moderator: Chidi N. Igwe, (PRO, ISA) 9:35am: Ecumenical Invocation: 9:40am: Opening Remarks: Chima J. Korieh, Conference Chair 9:45am: Welcome Remarks: Ada Uzoamaka Azodo, ISA President 9:50am: Welcome Remarks by Hosts; Nkuzi Nnam, Chief Host 9:55am: Welcome from Dominican University Representative of Dominican University Presentation/Breaking of Kola nuts Representative of the Igbo Community of Chicago 2 PLENARY SESSION 11: SPECIAL EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE (Sponsored by Executive Management Team, Igbo Studies Association) Time: 10:15 am – 12:00 am Venue: Parmer 108 Topic: “The Chidi Igwe Digital OCHANJA MARKET Concept.” / Igbo Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age Presenter: Chidi N. Igwe, University of Regina, Canada. Chair: Ada Uzoamaka Azodo, Indiana University Northwest Panelists: Ada Uzoamaka Azodo, Indiana University Uchenna Nzewi, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Ogechi Anyanwu, Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky Christine Ohale, Chicago State University 12:00-1:00 pm: LUNCH, Parmer Atrium (Courtesy of Igbo Studies Association, USA) THURSDAY 10, 2018 (CONCURRENT SESSIONS I) Time: 1:15 PM:-3:15 PM Panel 1: BIRTH AND DEATH: RITES AND RITUALS Anambra Room Chair: Onyeka Iwuchukwu. National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja Ezuma, Augustine Chukwuma. Apconstruct Eng. Co. Ltd. Port-Harcourt, Rivers State “A Comparative Analysis of Marriage Rites in Igboland: Traditional, Church, Court, and Female Husbands” Iwuchukwu, Onyeka. National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja “Mother is Supreme: Nwada Funeral Rite in Awka, Anambra State” Oguinye, Prince Henry. “The Dramaturgy of Itu Anya Ritual Festival of Egbu Etche Community in Rivers State and Its Cultural Significance in Igboland” Urama, Johnson Ozoemenam. Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria “Sky-Related Rituals, Festivities and Calendar of Parts of Igbo-Speaking People of Southeastern Nigeria” Panel 2: IGBO LANGUAGE 1 Imo Room Chair: Aghanya, Ikenna Obuneme. Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria Aghanya, Ikenna Obuneme. Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria “Marketing the Igbo Language: The Future is Here, Today” Ahamefula, Ndubuisi Ogbonna. University of Nigeria, Nsukka “Contributions of the Unschooled Blacks towards Knowledge: The Case of Nwagu Aneke Syllabic Writing System for the Igbo Language” 3 Akidi, Felista Chidi. Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria “Significance of Neologism on the Growth and Advancement of the Igbo Language” Egenti, Martha Chidimma. Department of Linguistics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka “The Phenomenon of Semantic Prosody and Negative Ihedigbo, Ruth Ebere. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria “Relevance of Oral Literature in the Sustenance of Igbo Language, Literature and Culture” Panel 3: LITERATURE Oji Room Chair: Akachi Theodora Ezeigbo, Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Ezeugo, Anthonia Erunyeluchukwu. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Ezeugo, Ugochukwu JohnMary. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam “Preserving Igbo Values through Realistic Personas: Playwrights’ Perspectives” Felix-Emeribe, Nwanne. “Proposal for Establishing a Body of Representative Literature in Igbo Language” Nwokoye, Nkechinyere. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria “Igbo Literature: A Portrayal of Igbo people’s Identity and Migration” Obinna-Akakuru, Annabel U. Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri. Akakuru, Ojiugo C. Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri. “Storytelling Learning Strategy and Imo State Primary School Pupils’ Academic Achievement in Igbo Language” Ohale, Christine N. Chicago State University “African Literary Scholarship in the World Context” Akachi Theodora Ezeigbo, Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria Flora Nwapa’s Literary Legacy: Fifty Years of Women’s Writing in Africa Panel 4: LITERATURE II Abadaba Room Chair: Nwosu-Okoli, Ifeoma, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo Nnyigide, Nkoli Mercy. Igbo, African and Asian Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka “Ag mag Ederede Igbo: Ezi ngwa r n’ichekwa na kwalite nkwenye na omenala nd Igbo” Ugochukwu,ụ Chinweudeụ N. Igbo, African &ọ Asianụ Studies, Nnamdiị Azikiwe University, Awkaị “Ntxteghari ezi agwa na odibendi Ndi Igbo: Oru di oke mkpa” Iwu Ikwubuzo, Department of Linguistics, African & Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Sustaining Igbo Folkloric Consciousness through Repackaging and Incorporating Children’s Moonlight Games into Choreographic Displays Nwosu-Okoli, Ifeoma, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo Folk Literature: The Societal Mirror 4 Panel 5: IGBO FOLKLORE Niger Room Chair: Ikonne, Ugochi Happiness. Nation Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN) Ezeugo, Anthonia E. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus “Projecting Igbo Values and Customs: The Dynamism and Pragmatism of Igbo Folktales” Ikonne, Ugochi Happiness. Nation Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN) “Development of Vocabulary in Igbo through Folksongs and Griot Orature: Implications for Igbo Second Language Learners” Metụ, Ihuọma Joy. National Institute for Nigeria Language, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria “Folktale as Communication Tool among the Igbo” Onyebuchi-Igbokwe, Grace. Student Affairs, Alvan Ikoku, College of Education, Owerri. “Rekindling the Igbo Symbolic ‘Akwa cha’ in the 21st Century for Cultural Identity” Duruaku, ABC, Alvan Ikoku Federal College ofỌ Education, Owerri, Nigeria Toni-Duruaku Chioma, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede “Validating the Present-Past: Tortoise Drama for Remediation of Objectionable Conduct Today” THURSDAY 10, 2018: (CONCURRENT SESSIONS II) Time: 3.30-4.45 pm Panel 6: IGBO LANGUAGE 11 Anambra Room Chair: Wachuku, Ukachi, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria Obieje, Oluchi Patricia, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Nigeria “Adverse Socio-Cultural Effects on Igbo Language” Okata, Gift Ngozi. Babcock University, Nigeria “Hedges and the Conventional Attribute of Language: A Synopsis of the Linguistic Repertoire of the Igbo of Eastern Nigeria” Osuji, Janarius Chinedu. Federal College of Education, Yola Igbeakụ, Benjamin Chimuatụlamụra. Federal College of Education, Yola “Interference of English in Igbo: An Overview of Personal Names” Ukaegbu, Jacqueline Brown. Federal College of Education, Kontagora, Niger State “Effects of Mother Tongue Interference in Pracy Skills Instruction on Senior Secondary School Students’ Performance in Spoken English” Wachuku, Ukachi. Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria “The influence of Igbo pragmatic norms on the request production of Igbo speaking ESL undergraduates” Onuzulike, Uchenna, Bowie State University “The Perception of Igbo Language Among the “New” Second-Generation Igbo (SGI) in the United States.” 5 Panel 7: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/NEW MEDIA I Imo Room Chair: Ekwerike, Alphonsus, Science & Medicine Research Institute, Dallas, USA, Akachukwu, Orji Dereck-Martins. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria “Terms in Igbo Traditional Technologies: Implications for Modern Technology” Ekwerike, Alphonsus, Ekwerike Ngozi C. Science & Medicine Research Institute, Dallas, USA, “Invention Technology Program (ITP)” Okoroafor, Geoffrey Ekwutosi. Imo Transport Company Limited (ITC), Owerri, Nigeria “Igbo bu Agburu Nka: The Royal Family of Creativity and Innovation” Ogbuehi, Ugochukwu Godswill. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria “Enhancing Science and Technological Developments in Eastern Nigeria through Metal Fabrication and Other Cultural Practices” Panel 8: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/NEW MEDIA II Abadaba Rm Chair: Nwauwa, Apollos Okwuchi. Department of History, Bowling Green State University Azodo Ijeoma University of Edinburgh/, Brown University School of Public Health, USA “Representations of Igbo Culture in the Diaspora: Intersectional Young Women and Visual Storytelling via Social Media.” Ezumah, Bellarmine Anthonia, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, USA “Testing the Narcotizing Dysfunction Theory: An analysis of Response toward action-based messages via Whatsapp social media among the Igbos in Diaspora.” Nwauwa, Apollos Okwuchi, Department