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Conference paper Conference paper Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue
Title:African literature and development in the twenty-first century: proceedings of Ezenwa-Ohaeto International Memorial Conference
Editors:Eyisi, Joy
Odimegwu, Ike
Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Ngozi
Ezenwa-OhaetoISNI
Year:2009
Pages:486
Language:English
City of publisher:Owerri
Publisher:Living Flames Resources
Geographic terms:Africa
Nigeria
Subjects:literature
development
language usage
gender relations
music
festschrifts (form)
conference papers (form)
2007
About person:Ezenwa-Ohaeto (1958-2005)ISNI
Abstract:The Nigerian poet, essayist and biographer Ezenwa-Ohaeto died of cancer in October 2005. The 45 papers in this book were given at a memorial conference dedicated to him, held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria, in November 2007. The volume consists of five sections. In the first, Literature and African Development, the contributions were made by J.O.J. Nwachukwu-Agbada, Austine Akpunda, Femi Osofisan, Nonyelum Obi, Oliver Uche, Joseph Stephen, Cibuzo Asomugha, Smart Malife, Jane Ifechelobi, and Nkechinyere Okediadi. Section 2, Ezenwa Ohaeto in African Literature, has papers by Ifeyinwa Ogbazi, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, Ikechukwu Okodo, Theodora Onuko, Cecilia Eme and Davidson Mbagwu, Ralph Uzoezie, Emma Ebo and Canice Nwosu, George Onwudiwe and Thecla Obiora, Geraldine Nnamdi-Eruchalu, Chinwe Ezeifeka, and Angela Nwankwere. The next section, Language and African Literature, is composed of papers by the following authors: Maduabuchi Dukor, Arinze Agbanusi, Chioma Uzoho (in French), Oluchukwu Asadu, and Benjamin Mmadike. The fourth section is entitled Literature and Gender and features essays by Gladys Akunna, Nonyelum Mba, Ijeoma Nwajiaku, Nneka Okoye and Ifeyinwa Okolo. Section 5 looks at Culture, Film and Music and the contributions to it have been made by Gladys Udechukwu, Ephraim Chukwu, Alex Andeo and Janet Ogbalu, Luke Ugwueye, Christopher Akaruese, Ngozi Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Ikenga Oraegbunam, Agatha Onwuekwe, and Nwamara Alvan-Ikoku. The sixth and final section, Poems and Short Stories, is made up of contributions by Ngozi Chuma-Udeh (poem), Angela Nwankwere (3 poems), Chikaodiri Okpara (poem), F.O. Orabueze (4 poems) and Ike Odimegwu (short story). [ASC Leiden abstract]
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