Ikechukwu Asika
Ikechukwu Asika | |
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| Born | Ikechukwu June 4, 1977 Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Period | 2010-present |
| Notable works | Tamara Love of an Angel |
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Ikechukwu Asika is a Nigerian writer.
Academic qualifications[edit]
- Ph.D (Literature) (in view) Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
- M.A (Literature) Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
- B.A (First Class Honours. English and Literary Studies) Anambra State University, Igbariam
- WAEC/ SSCE. St Mary’s High School, Ifitedunu, Anambra State
- F.S.L.C All Saint’s Primary School, Nkpor, Anambra State
Literary publications[edit]
- Blind Decision (Drama) Publishers: Eagle mans Books, Onitsha, (2006)
- My Hero (Novel) Publishers: Base 5 Communications, Onitsha, (2008)
- Burying Whom We Killed (Drama) Publishers: First Class Publishers, (2008)
- Love of an Angel (Novel) Publishers: First Class Publishers, (2009)
- Follow the River (Novel) Publishers: First Class Publishers, (2010)
- Omeile Volume 1 and 2 (Poetry) Publishers: First Class Publishers, (2011)
- Tamara (Novel) 2013
Research publications[edit]
- “Literature and Politics in Nigeria: The Writers’ Perspective” published in Knowledge Builders Journal. Vol. 5. No 1. September, 2010.
- “Aspects of Naturalism in Contemporary African Drama” published in Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Studies. Vol. 17. No 1. December, 2010. (Co-authored with Emodi Livina and Mgbeadichie Chike)
- Rebranding Nigeria: The Role of Writers in Social Reformation, In Journal of School of Languages (JOSOL) Volume1, No.1. September, 2010.
- ”Gender Issues and Feministic Poise in the Poetry of Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo: A Critical Appraisal” published in NATTI Journal of Readings in the Discipline of Knowledge. Vol. 3, No 1, May, 2011.
- “Military Dictatorship in Nigerian Novels: A Study of Helon Habila’s Waiting for an Angel and Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah” published in African Research Review. Vol. 5, No 3. S/No 20, May, 2011.
- “Words as Bullets: Poetry as a Veritable Tool for Social Criticism and Reformation: A Study of Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s Heart Songs and Waiting for Dawn” published in African Research Review Vol. 5, No 4. S/No. 21, July, 2011. (Co-authored with Chukwueloka, C.C)
- “Against the Backdrop of Feminism: The Images of Men in Female Authored Novels” published in Madonna Journal of English and Literary Studies, Vol. 2, 2011.
- Professor: a Short Story published in NKA-ANA Journal of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Anambra State Chapter. Volume 1 December, 2010, No. 1.
- Idealism to Realism- Representing London in Black British Writing: Reading Samuel Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners published in African Research Review Vol. 5, No 6. S/No. 23, November, 2011. (Co-authored with Mgbeadichie Chike)
- The Flora and Fauna of Folklore in African Literature: Myth as a Plot Generator in Flora Nwapa’s Efuru and Idu published in Knowledge Builders Journal. Vol. 6. No 1. August, 2011. (Co-authored with Akabuike Ifeoma)
- Poetry and Militancy: Niger-Delta Crisis and Environmental Concerns In Odia Ofeimun’s Go Tell The Generals And Peter Onwudinjo’s Camp Fire Songs. Published in Ansu Journal of Integrated knowledge. Vol. 1. September 2011.
- The Joy of Fatherhood: A Short Story published in NKA-ANA Journal of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Anambra State Chapter. Volume 1, No 2. September, 2011.
- Consolidating Emerging Democracy in Africa: The Artist and Society in a Crossroad of Visions published in International Bi-Lingual Journal of Anti-Corruption, Law, Humanities, Social Sciences and Development Studies, IBJACLHSSDS). VOLUME2, Number 2, July- December, 2011.
- Cooking with One’s Firewood: Myth as a Conflict Generator and Conflict Resolver in Flora Nwapa’s Efuru and Idu published in AFRREV IJAH. An International Journal of Arts and Humanities. Vol 1 (1), February, 2012. (Co-authored with Akabuike Ifeoma)
- Art for Humanity Sake: Marxist Ideology and Consciousness in the Poetry of Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo in International Bilingual and Multi-disciplinary Journal of Contemporary Issues and Development Studies (IBAMJOCIDS). Maiden Edition, July- December, 2011.
- Stylistic Features of African Oral Narration in some Selected Works of Contemporary African Writers: The Linguistic Implications published in Journal of Arts and Contemporary Society. Volume 3, December, 2011.
- Re-reading Purple Hibiscus: Chimamanda Adichie’s Brand of Romanticism and Nature Affinity in the Quest for Freedom and Self Fulfilment.” Published in International Journal of Linguistics and Language. Volume 3, Number 1, 2011.
- Giving to Receive”, Literature and Creativity: Prospects and Challenges in the Pedagogy of Creative Writing. Journal of School of Languages (JOSOL) Vol. 1, No. 2, 2011.
- “The Hen and the Literary White Feathers”, Literature and Urbanity in Nigerian Novels: A Study of Cyprian Ekwensi’s The People of the City and Jagua Nana, Helon Habla’s Waiting for an Angel and Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come. Tropical Focus: The International Journal Series on Tropical Issues. Volume 12, Number 3, December, 2011.
- The Parasite and the Host, Oil exploration and Exploitation of the Niger Delta: The Poet’s Reflection. In Five Decades of Oil Production in Nigeria: Impact on the Niger Delta. Published by Centre for Environmental and Niger-Delta Studies (CENDS), 2012.
- Re-reading Flora Nwapa’s Efuru and Idu: Myth as a Vehicle for Cultural Transmission and Awareness. Published in AFREEV IJAH’ An International Journal of Arts and Humanities. Vol 1 (2), May, 2012. (co-authored with Akabuike, Ifeoma)
- The Palm-oil with which Good Stories are told: Proverb as Plot Generator in Flora Nwapa’s Efuru and Idu Published in AFRREV LALIGENS, An International Journal of Language, Literature and Gender Studies. Vol 1 (2) April –July, 2012. (co-authored with Emeodi Livina)
- Reading Habits of Undergraduates and their Academic Performances: Issues and Perspectives. Published in African Research Review. Vol 6 (2) S/No. 25, April, 2012. (co-authored with Akabuike Ifeoma)
- Folktale in Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s The Last of The Strong Ones, House of Symbols And Children of The Eagle published in Arts and Humanities Quarterly. Volume 9, Number 3, July 2012.
- Governmental Corruption and Development at Cross-roads: The Poet and the Vision of a New Africa in International Bilingual and Multi-disciplinary Journal of Contemporary Issues and Development Studies (IBAMJOCIDS). Volume 3, Number 1, January- June, 2012.
- The Monkey’s Hand in the Soup Pot: A Reader Response Criticism of Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s trafficked. Awka Journal of English and Literary Studies. Volume 3: No 1, 2012.
- Telling the African Side of the Story: Proverb as a Crucial Element of Story Telling in Uchenna Nwosu’s The Rejected Stone Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities UJAH. Volume 13 no.1 2012.
- Modernism, Sensuality and Obscenity in 21st Century Nigerian Literature: The Implications on Society and Literature. AJELS: Abuja Journal of English and Literary Studies. Vol.2 No. 2. April, 2012.
- Story within a Story: Folktale in Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo’s Children of the Eagle, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Chuma-Udeh Ngozi’s Echoes of New Dawn. ANSU Journal of Integrated Knowledge. Vol.2, No 1. September, 2012.
- Poetry and Social Activism: Eco-Criticism and Environmental Degradation in Tanure Ojaide’s Delta Blues and Home Songs and Peter Onwudinjo’s Camp Fire Songs.Madonna Journal of English and Literary Studies (MAJELS) Volume 2, Number 3,2012.
- “Hakiya Ya Mungu”- Between Facts and Fiction: African Brand of Dictatorship, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s Stereotype in Wizard of the Crow Journal of Arts and Contemporary Society. Volume 4, June 2012.
- The Writer as a Patriot: Marxism and Marxist Consciousness in Festus Iyayi’s Violence. The Ideal Man: Festschrift in honour of Professor Obed Muojekwu Anizoba. Apple Books, 2012.
- The Poet, Language and Poetry: Discourse Techniques in Ngozi-Chuma Udeh’s Chant’s of Despair
- Gothicism in African Literature: The Concept of Ghost and Ghost Lovers in Rem’s Umeasiegbu’s Ghost Stories in Ansu Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. Vol. 1. No. 2, March, 2013.
- “Magic Surrealism to Social Realism” Re-reading Ngugi Wa Thiongo’s Wizard of the Crow: The Artist and Society in a Monumental Battle for the Soul of a Continent.
- “That We May Be Saved” Eco- Critical Reading of Water Testament: An Anthology of Poems on Water and Water-related Issues.
- Insecurity and poor Governance in Nigeria: the Dilemma of the Poet in the Quest for National Unity and Development
- Decolonizing Poetry: Form, Content and Linguistic Implications of Nigerian Pidgin Poetry
- . In Search of the Golden Light: The Classicism of Matthew Arnold in his Essay “The Study of Poetry”
Folklore is Life: Interview with Odili Ujubuonu. Book Chapters
- Introduction to the Literary Forms and Terms (Language and Literature in English) in English Studies: Facts, Patterns and Principles. Volume 2. Edited by Dr. Echezona, Ifejirika and Dr. Chuma-Udeh, Ngozi. Onitsha: Africana First Publishers, 2012.
- “ Group Study” in English Studies: Facts, Patterns and Principles. Volume 1. Edited by Echezona, Ifejirika and Chuma-Udeh, Ngozi. Onitsha: Africana First Publishers, 2012.
Textbook The English Literature of the Modern Period (Panoramic Issues and Perspective) Awka: SCOA, Heritage, 2013.
Conference Attended:
- 28TH Annual Conference, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA),
Minna, Niger State. 29th – 1st October 2009
- School of Languages, Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe. 2nd National Conference 8th – 11th September, 2010
Paper Presented: Rebranding Nigeria: The Role of Writers in Social Reformation
- 23rd Annual Conference of the Linguistic Association of
Nigeria (CLAN 2010) PORTHARCOURT. 29th November- 3rdDecember, 2010 Paper Presented: Stylistic Features of African Oral Narration in some Selected Works of Contemporary African Writers: The Linguistic Implications
- 6th Uniuyo Conference on Language and Literature (UCOLL 2011) 23rd – 26th March 2011
Paper Presented: Modernism, Sensuality and Obscenity in 21st Century Nigerian Literature: The Implications on Society and Literature.
- 21st Annual Unical International Conference on African Literature and the English Language (ICALEL 2011) May 3 – 7, 2011
Paper Presented: “The Hen and the Literary White Feathers”, Literature and Urbanity in Nigerian Novels: A Study of Cyprian Ekwensi’s The People of the City and Jagua Nana, Helon Habila’s Waiting for an Angel and Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come
- School of Languages, Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe. 3rd National Conference Monday 24th – Friday 28th October, 2011
Paper Presented: “Giving to Receive”, Literature and Creativity: Prospects and Challenges in the Pedagogy of Creative Writing.
- 6th International Bi- Lingual Conference on Research and Development, University Auditorium, University of Lome, Lome, Republic of Togo. Monday 28th – Wednesday 30th November, 2011.
Paper Presented: Consolidating Emerging Democracy in Africa: The Artist and Society in a Crossroad of Visions
- 2nd International Conference organized by Centre for Environmental and Niger Delta Studies (CENDS), Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
Thursday 22nd – Friday, 23rd March, 2012. Paper Presented: The Parasite and the Host, Oil Exploration and Exploitation of the Niger Delta: The Poet’s Reflection
- Faculty of Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. International Conference/ Chinua Achebe Annual Lectures. Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Sunday 23rd – Saturday, 28th April, 2012. Paper Presented: “That We May Be Saved” Eco-Critical Reading of Water Testament: An Anthology OF Poems on Water and Water-related Issues”
- The 7th UAACAI International Bi- Lingual Conference on Research and Development, The Theatre Teacher’s Complex, Adabraka, (La) Accra, Ghana.
May 23rd – 25th 2012. Paper Presented: Governmental Corruption and Development at Cross-roads: The Poet and the Vision of a New Africa
- First International Conference Organized by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Anambra State University, Igbariam.
Wednesday 4th -6th July, 2012. Paper Presented: Insecurity and poor Governance in Nigeria: the Dilemma of the Poet in the Quest for National Unity and Development
- 5th International Conference Organised by the Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG), University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
July 30th – August, 1st, 2012 Paper Presented: Decolonizing Poetry: Form, Content and Linguistic Implications of Nigerian Pidgin Poetry
- 6th Africa and World Literature Conference organized by the Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
4-7 November, 2012
Paper Presented: The Joke as a Crucial Genre of Folklore: Form, Content and Implications in Our 21st Century
- 1st International Conference Organised by the Department of English, Anammbra State University, Igbariam Campus.
26th- 29th November, 2012 Paper Presented: Literature and National Consciousness: The Relevance of Joke as a genre of Folklore in National Development and Social Reformation. And Poetry Can: the Place of the Poet in National Consciousness and Social Reformation (co-authored with Akabuike, Ifeoma Grace)
- 7th Uyo Conference on Language and Literature (UCOLL) organized by The Department of English, University of Uyo, Uyo.
18th- 22nd February, 2013 Paper Presented: The Poet, Language and Poetry: Discourse Techniques in Ngozi Chuma-Udeh’s Chants of Despair
Professional memberships[edit]
*Member, Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM)
- Member, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) 2002-date.
- Member, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA)
- Member, International Research and Development Institute (2012-date)
- Member, International League of Researchers. (2013-date)
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