Ikechukwu Asika

Academic Qualifications
* 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
* 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
* “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 Membership

*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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