Dr. Chidimma Blessing Ike
Dr. Chidimma Blessing Ike is a LECTURER I in ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Dr. Chidimma Blessing Nneka Ike is a lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. She teaches in the Regular and Sandwich programmes of the university. She has notable publications in international journals. She has a flair for comparative and African literatures.
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Address: | English Language And Literature, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | University of Nigeria, Nuskka. (Doctor of Philosophy, February, 2026) September, 2019 to February, 2026 Ph.D Literature Comparative And African Literature |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Chidimma Blessing Ike. (2024, March) The Art of Public Writing Wonderchoice Prints Hub, pp 95-107 |
| 2 | Akujobi, O.S., Ike CB. (2022, December) Contemporary discourses on Colonial Border Cultures, A Festschrift |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Blessing Chidimma Nneka Ike. (2026, June), "African Identity and Diasporic Consciousness in Teju Cole’s Open City", Journal of Innovative Research in Management and Humanities, Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 442-457 |
| 2 | Adaobi Olivia Ihueze, Okoronkwo Ezinne Jimia, Ike Chidimma Blessing. (2025, March), "Monstrous Women or Victims of Patriarchy? A Theoretical Exploration of Female Monstrosity in My Sister, the Serial Killer and Woman at Point Zero", Advanced Educational Research & Reviews, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 23-28 |
| 3 | Chidinma Ike. (2024, September), "Gender and Violence in Chinelo Okparanta's Under the Udala Trees", JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES AND ARTS, Vol. 2, (Issue 3), pp 62-79 |
| 4 | ADAOBI OLIVIA IHUEZE, IKE BLESSING CHIDIMMA. (2024, June), "Child Narration and Trauma in Ahmadou Kourouma’s Allah is Not Obliged and Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation", JOURNAL OF THE LITERARY SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (JLSN), (Issue 14), pp 157-167 |
| 5 | Ike Chidimma Blessing Nneka. (2024, November), "GENDER, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE GLOBAL FUTURE IN AKACHI ADIMORA-EZEIGBO'S ROSES AND BULLETS", Ochendo: A Journal of African Innovative Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 3), pp 120-130 |
| 6 | Chidimma Blessing Nneka Ike, Adaobi Olivia Ihueze. (2024, June), "Interwoven Dynamics of Family and Society in Ikechukwu Ezema's The Reward", Journal of Innovative Research in Management and Humanities, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 186-199 |
| 7 | Adaobi Olivia Ihueze; Chidimma Blessing Nneka Ike. (2024, July), "The Knife: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Toxic Inheritance in My Sister, the Serial Killer", International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL), Vol. 12, (Issue 7), pp 9-14 |
| 8 | Ike Chidimma Blessing. (2023, September), "AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF VENGEANCE AND ITS IMPACT IN CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE'S PURPLE HIBISCUS", Nnadiebube Journal of Languages and Literatures, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 71-82 |
| 9 | Odochi S Akujobi, Chidimma B Ike, Sylvanus C Onyeachulam. (2023, April), "The Semiotic Resource System (SRS): A 21st Century Guide for Immigrants in Nigeria", JOLSA: JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES AND ARTS, Vol. 3, (Issue 1), pp 85-100 |
| 10 | Adaobi Olivia Ihueze, Chidimma Blessing Nneka Ike. (2023, December), "Deciphering Humanity's Shadow: Symbolic Depiction of Decadence in Oyinka Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Killer", Quest Journals: Journal Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 11, (Issue 12), pp 121-127 |
| 11 | Adaobi Olivia Ihueze; Chidimma Blessing Nneka Ike. (2023, November), "Trauma and its Antisocial Effects: A Comparative Analysis of Contemporary African Fiction", International Journal of Research in English, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 103-109 |
| 12 | Akujobi, O.S., Ike CB. (2022, March), "Ethnicity, infrastructural distribution and the informal sector in Nigeria", Ohazurume: Unizik Journal of Culture and civilization, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 120-129 |
| 13 | O.S Akujobi , C.B Ike. (2022, May), "Female Empowerment among the Igbo extraction of Nigeria", Ekwe jonal now ndi Igbo scholars forum, nigeria, Vol. 15, (Issue 2), pp 40-46 |
| 14 | CB. Ike, O S. Akujobi. (2021, June), "Widowhood in Lonely Days: Unsung Casualties", AJELLS: Awka Journal of English Language and Literary Studies, Vol. 8, (Issue 1), pp 114-121 |
| 15 | Akujobi, O.S., Ike CB. (2021, November), "Impact Assessment of Communication Gaps among Nigerian immigrants in China During the Covid-19 pandemic: The psycho-social perspective", Journal of African Studies and Sustainable Development, Vol. 4, (Issue 5), pp 210-217 |
| 16 | O.S Akujobi , C.B Ike. (2021, November), "Ethnolinguistics and the ecology of the Igbo aborigines of Nigeria", Aku: An African journal of contemporary research, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 204-218 |
| 17 | CHIBUZO ONUNKWO,ULOH-BETHELS, ANNAH CHINYEAKA,CHIGBU ANDREW CHIGBU,CHIDINMA IKE. (2019, May), "NIGERIAN IMMIGRANTS EXPERIENCE IN CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’ AMERICANAH", International Journal of Arts, Languages and Business Studies (IJALBS), Vol.2 No.1 May, 2019; p.g 38 - 46, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 38-46 |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Chidimma Blessing Nkechi. (2025, May), "Exile, Memory and Identity in Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North", |
| 2 | Ike Chidimma B. N.. (2021, April), "Impact Assessment of Communication Gaps Among Nigerian Immigrants in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Psycho-Social Perspective", |
| 3 | Ike Chidimma B. N.. (2021, April), "Infrastructural Challenges and the Informal Sector Activities", |
| 4 | Akujobi, O.S., Ike CB. (2021, May), "Problems of building frame works in the informal sector in Nigeria", Unizik business school |
| 5 | Akujobi, O.S., Ike CB,. (2021, April), "Evaluation of the communication problems among Nigerian immigrants in some Foreign countries during Covid-19 pandemic: The psycho-social perspective", The Grace Uzoma Okonkwo Foundation in collaboration with the institute of African Studies and the department of English, University of Nigeria Nsukka |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Awardee: "Award Letter of TETFUND Institution Based Research (IBR) Grant" (May, 2024 to June, 2024). Completed sponsored grant by TETFUND |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "Journal of Innovative Research in Management and Humanities (JOIRMAH)" (April, 2026) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "Re-Conceptualising Gold-Digging as Gender-Neutral in Obinna Udenwe’s Years of Shame" (March, 2026) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Member, "Continuing Education Programme (CEP) Committee, Department of English Language & Literature" (March, 2023) |
| 2 | Secretary, "ICT Committee, Department of English Language & Literature" (March, 2023) |
| 3 | Academic Adviser, "Department of English Language & Literature" (March, 2023) |
| 4 | Academic Adviser (CEP), "Department of English Language & Literature" (March, 2023) |
| 5 | Member, "Welfare Committee, Department of English Language & Literature" (March, 2023) |
| 6 | Departmental Librarian, "Department of English Language & Literature" (March, 2023) |
| 7 | ICT Officer, "Department of English Language and Literature" (May, 2023 to March, 2024) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Literary Society of Nigeria" - 387 (member since 2025), https://web.facebook.com/groups/413923531989017/?_rdc=1&_rdr# |
| 2 | Full Member, "Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS)" (member since 2024), https://www.apas.africa/membership.php |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "2025 Annual Conference of the Literary Society of Nigeria", (Literary Society of Nigeria), 6th May, 2025 to 9th May, 2025; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 2 | "CEMGS 2025 International Conference on Migration and Sustainable Development: Problems and Prospects", (Centre for Excellence in Migration and Global Studies, NOUN), 12th February, 2025 to 12th February, 2025; National Open University of Nigeria, Anambra |
| 3 | "2nd Biennial Conference of the Nigerian Academy of Letters", (Nigerian Academy of Letters), 18th June, 2024 to 21st June, 2024; Nnamdi Azikiwe University Auditorium, Awka |
| 4 | "African Heritage and Sustainability in the Global Future", (Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS)), 22nd May, 2024 to 25th May, 2024; Chisco Institute for Transportation Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 5 | "Nigeria and Migration Today: The Diverse Strategies of State and Non-state Actors", (Centre for Migration Studies, UNIZIK), 1st February, 2024 to 2nd February, 2024; ASUU Secretariat & CMS, UNIZIK |
| 6 | "Arts and the Art of Nation Building", (Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka), 19th October, 2023 to 20th October, 2023; ASUU-NAU Secretariat |
| 7 | "Migration and Neo-slavery as Significant Features of the 21st Century", (The Grace Uzoma Okonkwo Foundation), 27th April, 2021 to 29th April, 2021; University of Nigeria, Nsukka |
| 8 | "COVID-19: Harnessing the Informal Sector for Sustainable Economic Development", (UNIZIK Business School), 26th April, 2021 to 29th April, 2021; Hybrid |