Dr. Onowosemenmen Abigail Oaikhena
Dr. Onowosemenmen Abigail Oaikhena is a LECTURER I in ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena Ph.D, is a lecturer at the departments of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Her areas of research interest includes Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature, Postcolonial Literature, African American and Caribbean Literature. She likes attending academic conferences, workshops and other academic activities.
She sits on the editorial board of _Rajasthali_ Journal.
She is also the Director of Youth Development in PACNET Women's Health and Youth Development Initiative (NGO).
Personal Information
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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
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University. (Doctor of Philosophy, January, 2022) October, 2017 to January, 2022 PhD Literature |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University. (Master Degree, June, 2016) February, 2014 to June, 2016 M. A. Literary Studies |
| 3 | Ambrose Ali University. (Bachelor Degree, March, 2012) February, 2007 to November, 2011 B. A. English And Literary Studies |
| 4 | New Dimension High School. (SSCE, June, 2005) September, 2000 to June, 2005 WAEC |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Sandwich Coordinator, Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. May, 2023 to Present |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2023, March) Literary Appreciation Patrobas Nigeria Limited, pp 162-174 |
| 2 | Abigail Oaikhena. (2022, December) Discussing Insurgency in Nigeria: A Study of Tricia Adaobi Nwabani’s Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree Chukazlive Press Nigeria |
| 3 | Mbagwu D., Oaikhena A.O. (2019, May) Expressions of Patriarchy in Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree and Ama Ata Aidoo’s Changes: A Love Story Ezenwa Ohaeto Resource Centre, pp 91-102 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena, Sr. Dr. Adaoma Igwedibia, Fr. Dr. Greg Ekeh. (2024, September), "MIGRANTS’ EXPERIENCES AND HYBRIDIZED IDENTITIES: A LITERARY DISCOURSE ON SELECTED NIGERIAN-AMERICANS RETURNEES", Interdisciplinary Journal of African and Asian Studies, Vol. 10, (Issue 2), pp 210-219 |
| 2 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2024, December), "Law and Literature: A Discourse on the Dialectics of Colonial Justice in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Paradise", Journal of Literary Society of Nigeria |
| 3 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2024, January), "Excavation of Hushed Voices: A Spatio-temporal Imaginary Discourse on Socio-ethics in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day", Studies in Humanities and Education, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 12-20 |
| 4 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena, Alex Asigbo. (2024, June), "Cultural Materialism and Transactional Construct: Gods and Exchanges in Okey Ndibe's Foreign Gods Inc.", African Update, Vol. 31, (Issue 2), pp 1-15 |
| 5 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena, Sandra Egbunike. (2024, March), "Translocation and migrants’ live-in experiences: A literary discourse on select novels", UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 24, (Issue 2), pp 334-365 |
| 6 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2023, August), "Complacency and Resistance of Boko Haram Insurgency: A Canvas of Violence in Aliyu Baba-Ari’s The Paths that Take Us", Creative Artist: Journal of Theatre and Media Studies, Vol. 16, (Issue 2), pp 13-23 |
| 7 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2023, October), "Afropolitanism, Marginal Identity and Culture Shock in Tendai Huchu’s the Maestro, the Magistrate and the Mathematician", Journal of Media, Culture and Communication (JMCC), Vol. 3, (Issue 6), pp 22-31 |
| 8 | Alex Chinwuba Asigbo, Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2023, June), "Liberty and Justice: The Dialectics of Legal Positivism and Natural Law in Sophocles’ Antigone", Rajasthali Journal, Vol. 2, (Issue 3), pp 58-63 |
| 9 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2023, June), "Social Media and Future Concerns: A Cultural Discourse on Humanity, Fame and Fortune", Journal of Media, Culture and Communication (JMCC), Vol. 3, (Issue 4), pp 24-30 |
| 10 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2023, July), "A Canvas of Trauma: Borderline Challenges and Migrants’ Demotivated Choice in Helon Habila’s Travellers", Nigerian Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 3, (Issue 3), pp 196-203 |
| 11 | Abigail Oaikhena. (2022, August), "Post-Colonial Hegemonic Indices in Adulrazak Gurnah’s Gravel Heart", Nigerian Journal of African Studies, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 152-157 |
| 12 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2022, October), "A Walk to Europe: A New Historicist Discourse on Irregular Migrants Experiences in E.C. Osondu’s When the Sky is Ready the Stars Will Appear", Journal of Arts and Communication, Vol. 2, (Issue -1) |
| 13 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2022, October), "Interface of Religious Discourse in Nigerian Literature: A Study of E. C. Osondu's Voice of America", Rajasthali Journal, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 114-118 |
| 14 | Oaikhena A.O., Ogene, M.S.. (2021, December), "Re-Reading Violence and Insurgency in Two African Novels", Creative Artist: A Journal of Theatre and Media Studies, Vol. 15, (Issue 2), pp 16-33 |
| 15 | Oaikhena, A.O.and Ogene M.S,. (2020, October), "Ecoliterature and Leadership Discourse in Nigeria: A Study of Tanure Ojaide’s The Activist and Helon Habila’s Oil on Water in AJELLS", Awka Journal of English Language Literary Studies, Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 96-109 |
| 16 | Abigail Onowosemenmen Oaikhena. (2020, September), "Gender Based Violence: A Critical Discourse on Amma Dako’s Beyond the Horizon", Preorc Journal of Gender and sexuality Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 180-193 |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Awardee: "Institution Based Research" (February, 2024 to October, 2024). Completed sponsored grant by TETFund |
| 2 | Awardee: "Conference Grant" (January, 2024 to January, 2024). Completed sponsored grant by Human Mobility and Migration Conference, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands |
| 3 | Awardee: "Workshop Grant" (June, 2023 to June, 2023). Completed sponsored grant by British Academy/ LSA Writing Retreat 2023 |
| 4 | Awardee: "Conference Grant" (November, 2023 to March, 2024). Completed sponsored grant by Tetiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Nigeria |
| 5 | Awardee: "International Workshop Grant" (January, 2024). Ongoing sponsored grant by British Academy Writing Workshop/ Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology Kumasi |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "Rajasthali Journal" (September, 2022) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "Awka Journal of English Language and Literary Studies" (May, 2023) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Panelist, "Awka Window to America/ Nnamdi Azikiwe University Celebration of Poetry Day" (October, 2023 to October, 2023) |
| 2 | Secretary, "Staff Disciplinary Committee on Misconduct/Violation of Code of Ethics for the Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University." (May, 2023) |
| 3 | Year 4 Class Adviser, "Academic Advisers Committee, English Language and Literature" (May, 2023 to May, 2024) |
| 4 | Member, "Faculty of Arts Research and Innovation Committee, Nnamdi Azikiwe University" (June, 2023) |
| 5 | Member, "Examination Committee Department of English Language and Literature" (May, 2022) |
| 6 | Member, "Conference: International/Local, Department of English Language and Literature" (May, 2022) |
| 7 | Member, "International Linkages/ Department of English Language and Literature" (February, 2022) |
| 8 | Rapporteur, "Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)" (October, 2022 to October, 2022) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Lagos Studies Association (LSA)" (member since 2023), https://www.lagosstudies.org/ |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "7th Lagos Studies Association Conference", (Lagos Studies Association), 22nd June, 2023 to 25th June, 2023; University of Lagos |
| 2 | "1st ACSUS-UP US-African Diaspora Diplomacy Biennial Conference", (Virtual Conference on Farooq Kperogi, the Digital Age and US-African Diaspora Diplomacy & University of Pretoria), 15th June, 2023 to 15th June, 2023; Zoom |
| 3 | "22nd Annual African Conference", (University of Texas at Austin), 31st March, 2023 to 1st April, 2023; University of Texas |
| 4 | "De/colonizing Theologies, Glocal Histories, Contemporary Challenges Conference", (International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology, KU Leuven / Ateneo De Manila, Belgium), 29th March, 2023 to 30th March, 2023; Belgium |
| 5 | "Inauguration of Merced Global Africana Studies Research Conference", (University of California), 24th February, 2023 to 25th February, 2023; University of California |
| 6 | "11th Faculty of Arts International Conference 2019", (Faculty of Arts), 24th October, 2019 to 25th October, 2019; Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
| 7 | "3rd Christopher Okigbo Conference", (The Christopher Okigbo Foundation & Department of English Language and Literature, NAU, Awka,), 28th September, 2018 to 28th September, 2018; Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
| Workshops | |
| 1 | "British Academy International Writing Workshop/Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana.", (British Academy), 21st January, 2024 to 30th April, 2025; KNUST, Ghana |
| 2 | "British Academy/LSA Writing Workshop 2023", (Lagos Studies Association), 15th June, 2023 to 25th June, 2023; University of Lagos |
| 3 | "Danger of Irregular Migration", (EAPA-Nigeria and the School of Postgraduate Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University), 21st May, 2018 to 21st May, 2018; Nnamdi Azikiwe University |