Curriculum Vitae

EMEZUE, Gloria Monica Tobechukwu (Ph.D.)

Department of Languages/Linguistics/Literary Studies and Theatre Arts

Faculty of Humanities

Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo

Ebonyi State

Nigeria

 

COURSES TAUGHT AT UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL IN THE PAST

• Use of English 1 & 2 (GST 101 and 107)
• Introduction to Poetry (ENG 132)
• Introduction to Drama (ENG 112)
• Introduction to Modern African Literature (ENG 214)
• Survey of English Literature 1: Old English, Medieval and Renaissance Lit. (ENG 213)
• Survey of English Literature 11: Restoration and the 18^th Century (ENG 223), Major Genres of African Oral Literature (222)
• African-American Literature (ENG 131)
• English Romantic Poetry (ENG 332)
• Survey of American Literature (ENG 325)
• Modern African Poetry (ENG 413), Literary Theory and Criticism (ENG 414), Survey of English Literature: Modern Period (ENG 422)
• Supervision of Research Project: The Long Essay (ENG 424)

 

COURSES CURRENTLY TAUGHT AT UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL

• Creative Writing I
• Creative Writing II
• Literature, Popular Culture and Mass Media
• Use of English I
• Introduction to Poetry (Foundation Programme)
• Introduction to Poetry
• Literary Theories and Criticism

 

COURSES TAUGHT AT POST GRADUATE LEVEL IN THE PAST

• Major Strands in Literary Criticism (ENG 761)
• Women in West African Fiction (ENG 746)
• Social Issues and Literary Interactions (ENG 744)

 

MENTORING AND RESEARCH

Selected Postgraduate Thesis supervised by G.M.T Emezue

• "Black on Black: Discrimination and Segregation in the poetry collection of (African American) Neal Hall and (Nigerian) Peter Onwudinjo"
• "Akachi Ezeigbo's Trilogy" (Co-Supervisor of a Ph.D Thesis).
• "Costume and Dramatic Significance in Ehugbo Okunkpo Masquerade Performances"

 

Selected Undergraduate Long Essays supervised by G.M.T Emezue

1. Power, Tyranny and Resistance in Chinua Achebe's Anthills of the Savannah and Sefi Attah's Everything Good will Come
2. Performance and Dramatic Significance in New Yam festival of Ikare Akoko community in Ondo State
3. Tragic Dimensions in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Zulu Sofola's Wedlock of the Gods
4. Female Portraiture in contemporary Nigerian Fiction: A case study of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus and Chin Ce's The Visitor
5. Poetic Aesthetics of Akatakpa Masquerade Chants of Oba Community in Nsukka
6. Re-creation of womanhood in African Literature: A case study of Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo's The Last of the strong ones
7. Stylistic techniques in Nigerian Short Stories: A case study of some selected short stories from Ossie Enekwe's The last battle and other stories
8. Dominant Images and Symbolism in Amaozara Proverbs
9. Idealism in American Literature: A study of Washington Irving's Rip Van winkle and Alice walker's The color purple
10. Aesthetics and Functionalism in Adazi-Enu Folktales
11. Self-Assertion in Nigerian Heroines: A comparative study of Zaynab Alkali's The Virtuous woman and P.K Davids' Opuliche
12. Dimensions of conflict in Chinua Achebe's No longer at ease and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus
13. Satire and Cultural Liberation in Okot P'Bitek's Song of Lawimo and Song of Ocol
14. Urbanization and disillusionment in Chimanda Adichie's Half of a yellow sun
15. Feminism and womanism in Africa Fiction: A case study of Zaybnzb Alkali's The Still born and Akachi Ezeigbo's Last of the strong ones
16. Aesthetics and poetic significance in Iwu Festival of Ubulu-Uno community in Delta State
17. Class struggle in a race-conscious society: A case study of Peter Abraham's Mine boy and Tell freedom
18. Political Engagements in Chin Ce's An African Eclipse
19. Family and Politics in recent Nigerian Literature: A study of Chukwuemeka Ike's Our Children are coming and Sefi Attah's Everything Good will come
20. Portrayal of Educated African women in Buchi Emecheta's Second class citizen and Maria ma Ba's So Long a letter
21. Religion and Politics in contemporary Nigeria: A case study of Chin Ce's The Three masks of Gamji
22. Corruption and Changes in Nigerian Fiction: A comparative study of Chinua Achebe's A man of the people and Chin Ce's Children of Koloko
23. From Innocence to Maturity: Characterization in Ngugi wa Thiongo's Weep not child and Chin Ce's Children of Koloko
24. Betrayal and conflict in Ngugi wa Thiongo's A Grain of wheat and The river Between
25. Transition and change in Emecheta's fiction: A case study of the Joys of motherhood and Second Class citizen
26. Literature and Revolution: A comparative study of Ngugi Wa Thingo and Ngugi wa Miri's I will marry when I want and Chris Nwamuo's The Prisoner
27. Myths and Legends of Mgbo
28. Poetic Merit and Functionalism of traditional dirges of Ekoli Edda People in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State
29. Poetry in Performance: A study of selected birth songs and Dirges of Ogboji women in Ezza North L.G A of Ebonyi State
30. Ecocritical study of Selected Poems from Remi Raji's Webs of Remembrance
31. Dynamism of Art: A study of the Funeral Songs of Nawfia People
32. Aesthetics of Marriage Songs of Ngwulangwu people of Ebonyi State
33. Eco-Feminist Reading of selected short stories from Chimamanda Adichie's The Thing Around Your Neck

 

MEMBER OF FOLLOWING UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS HELD WITH DATES

¹ Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

² Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

 

University	Position	Committee/Programme	Date
EBSU	Staff Adviser	English Language Students' Association	2000 - 2002
EBSU	Coordinator	Use of English I	2002 – 2003
EBSU	Coordinator	Use of English II	2002 - 2003
EBSU	Secretary	Faculty Panel on Student's Victimization  by a lecturer in Philosophy Department	Jun 2007
EBSU	Secretary	Faculty Research Committee	2008-2009
EBSU	Secretary	Faculty Committee on PG Guidelines on Research Writing and Documentation	2009-2012
EBSU	Member	University Committee on Research Framework and Policy	2009-2012
EBSU	Head of Department	Department of English Language/Literature	2009 – 2011
EBSU	Academic Adviser	Dept of English Post Graduate Programme	2011-2012
EBSU	Member	University Committee on TETFUND Grants	2011-2012
EBSU	Faculty Coordinator	University Entrepreneurship Committee	2011-2012
EBSU	Member	University Committee on Institutional Accreditation	2012
FUNAI	Member	University Committee on Leadership Training Seminar Series
FUNAI	Chair	Sub-Committee on Registration in 2nd FUNAI Leadership Seminar Series	5-6 Jun 2013
FUNAI	Chair	Faculty Committee on Chinua Achebe's Memorial Lecture	Apr-Jun 2013
FUNAI	Chair	Departmental Committee on Harmonization of Topics for Use of English courses	Mar-Oct 2013
FUNAI	Examinations Officer	Department of Languages/Linguistics/Literary Studies and Visual Arts	2013- 2016
FUNAI	Member	University Committee on TETFUND Sponsorship for Academic Staff Conferences	2013 till date
FUNAI	Member	University Software Committee	Feb 2014
FUNAI	Chair	University Committee on Entrepreneurial Skill Development in Drama, Script Writing And Handling of Filming Equipment	Dec2013/14
FUNAI	Member	Planning Committee on FUNAI Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences	Jun2014
FUNAI	Member	Editorial Board, FUNAI Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences	Aug 2014 till date
FUNAI	Chair	Faculty Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences	July 2014 till date
FUNAI	Member	Protocol Sub-committee, FUNAI Research Fair	June 2014
FUNAI	Member	Senate Committee on Policy Formulation for Sexual Harassment	April 2015
FUNAI	Member	Senate Committee on Policy Formulation for Research Ethics	May 2015
FUNAI	Chair	ASUU Welfare Committee	March 2016
FUNAI	Head of Department	Languages/Linguistics/Literary Studies/ Music/Theatre Arts	May 2016
FUNAI	Member	University Council	June 2016
FUNAI	Member	TETFund Manuscript Committee	Feb 2016
FUNAI	Member	TETFund Staff Training & Development	Mar 2016
FUNAI	Member	Senate Ceremonial committee	April 2016
FUNAI	Member	Language Enhancement Committee	May 2016
FUNAI	Dean Elect	Faculty of Humanities	July 2016
FUNAI	Member	Senate Committee on formulation of framework for establishment of R&D center	July 2016
FUNAI	Dean	Faculty of Humanities	Sept 2016
FUNAI	Member	University Management Committee	Sept 2016
FUNAI	Member	University Council	2016
FUNAI	Member	Council Committee on Land Prospecting	Dec 2017
FUNAI	Chair	Council Committee on FUNAI Dressing Culture 2017
FUNAI	Member	Council Committee on Expansion of the FUNAI School of Foundation Studies	Dec-Jan 2017
FUNAI	Member	University Committee on formulation of Modalities for the Language Enhancement Programme	July-Nov 2016
FUNAI	Chair	Technical Committee on FUNAI Language Enhancement Programme	Dec 2016

 

                            

SOME RESEARCHES/PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

S/N	Date	Title of Executed Project	Project Objective (Report, Article, Paper, Book etc)	Funder
1	1993-1999	Specially Commissioned Independent script writer by Nigerian Television Authority for scripting of Television Drama Scripts in 1990s in the following NTA Network Programmes Tales by Moonlight-Furious Wind/ The Village Glutton" - "Ochuko's Magic Flute/ The Madman's Warning"-Third Eye "Rage for the Lost Tape 1&2" –Kidivision 101-  "A Family Conflict" –(Please see 13d(i) for more details)	Television Scripts for different television programmes	National Television Network Authority, Nigeria
2	2008	Critical Perspective on the Works of Ossie Onuora Enekwe	Book	IRCALC (International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture)
3	2010	Dialogizing Post-Colonial African Poetry: A Study of Selected poetry collections from West, East and Southern Africa	Journal Papers/ Book	American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) (African Humanities Program)
4	2012 till date	Project DINFA (Directory of Nigerian Female Authors) www.dinfa.studiesonafrica.com	Online Web Data/Resource for Nigerian female Writers	Based on 2010 ACLS fellowship award
5	2013 -  Mar 2014	Justice and Human Dignity (Festschrift) Project	Peer Reviewed Multidisciplinary Book: collection of essays from Humanities and Social Sciences	IRCHSSSA (International Research Council on Humanities and Social Sciences Studies on Africa
6	Dec 2013-2014	Development of the Story line for "The Campus"	Facilitate Entrepreneurial skill development training for FUNAI Students in Drama, Acting, Script writing and film production	Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI)
7	Dec 2013-April 2014	Co-author of the Film Manuscript "The Campus"	Facilitate Entrepreneurial skill development training for FUNAI Students in Drama, Acting, Script writing and film production	FUNAI
8	May-Aug 2014	Facilitator for Film production of "The Campus"	Providing Practical experiences for FUNAI students in Entrepreneurial skill development in Drama, Acting, Script writing and film production	FUNAI
9	Nov 2014	Coordinator, "Sex, Women and Academic Success" Interactive Programme	Proactive talk shop aimed at stemming female sexual harassment and cult membership amongst female students in tertiary institutions. Project is realized as Interactive Session on "Guidance and Sex Counselling" between FUNAI Female Lecturers and the Female students in the University	FUNAI

 

• GLOBAL/NATIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS

Year	Name of Project	Project Description	Role	Venue
2016	"Flow of Excellence and Creativity"	Departmental Day celebration in which creative displays, competition, prizes and awards were given to deserving students and members of staff	Hostess/ co-organizer	FUNAI
2016	ANA Yusuf Ali Literary Awareness Campaign	One day workshop on Literary awareness campaign for undergraduates in Higher institutions in Ebonyi State	Resource Person	Ebonyi State
2015	Examination Ethics, Principles and Practices in Humanities and Social Sciences	One day symposium on Examination Ethics, Principles and Practices in Humanities and Social Sciences	Organizer	Ebonyi State
2014	Youth Education Empowerment Programme	Holiday Teaching of English Language and Mathematics Nkwagu Community Youth enhance their knowledge and comprehension of these subjects prior to writing their final examinations.	Organizer	Ebonyi State
2012 till date	Directory of Nigerian Female Authors – DINFA www.dinfa.studiesonafrica.com	With a record of over 6,000 Followership/friends from Facebook and other social Media, DINFA is fast becoming the major online resource for obtaining authentic information concerning female creative enterprise in Nigeria.	Coordinator and Project Director	Web
2006 till date	ANA Ebonyi Secondary School Outreach Programmes on "Creative Writing and Reading"	Held under the auspices of Association of Nigerian Authors Ebonyi Chapter. Target audience = Secondary school students. Talks cover strategies for developing good reading/writing habits. Beneficiary schools: Ebonyi State University Staff Secondary School(3 Times), Holy Ghost Secondary School (Twice), Azuiyoku Girls High School (3 Times), 2006-2012	Organizer/Resource Person	Ebonyi State
2010	"Creative Writing workshop"	Organized by Eastern Writers Forum at Tombia, Bayelsa State and Owerri, Imo State	Resource Person	Bayelsa and Imo States
2011 till date	English Language Consultant	Logos International Secondary School, Awommama, Owerri	Consultant	Imo State

 

PUBLICATIONS                  

Published Sole Authored Books

G.M.T Emezue. Mastering Poetry: A New Approach for Nigerian Student. Enugu: Del Books, 2002.

 

----------. Comparative Approach to African Dirge Poetry, USA: Progeny International and Del Books, 2001.

 

 

Edited Books

Emezue, G.M.T and Maurice Kangel (eds). Gender and Governance.  Journal of Contemporary Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. No 2. 2014.

 

Emezue, G.M.T, Inge Kosch and Maurice Kangel (eds.). Justice and Human Dignity in Africa: Collection of Essays in honour of Professor Austin Chukwu. USA: HPC Books, 2014.

 

Emezue G.M.T and Charles Smith [eds]. New Black African Writing: A Critical Anthology Vol. 1. UK: African Books Network, 2009.

 

----------. [ed.] Critical Supplement (A) 2 Onuora Ossie Enekwe. Morrisville(USA):  Press, 2008.

 

----------. (ed.) Selection of American Short Stories. Enugu: Hanprece Publishers, 2007.

 

----------.(ed. ) A Survey of American Literature. Enugu: Del Books, 2004.

 

----------. [ed.] Contemporary Writing, Enugu: Del Books, 2004

 

----------. [ed.] Contemporary English, Enugu: Del Books, 2004.

 

----------. [ed.] New Voices: A Collection of Recent Nigerian Poetry, Morrisville(USA): Lualu Press, 2003.

 

Peer Reviewed Papers in Special Edition Books and Journals

Emezue, G.M.T. "Stylizing Contemporary Post-Colonial African Poetry: The Rhetoric of Boasts and Curses." Feryal Cubucku (ed.).  Procedia - Social and Behavioural Sciences, Elsevier/ScienceDirect Journals, Vol 158, 2014. 100-106.

 

Emezue, G.M.T. and Neal Hall. "Covert Racism and Colour-coded Subterfuges: Black Issues in 21^st Century America. Gmt Emezue, Inge Kosch and Maurice Kangel (eds). Justice and Human Dignity in Africa: Collection of Essays in honour of Professor Austin Chukwu. USA: HPC Books, 2014. 13 – 29.

 

Emezue, G.M.T., Sylvanus Oko and Udodinma Chukwu. "Prof Austin Chukwu: The Man and his Opinions". Gmt Emezue, Inge Kosch and Maurice Kangel (eds). Justice and Human Dignity in Africa: Collection of Essays in honour of Professor Austin Chukwu. USA: HPC Books, 2014. xiii – xxiii.

 

----------. "Peter Onwudinjo" (Compendium entry) Ebele Eko (ed.). Masterpieces of African Literature. Lagos: Mace Books, 2014. 611 – 617.

 

----------. "Cultural Outcasts and sexual rebels: Dialogizing Women's Dignity in Peter Onwudinjo's Songs of Fireplace and Because I'm woman." Gmt Emezue, Inge Kosch and Maurice Kangel (eds). Justice and Human Dignity in Africa: Collection of Essays in honour of Professor Austin Chukwu. USA: HPC Books, 2014. 512 – 526.

 

----------. "Dialogues and Experimentations with Indigenous Structures in Contemporary African Poetry." Francis O. Egbokhare, Isaac O.Albert, Bola Udegbe, Folake Onayemi and Obododinma Oha (eds). Journal of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan: Humanistic Confluence. Vol 37, Nos 1 & 2, 2013. 40 – 56.

 

----------. "Self and Nature: The Cean Dialogues." Reuben Makayiko Chirambo and J.K.S Makohka (eds). Reading Contemporary African Literature: Critical Perspectives. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2013. 309-334.

 

----------. "Post-Colonial Engagements and Countervails in Nigerian Poetry since the 60s."  Imoh Abang Emenyi (ed). Journal of Nigerian English and Literature. Volume 9, Jan 2013. 148 – 162.

 

----------.  "English Language Usage and Nigerian Online Journalism: Are we in danger of entrenching sub-standard Language Variety?" Jonathan Aliede (ed.) Journal of Contemporary Communication. Vol 1 May 2012. 48 – 62.

 

----------. "Interanimation and Unfinalizability in Onwudinjo, Ce and Otobotekere's Poetry." Chinyere Nwahunnaya (ed). From boom to doom: Protest and Conflict Resolution in the Literature of the Niger Delta. Owerri: Springfield Publishers, 2011. 441 – 453.

 

----------. "Mutant Cultures and Postcolonial Hybridity: The Poetry of Niyi Osundare, Ossie Enekwe and Chin Ce." Egodi Uchendu, Pat Okpoko and Edlyne Anugwom (eds.). Perspectives on Leadership in Africa. Nsukka: Afro-Orbis Publications Limited, 2010. 327-352

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----------. "The Stimulus of (Post Colonial) Violence: Literary Discourse with Poet Peter Onwudinjo." Post Colonial Text, Vol 5, N0 1, 2009. Online Journal.

          http://postcolonialtext.org/index.php/pct/issue/view/26/showtoc

 

----------. "Complementary Realism: Achebe, Ce." New Black African Writing: A Critical Anthology Vol. 1. GMT Emezue (ed.). UK: African Books Network, 2009.237-60.

 

----------. "Re-interrogation and Summons: Enekwe's PostColoial Dialogue in Marching to Klimanjaro.  A Mine of Thoughts and Letters: Essays in African Theatre and Literature in Honour of Onuora Ossie Enekwe. Emmanuel Calvin Emasealu, Ezechi Onyerionwu, Chris Ngozi Nkoro (eds). Nigeria: ANA, 2009. 98 – 113.

 

----------. and Irene Marques "Poetry is always a kind of Music" (Literary Discourse with Caribbean Poet Kei Miller) AB Amoah and Kizito Brown (eds.) Poetry and Music. Journal of New Poetry. No 6. UK: African Books Collective and Lualu Press, 2009. 169-195.

 

----------. "Dominant Images in Enekwe's Poetry." G.M.T Emezue ed. Critical supplement (A) 2 Onuora Ossie Enekwe, Morrisville(USA): Lualu Press, 2008. 57-90.

 

----------. "Francophone Poetry and the Other Half of History" (Book Review) Rhythms of Conflict.  Journal of African Poetry. No 5. A Publication of International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture (IRCALC). 2008. 139-148.

 

----------. "A Sacred Endeavor" (Book Review) G.M.T Emezue ed. Critical Supplement (A) 2 Onuora Ossie Enekwe, Morrisville(USA): Lulu Press, 2008. 146-170.

 

----------. "Failed Heroes and Failed Memories: Between V.S. Naipaul's Biswas and Mongo Beti's Medza" International Journal of African Literature and Culture IRCALC- JALC No.3, 2006. 133-151.

 

----------. "Communication and African Literature" Trado-Modern Communication Systems. Ikechukwu Nwosu and Ify Nsude ed. Enugu: Immaculate Publications, 2006. 297-310.

 

----------. "Functionalism and Aesthetics in African Literature" Literary Discourse with Nigerian poet Ossie Enekwe. Charles Smith (Ed.) Africa Literary Journal ALJ B5 2005. 36-54.

 

----------. "History, Vision and Craft in New Nigerian Poetry" New Nigerian Poetry Journal. 2005. 27-43.

 

----------. "Critics of the New Poetry": (Literary Discourse with Guest Nigerian poet Chin Ce) New Nigerian Poetry Journal.2005. 129-156.

 

----------. "English Vowel Sounds" Contemporary English, Emezue, GMT ed. Enugu: Del Books, 2004. 12-24

 

----------. "Research Procedure & Documentation" Contemporary English, Emezue, GMT ed. Enugu: Del Books, 2004. 144-165.

 

----------. "An Approach to Poetry" Contemporary Writing, Emezue, GMT ed. Enugu: Del Books, 2004. 62-82.

 

----------. "Oral English Skills" Contemporary Writing, Emezue, GMT ed. Enugu: Del Books, 2004. 1- 11.

 

----------. "Children in the Wilderness: A Discourse on Children's Literature with (writer) Anezi Okoro" The African Literary Journal of Arts & Culture, B4, 2003. 41-59.

 

----------. "Aesthetics of Black Nationalism: The Harlem Experience" Africa and World Literature Journal, University of Nigeria Nsukka, 2002. 35-47.

 

----------. "The Tragic Inspiration in African Poetry" Ebonyi Journal of Humanities, 2002. 65-79.

 

----------. "The New Poetry of Intra-personal and Inter-personal Concourse: A study of Naked Testimonies and Full Moon." Okike: An African Journal of New Writing No. 46, October 2000. 68-80.

 

Published Book Introductions and Prefaces

Emezue G.M.T. and Maurice Kangel (eds). "Introduction" Gender and Governance.  Journal of Contemporary Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. No 2. 2014.

 

----------."Introduction." Gmt Emezue, Inge Kosch and Maurice Kangel (eds). Justice and Human Dignity in Africa: Collection of Essays in honour of Professor Austin Chukwu. USA: HPC Books, 2014. ix - xii.

 

----------. "The Wonder of the Niger" My River: Poems on Riverine Ecology. C. Otobotekere. UK: African Books Network, 2010.

 

---------- and Charles Smith. "Introducing the critical anthology" Vol 1 New Black African Writing: A Critical Anthology Vol 1. Eds. Charles Smith and GMT Emezue. UK: African Books Network, 2009. 24-26.

 

----------. "Poetry and Music in Africa" Journal of New Poetry. No 6. A Publication of International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture. Morrisville(USA): Lualu Press, 2009. 7-9

 

----------. "Introduction" The African Journal of New Poetry 5. A Publication of International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture. Morrisville (USA):  Press, 2008. 7-9

 

----------. "In this edition" Introduction to 2005 edition of New Nigerian Poetry Journal. Morrisvile(USA):  Lualu Press, 2005. 1-2.

 

----------. ""Introduction". A Survey of American Literature. Ed. G.M.T Emezue. Enugu: Del Books, 2004.

 

----------. "Preface" Contemporary Writing, Emezue, GMT ed. Enugu: Del Books, 2004. ix – v.

 

----------. ""Introduction". G.M.T Emezue [ed.] New Voices: A Collection of Recent Nigerian Poetry, Morrisville(USA): Lualu Press, 2003.

 

CREATIVE WORKS

Television Scripts aired by Nigerian National Television Network

"Furious Wind/ The Village Glutton"	Tales by Moonlight
"Ochuko's Magic Flute/ The Madman's Warning"	Tales by Moonlight
"Rage for the Lost Tape 1&2"	Third Eye
"A Family Conflict"	Kidivision 101
"The Poorman's Dream/ Udem the Hunchback"	Tales by Moonlight
"A Stiffy Tiff"	Kidivision 101
"Who the Cap doesn't Fit"	Kidivision 101
"Omoike and the Animals/The Two Wives of Piakorn"	Tales by Moonlight
"Dance of the New Moon/ The Wise One"	Tales by Moonlight
"Mallan Shaitu's Sorrows/ One Day for the Thief"	Tales by Moonlight
"The Blindman and the Cripple/ Vulture for Sale"	Tales by Moonlight
"Spirit of Kagana/ The First Twins"	Tales by Moonlight
"Return of the King's Bride/ Dilemma of a Good boy"	Tales by Moonlight
"Fatima & Bintu / The Choosy Father"	Tales by Moonlight
"Dinta/ Amanyaribo Ogan"	Tales by Moonlight
"In Search of the gods/ A Cure for Pride"	Tales by Moonlight

 

Published Poems

"Hearts" New Voices 2005.

"This Feeling" New Voices 2005.

 

Completed Film Manuscripts 2014                   

"The Campus"     

 

Creative Work in Progress              

Film Manuscript "Chains of Freedom" Poetry Collection

 

CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTED

Emezue, G.M.T. "Shakespeare and 21^st Century Africa." Paper presented at William Shakespeare's 400 years anniversary organized by the Department of English and Literary Studies, at Salvator Mundi Hall, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, 28-27^th May 2016.

 

----------. Lead Paper Presenter of the paper "Sustainable Hybrid Art Forms and Sustainable Hybrid Languages for a Sustainable Hybrid Earth" at Annual Conference of Faculty of Arts organized by Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, 4^th – 7^th June 2013.

 

---------."Dialogues and Experimentations with Indigenous Structures in Contemporary African Poetry." Paper presented at the African Humanities Proposal preparation Workshop organized by Office of International Programmes, University of Ibadan, 15-20 June 2012.

 

………. "Post Colonial Engagements and Countervails in Nigerian Poetry since the 60s." Presented at University of Uyo Conference on "Language, Literature and Criticism" since the 1960s" (UCOLL) (in honour of Professor David Eka). Organized by Department of English, University of Uyo, March 23 – 26, 2011.

 

………. "After p'Bitek and Okigbo: Experimentations with indigenous structures in contemporary African Poetry." Presented at International Conference on "Indigenous Knowledge and Global Changes in Africa: The Challenges of the 21^st century." Organized by Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. 6^th – 8^th June, 2011.

 

………. "Mutant Cultures and Postcolonial Hybridity: The poetic Countervails of Niyi Osundare, Ossie Enekwe and Chin Ce." A conference on "Leadership Values in Africa." Organized by the Faculty of Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. December 2009.

 

………. "Dialogizing the Millennium Woman: A Study of Peter Onwudinjo's Songs of the Fire Place and Because am Woman." Conference on "Women and Millennium Development Goals" Organized by National Association of Women in Academics (NAWACS) University of Port Harcourt Chapter, Port Harcourt, March 2008

 

………. "From Agricultural to the Industrial: Visions of Changing society in Literature." Conference on Agriculture, Industrialization and Environment by African Council for Communication Education, Owerri, August 2006.

 

………. "Communication, Literature and Environment: An Environmentalist Reading of Anezi Okoro's 'Melanoma", Conference on Communication and Environment organized by African Council for Communication Education, Ibadan Aug. 2004.

 

……….. "Values of Displacement: A Mythic study of Walcott's T-Jean and his Brothers. Africa and World Literature Conference, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, June 2002.

 

……….Alien Citizens: A Comparative Study of Black Boy and Children of Koloko" American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN) Conference, Calabar, July 2002.    

 

PARTICIPANT AT FOLLOWING WORKSHOPS, CONVENTIONS AND CONFERENCES:

Hostess/Organizer: 2016 Faculty of Humanities Proposal Writing Workshop. Under the auspices of FUNAI and African Humanities Programme, held at FUNAI on 12^th October 2016.

 

Participant: 2015 African Higher Education Summit. Under the auspices of TrustAfrica at King Fahd Palace Hotels, Dakar, Senegal, 10 – 12 March 2015.

 

Participant: 2014 PTDF-FUNAI Conference on "Technology, Knowledge Sharing Programme" 19-20 November, 2014.

 

Organizer, "Sex, Women and Academic Success" Interactive programme between Female academics and female students in FUNAI. 17^th November, 2014.

 

Facilitator for FUNAI Training Workshop for students on Entrepreneurial Skill Development in Drama, Acting, Script Writing and Handling of Filming Equipment. 26^th -28^th November 2013.

 

Citation reader. Second FUNAI Leadership Training Seminar Series. 5^th-6^th June 2013.

 

Chair of parallel sessions at University of Uyo Conference on "Language, Literature and Criticism since the 1960s" (UCOLL), March 2011.

 

Presenter of Work-in-Progress paper at International Seminar/Workshop organized by American Council of Learned Societies Workshop for African Humanities Program's 4^th Year competitions at McArthur Building, University of Ibadan. May 2011.

 

Rapporteur of parallel panel sessions at International Conference on "Indigenous Knowledge and Global Changes in Africa: The Challenges of the 21^st Century" organized by the Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. June 2011

 

"From Euphoria to Reality: US Foreign Policy, Africa and the Emergence of Barack Obama" American Studies Association of Nigeria Regional Workshop held at University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 14^th April, 2010.

 

Participant at International Workshop/Seminar organized by American Council of Learned Societies for 3^rd Year competitions of African Humanities program. McArthur Building, University of Ibadan, May 2010.

 

Organizer and resource person at "Young Minds and Creative Writing" workshop under the auspices of Eastern Writers' Forum at Yenegoa and Tombia, Bayelsa State, July 2010.

 

Organizer of and resource person at "Creativity and Writing" Workshop under the auspices of Eastern Writers Forum, September, 2010.

 

"Literature as an inquiry into the meaning of Life" Conference organized by The Literary Society of Nigeria in honour of Founder Prof. R.N Egudu. Hosted by the department of English and literary Studies, University of Benin, 2010

 

Panel Chair for the session "Gender and Leadership Values in Africa" at International Conference on Leadership Values in Africa" organized by the Faculty of Arts, University of Nigeria Nsukka, 1 – 3 December 2009.

 

Round Table discussant, at International Conference on Leadership Values in Africa" organized by the Faculty of Arts, University of Nigeria Nsukka, 1 – 3 December 2009.

 

Resource person at "Writers and Critics Forum" 27^th Annual convention on "Literature, Identity and Civilization," organized by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Zamfara, November, 2008.

 

"Telling the World the African Story: 50 years of Things Fall Apart," Organized by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), April 2008.

 

26^th International Annual Convention on Literature and Conflict Resolution" Organized by Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Owerri, 2007.

 

Participant at 11^th Annual Conference on "The United States and the Challenges of the 21^st Century. Organized by American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN), Ibadan, September 2004.

 

MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Member, International League of Conservation Writers (ILCW)
• Member Canadian Association of Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (CACLALS)
• Project Coordinator International Research Council on Humanities and Social Sciences Studies on Africa (IRCHSSSA)
• Africa Regional Editor International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture (IRCALC)
• Member African Literature Association (ALA)
• Chair, Ebonyi State Branch American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN)
• Member and Branch Secretary Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) (2008-2012)
• Member African Council on Communication Education (ACCE)
• Member, Literary Society of Nigeria
• National Secretary, Association of Nigerian Female Authors (ANFA)
• Vice President, Eastern Writers Forum

 

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER/PEER REVIEWER TILL DATE

European Journal of Literature, Culture and Environment	2013 till date
African International Journal of Contemporary Studies in Humanities and Social Science	2014
FUNAI Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences	2014
Sage Open Journals	2012
Oxford Journals - Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment	2010
South African Journal of English Language	2010
Romanus Egudu Journal of English	2009
Science Journal International	2007
Post Colonial Text	2005
Journal of African Poetry	2003 - 2009
New Nigerian Poetry Journal	2004 - 2005
Ebonyi Journal of Humanities	2003 - 2005

 

 

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIPS

• Fellow¹⁰, American Council of Learned Societies (African Humanities Programme) (https://www.acls.org/research/ahppostdoc)
• Fellow, Literary Society International
• Fellow, International League of Conservation Writers (http://www.ilcwriters.org/list.html)

 

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Singing, Bee keeping, dog training, playing badminton and table tennis