2018 ANA-FUNAI International Conference & Creative
Workshop
THEME: Expanding Frontiers: Nigeria’s Creative Writing in the 21st
Century
Date
June 18-19, 2018
Starting at 9am, and closing 4pm
Starting at 9am, and closing 4pm
Location
Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo
Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Deadline for submission of abstract
and early bird registration is May 2018.
ANA-FUNAI
Partnership
bridging the gap between town and gown
bridging the gap between town and gown
The Federal University Ndufu Alike
Ikwo (FUNAI)
The Federal University Ndufu Alike
Ikwo (herein after called FUNAI) is one of the twelve new Universities founded
by the Nigerian Federal Government in 2011. FUNAI started academic activities
in 2012/2013 academic session under the leadership of the pioneer Vice
Chancellor, Prof Oye Ibidapo-Obe. In 2016, Prof Chinedum Nwajiuba took over as
the Vice Chancellor, and since then FUNAI has experienced gigantic leaps in the
development of infrastructural, research and human capacity projects. As the
home of “soaring eagles,” FUNAI’s vision is to become a vibrant centre of
learning and research that will be reputable nationally and internationally.
FUNAI aims to be a hub for the economic transformation and development of the region,
thus it passionately nurtures the spirit of entrepreneurship and self-reliance
as can be seen in the partnership agreement between FUNAI and the Association
of Nigerian Authors.
Association of Nigerian Authors
(ANA)
Founded by the late Chinua Achebe on
27th June 1981, the Association of Nigerian Authors (hereafter called ANA) is
the umbrella body that caters for the interest of all the creative writers
& critics in Nigeria. Thus it is the foremost professional body for all
creative writers and critics in Nigeria. With branches in almost all the states
of the Nigerian federation, ANA’s National Executive Council, currently led by
Mallam Denja Abdullahi, has the major responsibility of evolving, as well as
coordinating most activities of the Association, both at the state and national
levels. In order to sustain and successfully implement most of its promotional
programmes, the Association has sought and operated different partnership
packages with respectable corporate bodies and individuals from both within and
outside the country. The present partnership with the Federal University Ndufu
Alike Ikwo, is one good example of partnership that is poised towards sustained
collaboration in bridging the gap between the professionals in the Ivory tower
and those in the industry. This is a common vision that is passionately shared
by the two leaders - Prof Chinedum Nwajiuba, Vice Chancellor of FUNAI and
Mallam Denja Abdullahi, the President, Association of Nigerian Authors.
Conference
Theme
Expanding
Frontiers: Nigeria’s Creative Writing in the 21st Century
Each age demands different things
from literature, so our criticism, from age to age, will reflect the things
that the age demands. (T.S Eliot)
The twenty-first century in Nigeria
has witnessed an avalanche of creative writing in all the genres of literature
and beyond. More than ever before, this period has shown that creative writing
and critical practices offer greater possibilities for social re-engineering
and meaningful mediation in public spaces. This expansion is witnessed in the
steady growth of the list of names of Nigerians associated with national and
international acclaim. Equally expanding, are the writers’ use of neo-stylistic
techniques in the pursuit of diverse visionary goals as well as re-conceptualizations
of the ideas of the state of the Nigerian nation, nationhood, politics,
migration, governance, leadership, gender, sex, sexuality, new technologies,
the new media, internet and the environment. Also pertinent to the vision of
contemporary Nigerian writers is the re-assessment of the meaning and
construction of relationships between individuals (from the same country) when
found outside their country, as well as the different needs for interacting
with various nations around the globe. These have led to re-definition,
re-negotiations and re-construction of new identities of the self and the
nation.
The “Expanding Frontiers” conference provides scholars the opportunity to articulate as well as interrogate these new trends and the stylistic evolutions of Nigerian literature in the 21st century. Specifically, the conference aims to answer questions such as (but not limited to):
The “Expanding Frontiers” conference provides scholars the opportunity to articulate as well as interrogate these new trends and the stylistic evolutions of Nigerian literature in the 21st century. Specifically, the conference aims to answer questions such as (but not limited to):
- In what ways do the thematic preoccupations of the new literatures of the 21st century (both in the indigenous and foreign languages) differ from the previous generations of creative writing in Nigeria or Africa?
- In what ways do the styles, and methodologies of Nigeria’s literatures of the 21st century differ from literary practices of the past?
- How have the new technologies and new media affected the practices, reception and disseminations of literary practices in Nigeria and beyond?
Interested contributors should
register and submit abstracts (which may be comparative in approach) of 250 to
300 words to our conference portal - www.ana-funai.megaconferences.com.
Workshop participants are expected to register online at the same website. Deadline
for submission of abstract and early bird registration is May 2018.
For more informaton, please mail: ana-funai@megaconferences.com or call: +234 803 340 9868
For more informaton, please mail: ana-funai@megaconferences.com or call: +234 803 340 9868
Conference
Registration fee
Early
Bird Registration
₦15,000
₦15,000
Registration
at the gate
₦20,000
Conference attendees are eligible to
attend the workshop.
Workshop
The
Creative Practice Workshop Series
Creativity workshop series is
conceived as a medium for offering skill training to generality of interested
people, who might have deep interest in developing their creative skills, but
do not necessarily hold graduate degrees in these areas. As the global market
clamor more for skill proficiency over the existing dross of paper knowledge,
it becomes imperative for Universities and professional bodies to pave the way
in developing avenues and creating seamless opportunities for knowledge
transfer in the area of skill acquisition.
Four workshops shall hold
simultaneously within the period of the conference. These workshops shall,
among other things, provide for professionals and distinguished writers to
engage younger writers in creative enterprises. These workshops, which shall be
participatory in nature, shall enable participants to gather skills in the
following areas:
- Poetry
- Prose
- Drama
- drawing/painting/tie & dye.
Workshop
Registration fee
Early
Bird Registration
₦5,000
Registration
at the gate
₦10,000
Best creative works shall attract
impressive cash prizes.
Conference
Speaker
Keynote
Speaker
Femi Osofisan
Professor Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan,
known as Femi Osofisan or F.O., is one of the foremost dramatists in Africa. He
is Emeritus Professor of Drama, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a Theatre
Director, Actor, Critic, Poet, Novelist, Editor and Newspaper Columnist. He has
written and produced more than sixty plays, five volumes of poetry, four novels
and several collections of essays.
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participation for both the conference and workshop.
₦5k
Workshop
only
Registration fee shall cover
participation for the workshop only.
Conference
Venue
Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo
(FUNAI)
FUNAI is one of the nine new Federal
Universities that were set up by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR on the
26th of February 2011 in order to expand access to quality education to all
parts of Nigeria and to produce research that will support the nation’s economy
and its industries. Here at FUNAI our focus is on Excellence and Integrity.
The University under the visionary
and dynamic leadership of Professor Chinedum Uzoma Nwajiuba FASN, FNAAE aspires
to be a world class centre of learning and research that will be reputable
nationally and internationally. Website: www.funai.edu.ng
Located in an idyllic semi-pastoral
environ, the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, FUNAI, offers scholars,
creative practitioners and workshop participants, the perfect setting for
engagement in meaningful interactions and skill acquisition during this
important period of Nigeria’s literary fiesta.
Accomodation Inquiries
Mr. Sylvanus Oko
Secretary, Ebonyi Branch
Association of Nigerian Authors
(ANA)
+234 803 340 9868
General Inquiries
Dr. Ofonime Inyang
National Secretary
Association of Nigerian Authors
(ANA)
+234 818 816 4110, +234 805 786 8575
anaexco2015@gmail.com
Prof. G.M.T. Emezue
Dean, Faculty of Humanities
Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo
(FUNAI)
+234 706 524 6071
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