Work Information
| Programme | English and Literary Studies |
| Department | English and Literary Studies |
| Faculty | Humanities |
biography (Education/professional experience/professional accomplishments)
| Obinna Ibezim is a lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu -Alike, Ikwo, Nigeria, where he teaches literature and some language courses. His research interest is in Myth, Poetry, Oral Literature, Biblical Literature, and Language dynamics.
A graduate of English and Literary Studies, Imo State University, he also obtained a Master’s degree in Literature (1995) and PhD in the same field in 2018 from Abia State University. He is a creative writer who has published various works of literary art with two of his works winning first and third prizes in the ANA Workshop (2017) and AE-FUNAI Creative Writing Competition in 2018 respectively. The most recent award for his creative achievements was a 2nd Prize in the poetry category of the 2019 AE-FUNAI Creative Writing Contest. He has published in reputable journals and has presented papers at international conferences such as SEALLF Conference in Gainesville, Florida, USA in October 2019. He is a member of some literary associations and the current Head of English and Literary Studies Department, AE-FUNAI.
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Academic Qualifications
| S/N | Institutions attended | degree(s) awarded | year |
| 1 | Abia state university, uturu | phd ( literature ) | 2018 |
| 2 | abia state university, uturu | ma | 1995 |
| 3 | imo state university, owerri | ba (english and literary studies) | 1991 |
research interests
| S/N | |
| 1 | myth |
| 2 | poetry |
| 3 | oral literature |
| 4 | biblical literature |
Selected publications (MAXIMUM OF 10, WITH LINKS WHERE AVAILABLE)
| s/n | |
| 1 | african literature: a marriage between text and context |
| 2 | Sunrise at dusk |
| 3 | false alarm and other poems |
