Work Information
| Programme | ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES |
| Department | ENGLISHAND LITERARY STUDIES |
| Faculty | HUMANITIES |
biography (Education/professional experience/professional accomplishments)
| Akuneziri Peace Amara is anAssistant Lecturer at the Department of English and Literary Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. She holds a master’s degree in Literature in English from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ifethat explored the place of Igbo folk music in contemporary Nigeria and African society at large. The study showed her a deeper understanding of Igbo folk music arts and how it can serve as an agent of Igbo language development at a time when Igbo language is becoming one of the endangered languages of the world.Her research areas include folk music, popular culture,and African literature. She is an aspiring PhD candidate.
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Academic Qualifications
| S/N | Institutions attended | degree(s) awarded | year |
| 1 | mADONNA uNIVERSITY, okija, Anambra statea | B.A (English)SECOND CLASS UPPER | 2006-2010 |
| 2 | nATIONAL tEACHERS’ iNSTITUTE (NTI) KADUNA (OSOGBO BRANCH) | POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION (ENGLISH LANGUAGE) | 2012-2013 |
| 3 | OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY ILE-IFE | M.A (LITeRATURE IN ENGLISH) | 2013-2016 |
research interests
| S/N | |
| 1 | nigerian languages |
| 2 | popular Culture |
| 3 | folk music |
Staff Information
- 08136963697 / 08157526625
- Peace.akuneziri@funai.edu.ng