Conferences

Conference Papers, Talks, and Presentations

2009 ìRepresentation of Female Power in Masking through Achebeís Things Fall Apartî African literature association conference, Belington, VT. April 15-19.

2009 ìWest African Mask Performances,î Safira's Center for World Dance, Wichita, KS, June 5.

2008 ìMaking the Poet Making Poetry: The Process of Poetic Writing.î The Kansas Writers Association (KWA).

2008 ìHeroes from the Margins: Stories of Athletes who Challenged Racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.î Kansas.

2008 Poetry Reading, Ablah Library, Wichita State University, April 24.

2008 Poetry Reading, African American Museum, Wichita, KS May 15 and May 21

2007 ìInstructor Positionality and Classroom Dynamicsî Tilford conference, Wichita State University, October 10.

2007 ìEngaging Race in Womenís Studiesí Classes.î Conference on Teaching Gender in 21^st Century. The Higher education Academy, University of London, June 29.

2007 ìWhat is Global? What is Vernacular? English Education in African and African Diaspora Womenís Writing.î Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April 28.

2007 ìFrom Prairies of Kansas to Seasons of Maine - through the poetís eye.î University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, April 3.

2007 ìOn love, war, and place - from the poetís diary.î Colby College, Waterville, ME, April 5.

2007 ìWole Soyinka: The Energy Behind Influencesî Featured Speech at the Symposium on Soyinka: the Man, the Playwright, the Novelist, the Activist University of Kansas, Lawrence, February 10.

2006 ìGlobal Perspective, African Views: Perceptions of Africa in the West. ì Keynote speech, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, October 21.

2006 ìFemale Power: Corner Stone or Central Subject in Igbo Mask Performance.î Paper presented at the African Literature Conference. Accra: Ghana. May 17-22.

2006 Women In Higher Education conference. Wichita State University. April 9 & 10.

2006. "Terrible Beauty of Masks From Around the World.î 2-page Review of MASKS from Around the World by Garth Darl. Vancouver: Granville Island Publishing, 2 pages.

2006 Talk: "New Ambassadors of WSU". Graduation Celebration, May 11.

2005 ìGlobal Encounters: The Case of Agbogho-mmonwu Mask and Barbie Doll.î Paper presented at the Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies conference, University of London, SOAS, June 29-July 4.

2005 "Feminimity and Globalization." Presented at the Anthropology Colloquium, Wichita State University, March 9.

2005 Empire or Interdependence - A multidisciplinary, international conference on the Post-Cold War world. Friends University, Wichita, April 1-3.

2004 ìInternational and Cross-Cultural Dialogue Across the Atlanticî: facilitation of a conversation between students of ìWomen in Africaî class (WSU) and Dr. Chioma Opara and her students in Portharcourt (Nigeria). Global Learning Conference. Wichita State University, Wichita KS: November 12.

2004 ìPopular Culture Cross-Culturally: A Comparative Study of Igbo Agbogho-mmonwu and American Barbie.î Paper presented at the African Literature Conference. Madison: WI. April 14-18.

2004 Guest Speaker, The Annual Charitable Event by Nigerian Women Association. Olive Tree Banquet Hall. Wichita. May 15.

2004 Panel Discussant, ìDances with Hip Hop: Debate about female identity.î Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, February 29.

2004 Lecturer, ìMulti-Nation, Multi-culture, and One Country ñ Nigeria.î The East Wichita Shepherd Center: Adventures in Learning, Feb 24.

2003 ìGender Voices in African Mask Communication.î Paper presented at the Anthropology Colloquium, Wichita State university, April 16.

2003 ìTransgressions: Stories of an African Woman In America,î Story read at the Southern California Writersí conference. Oxnard, 1Oct. 3 ñ Oct. 5.

2003 Panel Speaker. International Womenís Day Celebration, Wichita State University. Talk Title: ìMaking Known Warís Invisible Victims: The Case of Biafra/Nigeria.î March 7.

2003 Facilitated Dr. Oparaís visit from University of Science and Technology, Portharcourt, Nigeria to talk at WSU on ìBellowing In Silence: African Women and the Struggle for Identity.î June 3.

2002 Keynote Speaker: International Womenís Day Banquet. Talk title: ìIf I Narrate What they Are Doing To Me: How national and global political economic policies play out in the lives of African women and children.î University of Maine, Farmington. March 8.

2002 ìThe Voice of Silence in African Womenís Writing and Gender Action.î Paper presented at Womenís Studiesí Retreat, Spruce Point, May 16-17.

2002 ìAn African Woman in a Womenís Studies Class.î Story read at Maine Womenís Consortium Retreat, May 24-25.

2002 Designed and facilitated Faculty Seminar Series on Gender, Race, and Pedagogy for University of Southern Maine faculty and staff. Sept. 27, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, and Dec. 13.

2002 Designed and facilitated a seminar and workshop on ìCultural Perspectives in the Classroom,î for the College of Nursing, University of Southern Maine, November 7.

2002 Panel Discussant, ìThe Role of Higher Education in Globalization: A Cooperative Knowledge or Resistance?î University of Southern Maine. Portland, April 24.

2002 Talk: ìRitual Authority, Communication, and Empowerment of Women in African Masking.î Museum of African Tribal Arts, Portland, ME. April 18.

2002 Interview on WMPGís ìbig Talkî by Wendy Hazzard and Michael Hillard about my poetry and plays. February 21.

2002 Initiated and facilitated the opening of a branch of Women In Need (WINI) in Portland, ME. WINI provides health and dev. assistance to poor women and children. March-April.

2002 Moderated a conversation on studentsí perspectives on education at the University of Southern Maine. April 8.

2002 Organized African women dancers that performed at the Annual Womenís History Month Celebration. Woodbury Center, Portland. March 1.

2002 Keynote Speaker, Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. Portland. May 12.

2001 Co-Facilitated the Riverton Branch community conversation on the subject of Sept. 11. Organized by Maine Humanities Council. October 11.

2001 Oral Poetry Performance and Introduction of the Convocation Scholar, Nobel Prize Laureate, Wole Soyinka, at his talk and opening of the University of Maine Convocation. September 25.

2000 "Break the Silence: Women Writers of Africa Speak." Paper presented with Christiana Okechukwu at the African Literature Association (ALA), Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A. April 12-16.

1999 " Contemporary African Literature and Beauvoirism." Colloque International, Cinqauntenaire Du Deuxieme Sexe, Ministere de la Culture, Paris, Jan. 19‑23.

1998 "Post‑Colonial Literature in English: A View from The Inside," University of Bologna, Italy. June 19.

1998 Poetry reading - Earthís Bed Chamber. Instituto Emilia-Romangna, Bologna. Italy. June 19.

2007 ìInstructor Positionality and Classroom Dynamicsî Tilford conference, Wichita State University, October 10.

2007 ìEngaging Race in Womenís Studiesí Classes.î Conference on Teaching Gender in 21st Century. The Higher education Academy, University of London, June 29.

2007 ìWhat is Global? What is Vernacular? English Education in African and African Diaspora Womenís Writing.î Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April 28.

2007 ìFrom Prairies of Kansas to Seasons of Maine - through the poetís eye.î University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, April 3.

2007 ìOn love, war, and place - from the poetís diary.î Colby College, Waterville, ME, April 5.

2007 ìWole Soyinka: The Energy Behind Influencesî Featured Speech at the Symposium on Soyinka: the Man, the Playwright, the Novelist, the Activist University of Kansas, Lawrence, February 10.

2006 ìGlobal Perspective, African Views: Perceptions of Africa in the West. ì Keynote speech, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, October 21.

2006 ìFemale Power: Corner Stone or Central Subject in Igbo Mask Performance.î Paper presented at the African Literature Conference. Accra: Ghana. May 17-22.

2006 Women In Higher Education conference. Wichita State University. April 9 & 10.

2006. "Terrible Beauty of Masks From Around the World.î 2-page Review of MASKS from Around the World by Garth Darl. Vancouver: Granville Island Publishing, 2 pages.

2006 Talk: "New Ambassadors of WSU". Graduation Celebration, May 11.

2005 ìGlobal Encounters: The Case of Agbogho-mmonwu Mask and Barbie Doll.î Paper presented at the Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies conference, University of London, SOAS, June 29-July 4.

2005 "Feminimity and Globalization." Presented at the Anthropology Colloquium, Wichita State University, March 9.

2005 Empire or Interdependence - A multidisciplinary, international conference on the Post-Cold War world. Friends University, Wichita, April 1-3.

2004 ìInternational and Cross-Cultural Dialogue Across the Atlanticî: facilitation of a conversation between students of ìWomen in Africaî class (WSU) and Dr. Chioma Opara and her students in Portharcourt (Nigeria). Global Learning Conference. Wichita State University, Wichita KS: November 12.

2004 ìPopular Culture Cross-Culturally: A Comparative Study of Igbo Agbogho-mmonwu and American Barbie.î Paper presented at the African Literature Conference. Madison: WI. April 14-18.

2004 Guest Speaker, The Annual Charitable Event by Nigerian Women Association. Olive Tree Banquet Hall. Wichita. May 15.

2004 Panel Discussant, ìDances with Hip Hop: Debate about female identity.î Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, February 29.

2004 Lecturer, ìMulti-Nation, Multi-culture, and One Country ñ Nigeria.î The East Wichita Shepherd Center: Adventures in Learning, Feb 24.

2003 ìGender Voices in African Mask Communication.î Paper presented at the Anthropology Colloquium, Wichita State university, April 16.

2003 ìTransgressions: Stories of an African Woman In America,î Story read at the Southern California Writersí conference. Oxnard, 1Oct. 3 ñ Oct. 5.

2003 Panel Speaker. International Womenís Day Celebration, Wichita State University. Talk Title: ìMaking Known Warís Invisible Victims: The Case of Biafra/Nigeria.î March 7.

2003 Facilitated Dr. Oparaís visit from University of Science and Technology, Portharcourt, Nigeria to talk at WSU on ìBellowing In Silence: African Women and the Struggle for Identity.î June 3.

2002 Keynote Speaker: International Womenís Day Banquet. Talk title: ìIf I Narrate What they Are Doing To Me: How national and global political economic policies play out in the lives of African women and children.î University of Maine, Farmington. March 8.

2002 ìThe Voice of Silence in African Womenís Writing and Gender Action.î Paper presented at Womenís Studiesí Retreat, Spruce Point, May 16-17.

2002 ìAn African Woman in a Womenís Studies Class.î Story read at Maine Womenís Consortium Retreat, May 24-25.

2002 Designed and facilitated Faculty Seminar Series on Gender, Race, and Pedagogy for University of Southern Maine faculty and staff. Sept. 27, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, and Dec. 13.

2002 Designed and facilitated a seminar and workshop on ìCultural Perspectives in the Classroom,î for the College of Nursing, University of Southern Maine, November 7.

2002 Panel Discussant, ìThe Role of Higher Education in Globalization: A Cooperative Knowledge or Resistance?î University of Southern Maine. Portland, April 24.

2002 Talk: ìRitual Authority, Communication, and Empowerment of Women in African Masking.î Museum of African Tribal Arts, Portland, ME. April 18.

2002 Interview on WMPGís ìbig Talkî by Wendy Hazzard and Michael Hillard about my poetry and plays. February 21.

2002 Initiated and facilitated the opening of a branch of Women In Need (WINI) in Portland, ME. WINI provides health and dev. assistance to poor women and children. March-April.

2002 Moderated a conversation on studentsí perspectives on education at the University of Southern Maine. April 8.

2002 Organized African women dancers that performed at the Annual Womenís History Month Celebration. Woodbury Center, Portland. March 1.

2002 Keynote Speaker, Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. Portland. May 12.

2001 Co-Facilitated the Riverton Branch community conversation on the subject of Sept. 11. Organized by Maine Humanities Council. October 11.

2001 Oral Poetry Performance and Introduction of the Convocation Scholar, Nobel Prize Laureate, Wole Soyinka, at his talk and opening of the University of Maine Convocation. September 25.

2000 "Break the Silence: Women Writers of Africa Speak." Paper presented with Christiana Okechukwu at the African Literature Association (ALA), Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A. April 12-16.

1999 " Contemporary African Literature and Beauvoirism." Colloque International, Cinqauntenaire Du Deuxieme Sexe, Ministere de la Culture, Paris, Jan. 19‑23.

1998 "Post‑Colonial Literature in English: A View from The Inside," University of Bologna, Italy. June 19.

1998 Poetry reading - Earthís Bed Chamber. Instituto Emilia-Romangna, Bologna. Italy. June 19.