Name
Prof. Edde Iji Edde
DepartmentTheatre and Media Studies
DesignationProfessor
EmailAbout Prof. Edde Iji Edde
NYSC, Makurdi (1976-1977), and was enployed as Graduate Asst. (1978-1979) and rose to the rank of Professor (2009 - Date). He holds BA (Hons.) Theatre and Media (1976); MA, Ph.D, UW-Madison, Wisconsin USA (1979-1983). He has a number of Publications, Books and Conferences to his Credit. He also has awards and Honours. Research Projects:are : Masters Theses and Ph.D Dissertations 1981 and 1983 respectively and Talks: Numerous Keynote Addresses forming my 8th book: keynotes: Nigerian Culture, National Question. He is a member of Professional Associations: ANA, SONTA and FASHANU.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSLC | St. Christopher’s Primary School, Okpudu, Okpoma, Yala, CRS. | 1960 | 1961 delete_forever | |
| West African School Certificate (1964-1969) (WAESC) [Grade Two] | St. Augustine’s Seminary, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State | 1964 | 1967 delete_forever | |
| Higher School Certificate (HSC) | Mary Knoll Higher School, Okuku - Yala, C.R.S. | 1970 | 1971 delete_forever | |
| Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Honours Upper Class) Theatre Arts Broadcasting & Film Studies | University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria | 1973 | 1976 delete_forever | |
| Master of Arts (M.A.) Theatre & Drama/Communication Arts | University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria | 1979 | 1981 delete_forever | |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D): Comparative Theatre & Drama/Communication Arts | University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A. | 1982 | 1983 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Iji, Edde and Bojor Enamhe. “Enhancing Human Development Through Realignment of Communication Tripod: Proxemics, Kinetics and Cyberneticsâ€, Lwatti Journal of Contemporary Research, 9 2012:281 – 292. | |
| Iji, Edde and Moses O. Umukoro. “Impact of Theory on the Development of Drama and Theatre: A periscopi surveyâ€, Lwatti Journal of Contemporary Research, 8(I) 2011:167-183. | |
| Iji, Edde and Moses O. Umukoro. “Introducing Esiaba Irobi and August Boal to Nigerian Pupil Playwrights and Criticsâ€, Lwatti Journal of Contemporary Research, 8(2) 2011:140 – 152. | |
| Iji, Edde. “Translation, Principles and Application in Theatre and Media Studiesâ€, in LWATTI, A Journal Of Contemporary Research, 6(2) 2009:178 – 197. | |
| Iji, Edde. “Dramatic Theories and Criticism: Impetus for Creative Intellectionâ€, in LWATTI, A Journal of Contemporary Research, 6(1) 2009: 214 – 232. | |
| Iji, Edde. “Dramatic Theory and Criticism As Impetus for Creative Intellectionâ€, In Global Journal of Humanity, 6(1&2) 2007:17- 28. | |
| Iji, Edde and Grace Ama. “Media Deregulation in Nigeria as Dividends of Democratic Impetusâ€, In Culture and Politics. VIII(4) 2007: 6 – 126. | |
| Iji, Edde. “The Business of Theatre and the Theatre of Business’, in Global Journal of Humanity, Vol. 5(1 & 2) 2006::35 – 42. | |
| Iji, Edde. “Henshaw’s Enough Is Enough As Rhetorical Residues of Nigeria Civil Warâ€, in Sankofa, Journal of Humanities, 3(2) 2005:40 – 62. | |
| Iji, Edde. “Saro-Wiwa’s Sardonic Humours Captured in four farcical playsâ€, in Global Journal of Humanities, 2 (1 & 2) 2003:15 – 23. | |
| Iji, Edde. “Crises and Conflict in Nigeria: A Literary Examination of Dominant Themesâ€, in Global Journal of Humanities, 1 & 2 2003: 49 – 57. | |
| Iji, Edde. “The American Minstrels and Caricature of African- American Image: A Legacy of Harmful Stereotypeâ€, in Journal of Creative Arts, 2(1 & 2) 2001:1-10. | |
| Iji, Edde. “Pierre Munier’s Tragic-Comic Vision and the Nigerian Theatre†in ASE…Journal of Contemporary Nigeria Life and Literature, University of Calabar/UI, Ibadan: Ase, 1995:51 – 62. | |
| Iji, Edde. “Wole Soyinka and Predecessors: Deviation, Conformism and Non-Conformismâ€, in The Literary Criterion, A Dhvanyaloka Quarterly Mysore – 570006, XXIII, 1(2) 1988:131 – 145. |
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| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP)’s Conference on International Theatre Day (ITD) 25th March, 1994, Culture Centre, Calabar, Calabar. Paper presented, already modified and published. | 1994-03-25 | 1994-03-25 | ||
| 17th Convocation Ceremony of the Calabar Polytechnic, 25th May, 1996, as Guest Lecturer, with paper titled: Human Communication and Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria (already adapted and published). | 1996-05-25 | 1996-05-25 | ||
| 10. Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, in conjunction with Pastor Coco-Bassey Consult, 11th September, 1997 | 1997-09-11 | 1997-09-11 | ||
| 11. National Workshop, organized by Nigerian Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, Easter Zone, 9th March, 2000 Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar | 2000-03-09 | 2000-03-09 | ||
| IPPA, Second International Seminar: Civil Society and Consolidation of Democracy in Nigeria, 25th – 26th May, 2000 at the University of Calabar (paper presented already published), July, 2000. | 2000-05-25 | 2000-05-26 | ||
| Annual Conference of Head of Training and Development of Nigerian Public and Private Enterprises, August 10, 2000, Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar | 2000-08-10 | 2000-08-10 | ||
| International “Conference on Conflict Resolution in Africa: Toward a Theoretical Framework for Practical Solutionâ€, Organized by Institute for Peace and Conflict resolution, the Presidency, Abuja (paper presented, modified and published), 12th J | “Conference on Conflict Resolution in Africa: Toward a Theoretical Framework for Practical Solution†| 2001-07-12 | 2001-07-12 | |
| A Keynote Address at the Society of Nigerian Theatre Artists (SONTA), Uniuyo, Nov. 25th – 29th 2002 (already published, 2003). | “Culture and Theatre As Synergy for addressing the Nigerian National Questionâ€, | 2002-11-25 | 2002-11-29 | |
| presented at a Departmental Seminar June 22nd 2004 (already modified and published), 2007. | “Dramatic Theories and Criticism: Impetus for Creative Intellectionâ€, | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | |
| A Keynote Address presented at a workshop for Theatre Practitioners, under the Auspices of UNICEF, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Nigeria 14th December 2004 (awaiting publication). | “The Use of Theatre in Communicating Children and Women’s Issues†| 2004-12-14 | 2004-12-14 | |
| A lead paper for presentation at Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria, 7th – 10th June, 2005, Under the Auspices of SONTA Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists, (modified and already published). | “The Business of Theatre and the Theatre of Businessâ€, | 2005-07-07 | 2005-07-10 | |
| Presented at the Validatory ceremony for the End of Miss Unical 2007 Reign. October 22nd, 2007 at CRUTECH, Calabar. | “Gender Equality: Discrimination Against The Female Child†| 2007-10-22 | 2007-10-22 | |
| a lead paper presented as Resource Person in Workshop, The Role of Information in a Democracy: At Cross River State Ministry of Information, 19th June, 2008 (being modified for publication). | “Freedom of Information and the Public Right to know The Workings of Government†| 2008-07-19 | 2008-07-19 | |
| Originator and Convener of the Pioneering International Conference of Theatre and Media Studies in the Third Millennium, in Unical Department of Theatre and Media Studies, Under the auspices of University of Calabar, Calabar August 3rd to September 2 | 2015-08-03 | 2015-09-27 | ||
| paper presented at the International Conference on Theatre and Media Practice in the Third Millennium September 10th – 15th 2015, University of Calabar, Calabar - Nigeria. | The Poetics of Critical Theory in Theatre and Media Practice in the Third Millennium | 2015-09-10 | 2015-09-15 | |
| A Paper Presented at the 5th International African Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference, held in Abuja Nigeria, under the auspices of Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in Conjunction with the California Institute for African Peace Issue | Deradicalization and Counter Radicalization. | 2017-08-03 | 2017-08-05 |