Martins N Okoro
Biographic Data
| ID | 4148430 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martins N Okoro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martins N |
| FAMILY NAME | Okoro |
| SIGNATURE | OKORO M N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nigeria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2789-6874 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Breaking away from Conventions in Ceramic Production by the Nsukka School, Nigeria
Over a decade, a radical force of creative experimentation and exploration has considerably revolutionized and changed the direction of art development in Nigerian. Art production has been witnessing a dramatic paradigm shift, embracing the postmodern ethos. This is evident in the couching of themes, choice of media and their technical manipulations towards creating highly evocative works by artists in Nsukka School. Critics have expressed fear o…
Reappraising the Nsukka Ọmabe festival through the lens of ethno-aesthetics, therapy and healing
In Igbo traditional religion (ITR), there are different means through which therapy and healing are achieved. One such means is through the Nsukka-Igbo Ọmabe masquerade festival rituals and performance theatre. To seek out this aspect of the cultural festival that has been under-researched, this study delves into detailed discussions of the pre-arrival, arrival, events in between, departure and postdeparture of the Ọmabe masquerade festival. Rely…
Nkwọ Onunu Cultural Heritage in Nsukka Igbo, Nigeria
There can be no discussion of the Nkwọ Onunu festival without first situating Nsukka Asadụ Ideke Arụmọna (Ishiayanategna).1 The archae-ology of Nsukka indicates that they are an an-cient people in Igboland. This has been shown through Hartle's excavation at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka farm site, which yielded pottery dated to about 2500 bce. However, it is clear that human activities were already present at about 3000 bce (Chikwendu 2002: 2…
Women in the Igbo Culture
Quantum Leap beyond the Frontiers
There exists no scholarly publication espousing on the driving force behind the restless aspirations of the Nsukka artists towards searching for and using commonplace materials that the potent environment provides for supports and media for studio art production. Following this, my intent is to discuss the Nsukka artists’ creative inclinations, bordering on styles, ideas, forms, materials and technique. Through hermeneutical analysis, I examine s…
Nkwọ Onunu Cultural Heritage in Nsukka Igbo, Nigeria
There can be no discussion of the Nkwọ Onunu festival without first situating Nsukka Asadụ Ideke Arụmọna (Ishiayanategna).1 The archae-ology of Nsukka indicates that they are an an-cient people in Igboland. This has been shown through Hartle's excavation at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka farm site, which yielded pottery dated to about 2500 bce. However, it is clear that human activities were already present at about 3000 bce (Chikwendu 2002: 2…
Women in the Igbo Culture
Quantum Leap beyond the Frontiers
There exists no scholarly publication espousing on the driving force behind the restless aspirations of the Nsukka artists towards searching for and using commonplace materials that the potent environment provides for supports and media for studio art production. Following this, my intent is to discuss the Nsukka artists’ creative inclinations, bordering on styles, ideas, forms, materials and technique. Through hermeneutical analysis, I examine s…
Reappraising the Nsukka Ọmabe festival through the lens of ethno-aesthetics, therapy and healing
In Igbo traditional religion (ITR), there are different means through which therapy and healing are achieved. One such means is through the Nsukka-Igbo Ọmabe masquerade festival rituals and performance theatre. To seek out this aspect of the cultural festival that has been under-researched, this study delves into detailed discussions of the pre-arrival, arrival, events in between, departure and postdeparture of the Ọmabe masquerade festival. Rely…
Nkwọ Onunu Cultural Heritage in Nsukka Igbo, Nigeria
There can be no discussion of the Nkwọ Onunu festival without first situating Nsukka Asadụ Ideke Arụmọna (Ishiayanategna).1 The archae-ology of Nsukka indicates that they are an an-cient people in Igboland. This has been shown through Hartle's excavation at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka farm site, which yielded pottery dated to about 2500 bce. However, it is clear that human activities were already present at about 3000 bce (Chikwendu 2002: 2…
Women in the Igbo Culture
Breaking away from Conventions in Ceramic Production by the Nsukka School, Nigeria
Over a decade, a radical force of creative experimentation and exploration has considerably revolutionized and changed the direction of art development in Nigerian. Art production has been witnessing a dramatic paradigm shift, embracing the postmodern ethos. This is evident in the couching of themes, choice of media and their technical manipulations towards creating highly evocative works by artists in Nsukka School. Critics have expressed fear o…
Sociology (5 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Igbo (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)