Dr. Chiemela Imelda Ibeku

Lecturer II

Faculty of Arts · Department of Linguistics and Languages

Specialization Culture and civilization, African literature, Applied linguistics, Translation, Gender, identity and society.

Office: Faculty of Arts, first floor

Phone: 2347032786331

Email: chiemela.ibeku@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Chiemela Imelda Ibeku, was born on 11th October, in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. She is a graduate of Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages and Translation studies (French) in 2006 and University of Ibadan, where she obtained master’s degree in French Studies (2011) and a PhD in French Studies – African literature (June, 2024).
She worked with ISON BPO International limited as a customer care representative and later as a supervisor (Team Lead). She is currently a lecturer 2 in Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria in the department of Linguistics and Languages. Her research interests include gender studies, migration studies, identity issues, comparative literature, African political systems and governance, indigenous knowledge and sustainable development, and Africa’s plight.
She has published articles on Migration issues, Africa’s plight, Misogyny and gender issues respectively. Dr. Ibeku is a member of African Studies Association, Canadian Association of African Studies, North East Modern Language Association, Nigeria Institute of Management and had won several awards on best performing Team Lead.

Research Interests

. My research interests include gender studies, migration studies, identity issues, comparative literature, African political systems and governance, indigenous knowledge and sustainable development, and Africa’s plight.

Qualifications

B.A Foreign Languages and Translation Studies., Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria. (2006)
M.A French Studies., University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria. (2011)
PhD in French Studies., University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. (2024)

Selected Publications

Identity and Silence: Rethinking the Environmental and Political Space in Okey Ndibe’s Arrows of Rain.
Authors: Ngwaba Ijeoma Ann, Oluwamayowa Gbadegesin and Ibeku Chiemela Imelda
A Journal of Language and Literature. DOI: https://doi.org/10.56666/ahyu.v7i.182. (2024)
The Representation of the Congolese and their Traditions in Alain Mabanckou’s Novels
Authors: Ibeku Chiemela Imelda
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Journal of Folklore and Cultural Studies. (2024)
Architects of Misfortunes in Alain Mabanckou’s African Psycho and Yukio Mishima’s Patriotism
Authors: Ibeku Chiemela Imelda
Journal of African Association of Japanese Studies. Volume 4 (2021)
Misogyny in Mabanckou’s African Psycho and Murata’s Convenience Store Woman
Authors: Ibeku Chiemela Imelda
Journal of African Association of Japanese Studies. Volume 2 (2019)

Course Teaching

FRN 104 - French Alphabet and orthography (2nd semester)
FRN 204 - Elementary Reading and Writing in French 2 (Second semester)
FRN 304 - Translation 2 (Second semester)
FRN 102 - History of French language in Nigeria (Second semester)
GST 204 - Communication in French (Second semester)