Nkiru Nzegwu

Nkiru Nzegwu
Born	March 22, 1954
Education	University of Ottawa (PhD)
Era	21st-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental
Institutions	State University of New York at Binghamton
Thesis	Encounters in Art Appreciation. PhD dissertation, University of Ottawa (1988)
Main interests	feminist philosophy

Nkiru Nzegwu (born March 22, 1954) is a Nigerian philosopher, painter, author, curator and art historian. She is Distinguished Professor for Research at State University of New York at Binghamton.[1][2]

Among Dr. Nzegwu’s areas of expertise are African aesthetics, philosophy, African feminist issues, multicultural studies in art, and digital publishing.

She had managed Onira Arts Africa gallery in Ottawa, Canada, and had been a producer for a very popular radio program, Voice of Nigeria. She has received numerous major research fellowships and grant including the Senior Humanities Fellowship of the Institute for the Study of Gender in Africa at UCLA; The Getty Senior Research Grant; the Cornell University Society For The Humanities Fellowship; SUNY Research Foundation Fellowship and Project Grant; the Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral Fellowship; University of Ottawa Merit Graduate Scholarship, and the Nigerian Federal Government Scholarship.[3]

She was an associate producer of Nigerian Art - Kindred Spirits (1996), the Emmy award winning Smithsonian documentary.[4] She is a member of a number of professional organizations and often gives talks and workshops on gender issues, art and on publishing. She is on the board of International Consortium for Alternative Academic Publishing (ICAAP).

Main publications

• Nzegwu, Nkiru (1994). "Gender Equality in a Dual-Sex System: the Case of Onitsha". Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence. 7, 199401: 73. doi:10.1017/S0841820900002575. ISSN 0841-8209. OCLC 8271677568.
• Issues in Contemporary African Art. Binghamton: International Society for the Study of Africa [ISSA], 1998. (editor)
• Contemporary Textures: Multidimensionality in Nigerian Art. Binghamton: ISSA, 1999. (editor)
• Nzegwu, Nkiru (2004). "The Epistemological Challenge of Motherhood to Patriliny". JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies (5): 1–18.
• Family Matters: Feminist Concepts in African Philosophy of Culture. Albany, NY: SUNY Pres, 2006.
• The New African Diaspora. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2009. (co-editor, with Isidore Okpewho)
• His Majesty Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe: A Ten-Year Milestone. Endicott, NY: Africa Resource Press, 2013. (editor)
• Onitsha at the Millennium: Legacy, History and Transformation. Endicott, NY: Africa Resource Press, 2013 (editor)
• Rethinking Motherhood: African and Nordic Perspectives. Endicott, NY: Africa Resource Press, 2020 (co-editor, with Signe Arfred)

References

1. Coker, Eric (April 4, 2019). "Nkiru Nzegwu receives SUNY distinguished professorship - Binghamton News". News - Binghamton University. Binghamton University State University of New York. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
2. "Nkiru Nzegwu". buala.org. Buala, open-access website for multiple voices from Africa, Brazil, Europe, and beyond. Launched in 2010 by Marta Lança. Retrieved 2 November 2023. Philosopher, art historian and the current chair of Africana Studies Department has taught for over ten years at State University of New York at Binghamton. Professor Nkiru Nzegwu introduced first-ever courses at Binghamton University such as Philosophy of Orisha Worship, Hip-Hop I and Hip-Hop II.
3. "Africana Studies Faculty". binghamton.edu. Binghamton University State University of New York. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
4. Nigerian Art - Kindred Spirits on YouTube. Video duration 57m 57 s. Uploader VHS Ark, 2016. WETA-TV and the Smithsonian Institution, 1990. Executive producer Adrian Malone, producer: Caroll Parrott Blue, associate producers Kalindi Corens and Nkiry Nzegwu.