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Planeyo Journal of Arts and Humanities (PLANJAH). Special Edition: Akwa Ibom Indigenous Literature, 2025

Planeyo Journal of Arts and Humanities (PLANJAH). Special Edition: Akwa Ibom Indigenous Literature, 2025

Original price was: ₦11,000.00.Current price is: ₦10,000.00.

The 21st century is the age of the minorities. It is also the time when power moves away from the centres to the peripheral spaces. It is the age of the underdogs, when we remember the forgotten, lift up the downtrodden and centralise the stories of the unheard. This epochal shift has been witnessed on major philosophical and literary fronts. For instance, minority peoples across the world have been recognised and given their pride of place in history and literature. This has been the case with Akwa Ibom Indigenous Literature which forms the focus of this special edition.Akwa Ibom State was created on the 23rd of September, 1987, from old Cross River State. It is a land rich with human and natural resources. The human resources in Akwa Ibom State have excelled in all fields of human endeavour, including literature. Yet there is more to aspire to and to hope for. This collection of scholarly articles is a celebration of the Akwa Ibom achievement in literature and criticism. It is time for the world to know and learn our literature. By way of definition, Akwa Ibom indigenous literature refers to the literature of Akwa Ibom peoples, referring to the Ibibio, Annang, Oro and Efik. Akwa Ibom indigenous literature is mostly authored by authors from Akwa Ibom State and does include non-Akwa Ibom authors as long as their works express the Akwa Ibom cultural sensibilities. Akwa Ibom indigenous literature also accounts for the literature of the Akwa-Cross region, known to share the same cultural ethos. Though great works have been produced in theses spaces, these works have been greeted with little or no critical attention. Thus, the birthing of Akwa Ibom indigenous literature is highly commendable. Special thanks to the Founder and Managing Editor of Planeyo Journal of Arts and Humanities (PLANJAH) for the vision of this special edition which will do a lot to preserve the literature of Akwa Ibom peoples. I thank all the editors and reviewers who saw to the elegance of the papers published in this volume. The NLNG deserves great praise for supporting PLANJAH and Planeyo Publishers to produce these papers without charging the authors Open Access Publication fees. The Special Edition is planned to be yearly and dedicated to the enrichment of our literature and culture. This edition is published in honour of Late Professor Ime Ikiddeh who, in his lifetime, dedicated his life to the improvement of Akwa Ibom Indigenous Literature, seen especially in the publication of his poetry collection, The Vulture’s Funeral, which Eyoh Etim has studied in this his paper also published in the journal. To the readers, I asked you to read the offering in this scholarly anthology with ease that is punctuated with thoughtfulness.

Romanus Aboh, PhD

Professor of English and African Studies,

University of Calabar,

Editor-in-Chief, PLANJAH.

September, 2025.

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