Uche Ugwueze
Lecturer
Uche Ugwueze – Uche.Ugwueze@csulb.edu
PhD Academic specialties/ Area of interest:
- African
- African American and African Caribbean Literature and History
- Reimagining African Diaspora
- Families and Communities
- Africana Theories of Gender Relationships
- Third World Theories of Gender Relationships
- Freshman Composition
- Prebaccalaureate
- Language Skills
- Creative Writing
Publications
Books
- 2014: Reimagining the African American Family through African Cultural Values and Structures, Authorhouse, Bloomington, Indiana
- 2012: Guns in Every House (novel) Authorhouse, Bloomington, Indiana
- 2011: African Culture, Identity and Aesthetics: The Igbo Example Authorhouse, Bloomington, Indiana
- 2007: Married to a Stranger (novel) Authorhouse, Bloomington, Indiana
- 2005: Tears without Cry (novel) Triumph Books, New York
- 1999: The Blunt Blade (novel) St Teresa’s Press, Enugu, Nigeria
- 1988: Wet in the Sun (novel) Serap Press, Enugu, Nigeria
Book Chapters
- 2011: “African Culture as a Resource for African Development,” in Beyond Advocacy: Multidisciplinary Essays in Honor of Anthony Mogboh (SAN) Fourth Dimension Publishers, Enugu, Nigeria
Education Information (degrees and Universities attended)
- Doctor of Philosophy, Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, 2006; Dissertation: A Comparative Study of Female Characters in the novels of Buchi Emecheta, Jamaica Kincaid and Alice Walker
- Master of Arts Degree, Literature, University of Nigeria, 1993
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and English, University of Nigeria, 1987
Courses taught
- African Literature and Culture
- African American Literature
- African American Theater
- International Black Children’s Literature
- Prebaccalaureate
- Language Skills
- Freshman Composition
- African World Peoples and Societies
- African American History to 1865 Gender and Womanhood in Africana Studies
Community Affiliations
- Los Angeles World Affairs Council
- Odinamba Women’s Cultural Association of Southern California
Professional Affiliations
- National Council for Black Studies
- Modern Language Association
Special Distinctions
- On September 17-18 2014, Dr. Ugwueze participated in the World Peace Summit tagged “The Summit for the World Alliance for Religions of Peace” in Seoul South Korea. Her paper was entitled” Women as Peacemakers: The African Example”
- On February 14 2015, and June 20 2015 respectively, Dr. Ugwueze made guest appearances on a television show Yaba TV Show on Channel 13 KCOP
Links Dr. Ugwueze’s website