IGB 101Beginner
Language
Igbo Language Foundations
Build a confident foundation in spoken and written Igbo through tone, vocabulary and everyday expression.
Region
West Africa
Forest, savannah and coast: from Igbo-Ukwu and Ife to Benin and the Sahelian states.
Region
Courses
HIS 204Intermediate
History
Reading Igbo History Through Sources
Learn to interpret oral testimony, archival records and material culture with scholarly care.
HIS 260Intermediate
History
Pre-colonial Governance & Society
Study political authority, title systems, assemblies and community justice before colonial rule.
Peoples and cultures
Culture profiles
Culture / PeopleIgbo
A people of south-eastern Nigeria whose history spans Igbo-Ukwu bronzes, Nri ritual authority and republican village assemblies.
Culture / PeopleYorubaA people of south-western Nigeria, Benin and Togo, associated with Ife, Oyo and a rich tradition of urban kingship and art.
Culture / PeopleEdo (Benin)The people of the Kingdom of Benin, known for royal court arts, guilds and long-lived monarchy.