Igbo in the Atlantic World

Igbo in the Atlantic World is a collection that examines Igbo society and arts through the experiences of people in Africa and the diaspora. The text utilizes various disciplinary approaches to explore the impact of the slave trade and slavery, the subsequent transformations of culture and identity, and the specific strategies of resistance adopted by the Igbo in the New World, as detailed by Project MUSE.

The work emphasizes the agency of the Igbo people and analyzes their influence throughout the Americas. According to Perlego, the collection treats the question of identity in depth.

Toyin Falola serves as the Frances and Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Raphael Chijioke Njoku is the Director and Department Chair of Global Studies and Languages and graduated with first-class honors from the University of Nigeria Nsukka.