Gender, Memory, and the Nigerian Civil War

This study continues the conversation about gendering research in African knowledge production. It seeks to complement discourses on transitional justice, hegemonic masculinity, gender justice, and feminism. It seeks contributions on the gendered aspects of the dislocations caused by violence in times of hostilities, to comprehend the memory of evacuation, migration, and the subsequent remembrance of return. Furthermore, the study shall direct its attention towards the recollections of Igbo women who, compelled by circumstances, were forced to abandon their abodes, and relocate to the eastern region amidst the tumultuous civil war. It shall delve into their poignant reminiscences of relinquishing their erstwhile existences, their lived experiences of violence, the toll of reintegration, and their articulation of justice in the aftermath of hostilities and years of political repression. The study will connect transitional justice, hegemonic masculinity, gender justice, and gender inclusivity in knowledge production with memory.