PUBLICATION: Encyclopedia Entry on Intangible Heritage and the Nigeria-Biafra War

Announcing my contribution to a landmark new reference work, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cultural Heritage and Conflict - the first encyclopedia of its kind in the discipline. My entry is titled: 'Intangible Heritage and Conflict: Legacies of the Nigeria-Biafra War'

My entry examines how the legacies of the Nigeria-Biafra War (1967-1970) continue to shape Igbo cultural heritage today, particularly in foodways and dance-songs. More broadly, the entry highlights a critical, often-overlooked perspective in Conflict-Heritage Studies: while armed conflict is undeniably destructive, it can also serve as a powerful catalyst for the creation and transformation of intangible heritage.

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Recommended citation: Onyemechalu, S.J. (2025). Intangible Heritage and Conflict: Legacies of the Nigeria-Biafra War. In: Saloul, I., Baillie, B. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cultural Heritage and Conflict. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61493-5_108-1