Bio

Kenechukwu P. Nwachukwu is a PhD Fellow at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), Makerere University, Kampala. She holds an MPhil degree in Social Studies (Political and Historical Studies) from Makerere University; an MSc in Political Science (International Relations) from the University of Ibadan; and a BSc in Political Science from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her Doctoral Dissertation, titled “State Power and the Production of History: Reading Post-Independence Nigeria’s Political History through the IPOB Separatist Agitation,” explores the knowledge dimensions of pro-Biafran separatism in Nigeria and the implications of the Nigeria-Biafra war history for political violence. In particular, her research focuses on the Nigeria-Biafra War history within and outside formal education channels, and what role the state and its institutions play in the various mediums the memorialisation of the war history takes. On the successful completion of her PhD, Kenechukwu intends to take up a teaching position in the field of (Nigerian and African) Political History, as well as continue to research and publish relevant pieces arising from research investigations. Through commitment to grounded historical research and collaboration with policymakers, she hopes that her work will inform people-oriented socio-political policies, especially about de-radicalising knowledge frameworks, within Nigeria, Africa, and beyond.