Professor Uzoma Nwokochah is set to deliver the 82nd Inaugural Lecture of Abia State University (ABSU), scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at the University Auditorium.

The lecture, titled "The Living And The Dead: Post structural Aesthetics And The African Literary Experience," will examine the relationship between past and present methods of literary criticism, with particular focus on how post structural approaches have come to shape contemporary readings of African literary texts over more established traditional methods.

Professor Nwokochah obtained his B.A. (Hons), M.A. and Ph.D. from ABSU, and has built his academic career within the Institution as a scholar of Literary Studies and post structuralist criticism, with his work centred on African literature, culture, identity and human experience.

ABSU, established in 1981 and located in Uturu, Abia State, operates under the motto "Excellence and Service" and is currently led by Vice Chancellor, Professor Onyemachi Maxwell Ogbulu. The Institution has continued its long running inaugural lecture series as a means of showcasing the research contributions of senior academics who have reached significant career milestones, with Professor Nwokochah's lecture marking the 82nd in that series.

According to the University, the lecture will highlight literature's role as a tool for preserving heritage and challenging ideas, positioning post structural criticism as offering deeper insight into how society understands itself through literary expression. Academics, students, and guests are expected to attend the event.

The Institution has described the lecture as both a personal academic milestone for Professor Nwokochah and a reflection of ABSU's broader commitment to scholarship within the humanities, an area the University has continued to support through its Faculty of Arts and associated departments.

Further details on the event, including any additional programming around the lecture, are expected to be released by the University closer to the August date.