Françoise UGOCHUKWU, a Senior Research Fellow, IFRA, Ibadan, and a
retired Professor from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, is currently
affiliated to the Open University (UK) and an external collaborator to
the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)-LLACAN, with
special interest in Nigerian (Igbo), Nollywood and Intercultural
Studies. She is the author of the first Igbo-French dictionary, of
several books including one on Nollywood (2013) and two on the Biafran
war, and more than 155 book chapters and articles in journals worldwide.
Her qualifications, professional career path and area of expertise have
placed her at the crossroads between language studies, literature,
anthropology, cinema and translation, as evidenced by her publications,
PhD supervisions and external examinerships. Her pioneering work in the
field and her longstanding contribution to the strengthening of cultural
and educational ties between France and Nigeria awarded her the French
national distinction of Chevalier des Palmes Académiques in 1994.
