Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026)

Research Article

• Research Article

  Postmodern Ethics and Desire for Purity in The Human Stain by Philip Roth

  Daniel Tia

  Roth’s oeuvre, and specifically The Human Stain (2000), stands as a site of ontological dehiscence where the aporias of postmodern subjectivity are diffracted. While traditional exegesis has long dwelt on the mechanisms of racial passing or the Saturnine dimension of Nathan Zuckerman, a shadow…

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  Language, Power, and Ideology: A Critical Review of Political Discourse Studies

  Adhithya Harsha Pasumarthi

  This study provides a critical review of scholarly literature on the interrelationship between language, power, and ideology within political discourse studies. Drawing primarily on the theoretical foundations of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), the review examines how political language…

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  Healing, Spirituality and Culture: A Comparative Analysis of Herbalism among Hausa and the Yoruba Communities

  Aliyu Uba

  In this paper, Hausa and Yoruba herbalism activity in Nigeria was discussed as a cultural, spiritual, and therapeutic activity. Researching the aspects of similarities and differences in the consumption of herbs, the influence of the traditional healers, and the implementation of the spiritual…

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  Ethnography in Qualitative Research: A Critical Review of Methods and Applications

  Raju Yonjan, Ramu Tandan, Bisanu Prasad Subedi

  This article provides a critical review of ethnography, as a qualitative research method, with a focus on its utility, flexibility, and methodological challenges. Ethnography allows one to study people and cultures within their natural contexts, documenting the meanings, behaviors, and social…

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  Incitement in Selected News Reports: A Discourse Study

  Wafa’a Muhkls, Sally Hussain

  Incitement has become a prominent discursive phenomenon in contemporary media discourse, particularly within political and conflict-related news reporting. News texts often employ linguistic strategies that implicitly or explicitly encourage hostility, violence, or unlawful actions against…

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