Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025)

Articles

• Articles

  Literature for Society: Personal Aspirations and Societal Conformity: A Reading of Lizzie Blackburn’s Yinka, where is Your Huzband?

  Uchenna Ohagwam, Queen Albert

  Within most indigenous cultures in Africa, more specifically in Nigeria, marriage is an already set goal for the young female adult to attain. It is seen as a culmination of her success in that, regardless of her social or professional attainments or accomplishments—whether in career, business, or…

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  A Comparative Analysis of Salutations in Yorùbá and French Cultures: Linguistic and Sociocultural Perspectives

  Akinrinmade Olayemi Esther, Olafusi Tosin Aanuoluwapo, Yomi-Enitan Omonike Eunice

  This comparative study undertakes an in-depth examination of the linguistic, cultural, and situational variations of greetings in Yorùbá and French cultures, highlighting the complexities of human communication across linguistic and cultural boundaries. Through a qualitative analysis of greeting…

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  Gender and Power in Victorian Literature: A Comparative Analyses

  Tunazzina Binte Mahbub

  Strict class, gender, and moral dictates defined the social structure of the (1837-1901) Victorian era. In this framework, gender roles, especially for women, were limiting and complicated. By comparing four of the major novels of the period, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, George Eliot's…

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  Common Problems Learning English Language Function Among Bangladeshi Learners of English, and Outline Teaching Implications

  Shahed Shahan, Agni Connor

  This research aims to discover the problems Bangladeshi English language learners face due to language functions while learning the English language and explore probable solutions. To reach the goal, I used a structured small-scale interview with open-ended questions to draw a picture of real-life…

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  The Cyclical Nature of Trauma: Memory, Identity, and Psychological Distress in At Night All Blood is Black

  Khum Prasad Sharma

  This study examines the repetitive nature of trauma in David Diop’s At Night All Blood is Black . It further explores how it affects memory, identity, and mental well-being. The narrative, set during World War I, follows Alfa Ndiaye, a Senegalese soldier struggling with the horrors of war and the…

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