Numéro 12
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ECHOES OF THE SACRED: CULTURAL MEMORY, RESISTANCE, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN IDENTITY IN LOUISE ERDRICH’S THE PAINTED DRUM
This article examines the role of sacred objects in the reconstruction of Indian identity in The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich. The novel centers on a ceremonial Ojibwe drum whose history unfolds through interconnected narratives spanning multiple generations. Far from being a…
“DOUBLE COLONIZATION1” AND FREEDOM FOR THE WOMAN IN NADINE GORDIMER’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT, NONE TO ACCOMPANY ME AND J.M COETZEE’S DISGRACE
This article uses feminist theory to examine the representation of double colonisation and women's freedom in Nadine Gordimer's No Time like the Present and None to Accompany Me, and J. M. Coetzee's Disgrace. It argues that the novels depict women as subjects…
INITIATION: A TRADITIONAL FORMAL LEARNING SYSTEM IN ARMAH’S SELECTED NOVELS
This study explores Armah’s representation of structured learning in traditional African societies through Two Thousand Seasons, The Healers, and Kmt: In the House of Life. It analyses the selected works through the lenses of Frantz Fanon’s, and Kwame A. Appiah’s perspectives on…
INTERRACIAL INTIMACY IN NATIVE AMERICAN FICTION: A STUDY OF ALEXIE SHERMAN’S RESERVATION BLUES
Interracial relationships are the consequences of mutual exchanges between races. They appear as one of the dominant issues that prevails in contemporary Native American literature. While exploring this theme, Native American authors like Alexie Sherman try to bring white people and Indians…
BLACK LITERARY RESISTANCE: ALICE WALKER AND ZORA HURSTON FIGHTING BLACK POSTCOLONIAL AND POST- INDEPENDENCE NIGHTMARES
The twentieth-century African American women writers have not remained at the margins of the struggle for the true liberation of black people in the postcolonial and post-independence eras. They have used their novels as weapons to liberate their people from the postcolonial…
INTEGRATION DES COMMUNAUTES ETRANGERES ET INTEGRITE CULTURELLE DANS LE TONKPI : UN PARALLELE AVEC LA SOCIETE GIKUYU DANS LA FICTION DE NGUGI WA THIONG’O
Cet article examine la question de l’intégration des communautés étrangères en pays Dan en la lumière de l’histoire imaginaire de l’occupation des terres chez les Gikuyu contenue dans la fiction Ngugienne. Dans une perspective sociocritique fondée sur l’« analyse du contenu »…
ANACHRONISME ET FRAGMENTATION DANS KINDRED (1979) DE OCTAVIA E. BUTLER: UNE LECTURE POSTMODERNISTE DE L’ŒUVRE
Cette étude examine les manifestations de l’anachronisme et de la fragmentation dans le roman Kindred (1979) d’Octavia E. Butler, en se penchant sur les procédés narratifs qui contribuent à une esthétique résolument postmoderne. Loin de n’être qu’un simple ressort de la fiction…
THE EVOLUTION OF THE UK’S RELATIONS WITH FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICAN STATES (2015-2025)
This article examines the evolution of the United Kingdom’s relations with Francophone West African countries between 2015 and 2025 in the context of Brexit and the Global Britain agenda. Using Role Theory, it analyses how the UK sought to redefine its international…
THE UNITED STATES WAR ON TERROR IN THE MIDDLE EAST: AN ADVERSE CONFLICT OF STIMULI
This paper attempts to bring out some factors of the US war on terror in the Middle East. It basically tries to know why despite American determination from the September 11, 2001 Attacks to eradicate it, the US fails to eradicate it…
INTEGRATING HUMANISTIC PERSPECTIVES INTO CLIMATE- CONSCIOUS ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN BURKINA FASO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
The 2021 educational reform in Burkina Faso introduced the Competency-Based Approach (CBA) to promote learner-centred, interdisciplinary, and competency-oriented education. Within this framework, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching is expected to support not only language development but also the acquisition of…
CORRELATION BETWEEN EFL LEARNERS’ VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR SPEAKING PROFICIENCY: A CASE STUDY
The impact of vocabulary knowledge on speaking is not often investigated in EFL learning contexts. This study investigated the relationship between students’ vocabulary knowledge and their speaking ability. The study aimed at determining the extent to which there is a correlation between…
AN ANALYSIS OF SↃGↃKIRÉ SPEAKERS’ VERB ELEMENT ERRORS IN ENGLISH
This study focuses on global errors related to the verb elements made by Sↄgↄkiré native speakers in written English. The verb elements constitute a difficulty for these learners, preventing them from becoming proficient in written English. To improve Sↄgↄkiré native speakers’ writing…