Eastern and western feminist literary criticism: A comparison

MeTAPHORS In dIALOGUe: FeMInIST LITeRARY cRITIcS, TRAnSLATORS And WRITeRS

This article seeks to investigate the changing perception of the term “translation” in feminist TS thanks to a continuous dialogue with other fields such as, feminist literary criticism, post-structuralism, postcolonial studies and cultural studies that have borrowed and utilised the notion of translation. “Translation” has become a “travelling concept” for feminist scholars who have utilized i...

The Garden of Eden Account : the Chiastic Structure of Genesis 2 - 3 Roberto Uro

While theologians such as Derek Beattie have attempted to uncover the meaning of Gen 2-3, a satisfactory and definitive answer has remained elusive.' In addition to traditional historical-critical methodology (source criticism), scholars have employed many other approaches including religiohistorical, social, psychoanalytical, and feminist approaches, as well as several structuralist, semiotic,...

Feminist critical discourse analysis and children’s fantasy fiction – modelling a new approach

In this paper, I want to consider the possibility of applying feminist critical discourse analysis (CDA) to examine gender in children’s fantasy fiction. There are two major aspects in claiming that a critical linguistic, feminist approach to children’s fantasy might be needed. Firstly, considering the earlier applications of feminist CDA and CDA, one should note that these approaches have rare...

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The Un Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs): What Role for Nigerian and African Literature?

Could literature be relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in this giant stride by the UN to make this world a better place to live in? Does Nigerian or African literature have any precedential capacity that can accord it some vital roles to play in a virtually virgin field like the SDGs? This paper provides plausible answers to these questions. It endeavours to coin out a synergy...