University of Nigeria Journal of Language and Literary Studies
African, World Literature and English Language
A forum for scholars publishing on the African literary and linguistic experience and on issues in global English language and literary studies, published since 2001 by the Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
ISSN 2315-5493 · Peer reviewed
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Volume 26 (June 2026)
Code-Switching and Identity in Igbo–English Conversations on Nigerian Campuses
Chukwuemeka J. Eze and Amaka P. Nwosu
Ritual, Performance and Political Satire in Post-Independence Nigerian Drama
Tunde O. Adebayo, Ifeoma C. Obi and Kelechi U. Nnamdi
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A journal of language and literature since 2001
Founded in 2001 as Africa and World Literature (AWL), the journal widened its scope to become African, World Literature and English Language. It publishes peer-reviewed scholarship on African writing, orature and languages alongside work on world literatures and English as a global language. Every article is free to read and download.
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