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1. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 25, Issue 1 (September 2025)pp. 269–289PDF of Decolonial Ecology, Linguistic Hegemony and Indigenous Environmental Epistemologies in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness

   Decolonial Ecology, Linguistic Hegemony and Indigenous Environmental Epistemologies in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness

   Chidiebere Chukwuemeka Eze, Thomas-Michael Emeka Chukwumezie, Kenneth Ahaiwe C., Chinasa Abonyi and Henrietta Okafor

   identity, the ecological implications of linguistic dominance remain underexplored. Integrating coloniality of power with decolonial ecology, the study demonstrates how colonial-modern concepts such as development, progress, civilization, globalization

2. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 24, Issue 1 (September 2024)pp. 85–101PDF of Titles as Conceptual Metaphors of Coloniality in Selected African Novels

   Titles as Conceptual Metaphors of Coloniality in Selected African Novels

   Chidiebere Chukwuemeka Eze and Thomas-Michael Emeka Chukwumezie

   principal analytical framework, while Quijano’s concept of coloniality of power and Mignolo’s decolonial perspective provide supporting conceptual context. Using qualitative close textual analysis, the study examines the metaphorical