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1. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 25, Issue 1 (September 2025)pp. 211–233PDF of Identity Construction in Literary Discourse: A Critical Discourse Study of Female Characters in Adichie’s Dream Count

   Identity Construction in Literary Discourse: A Critical Discourse Study of Female Characters in Adichie’s Dream Count

   Chiagozie Eburuaja

   This study examines the discursive construction of female identity in Adichie’s Dream Count. Existing studies have examined identity construction in social media, naming practices, promotional discourse, and selected literary

2. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 23, Issue 1 (September 2023)pp. 21–37PDF of Gender Coloniality: Patriarchy and Feminist Resistance in Nawal El Saadawi’s Woman at Point Zero

   Gender Coloniality: Patriarchy and Feminist Resistance in Nawal El Saadawi’s Woman at Point Zero

   Chinasa Abonyi

   attack as a way to speak against patriarchal tradition that has persistently debased her female identity. The paper takes an expository look at the representation of patriarchy, the intersection

3. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 23, Issue 1 (September 2023)pp. 80–103PDF of Negotiating Tradition in a Globalised World: Women, Migration, and Identity in Buchi Emecheta's Second-Class Citizen

   Negotiating Tradition in a Globalised World: Women, Migration, and Identity in Buchi Emecheta's Second-Class Citizen

   Chioma Patricia Onuorah

   This paper critically examines the negotiation of tradition, gender, migration, and female identity in Buchi Emecheta’s Second-Class Citizen (1974), with particular attention to how transnational movement reshapes women