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1. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 21, Issue 2 (September 2021)pp. 50–69PDF of The Psychology of Criminality in F. O. Orabueze’s Men Behind the Masks

   The Psychology of Criminality in F. O. Orabueze’s Men Behind the Masks

   Chidiebere Chukwuemeka Eze, Chinasa Abonyi, Henrietta Okafor and Chilaka, Chiamaka Perpetual

   both an individual and structural phenomenon. It concludes that dysfunctional social institutions, economic inequality, corruption and the unequal distribution of opportunities can create conditions conducive to criminal behaviour

2. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 23, Issue 1 (September 2023)pp. 57–79PDF of Eco-Social Oppression and the Marginalised Child in Amma Darko’s Faceless and Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation

   Eco-Social Oppression and the Marginalised Child in Amma Darko’s Faceless and Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation

   Chidiebere Chukwuemeka Eze, Kenneth Ahaiwe C., Chinasa Abonyi, Henrietta Okafor and Chidimma Irene Odoh

   textual and comparative analysis. It argues that Faceless portrays urban poverty, environmental degradation, gender inequality and institutional neglect as conditions that expose Fofo and Baby T to homelessness, exploitation, violence … showing how the suffering of children reveals the interconnected consequences of ecological degradation, social inequality, violence and institutional failure

3. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 25, Issue 1 (September 2025)pp. 88–106PDF of Representation, Gender and The Politics of Marginalisation in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count

   Representation, Gender and The Politics of Marginalisation in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count

   Okoro, Harmony Ezinne and Omoregie, Blessing Onaiwu Eyonju

   women of colour has always been rendered insignificant by their host communities, perpetuating the inequalities of gender, race, class, social mobility, citizenship status and nationality. The media, anti-sexual violence

4. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 24, Issue 1 (September 2024)pp. 116–140PDF of African And Global Crises In Wale Okediran’s Strange Encounters And Emmanuel Ojukwu’s Sunset For Mr Goodman

   African And Global Crises In Wale Okediran’s Strange Encounters And Emmanuel Ojukwu’s Sunset For Mr Goodman

   Philip Umaru and Esther Temitayo Adelana

   theoretical framework, given its focus on class relations, power structures, exploitation, and social inequality. Although both novels represent institutional failure, abuse of power and the vulnerability of ordinary people, they

5. 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

   does not necessarily liberate women from patriarchal structures; rather, it relocates and reshapes gendered inequalities within new social, cultural, racial, and economic contexts. The analysis is organised around three interconnected