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1. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 25, Issue 1 (September 2025)pp. 234–247PDF of Microaggressions and the Negotiation of Black Identity in Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah

   Microaggressions and the Negotiation of Black Identity in Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah

   Eze Nnaemeka Richard and Obasi Ngozika Linda

   racial identity, diaspora, gender, hair, language, and immigrant experiences. However, the specific ways racial microaggressions shape the negotiation and reconstruction of Black immigrant identity remain insufficiently foregrounded. This study addresses … this gap by employing Critical Race Theory (CRT) to examine the relationship between racial microaggressions and identity formation in Americanah. Through a close reading of the experiences of Ifemelu, Obinze