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1. 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

   objects, colours and structures can acquire metaphorical meanings that illuminate colonial legacies, cultural conflict, social hierarchy and struggles over identity. This study examines the titles of Ngugi wa Thiong

2. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 25, Issue 1 (September 2025)pp. 107–128PDF of The Novel as a Cultural Artefact in Africa

   The Novel as a Cultural Artefact in Africa

   Isaac Ojo Atere and Chukwunomsue Juliana Nwazodoni

   examines Achebe’s representation of Igbo communal life, oral traditions, religious beliefs, governance and social hierarchies; Ngũgĩ’s depiction of Gikuyu spirituality, land, initiation rites, and communal identity; and Nwapa