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African Literature

Spatial Negotiations: Anthropomorphism and the Niger Delta Landscape in Ebi Yeibo’s Poetry

Oziomachukwu Ejechi — University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria · Vol. 33, No. 2 · 08 September 2026

Psalms Chinaka University of Port Harcourt Oyeh Otu University of Port Harcourt

While much of the existing scholarship on the Niger Delta focuses on ecological degradation and environmental injustice, the role of anthropomorphism in shaping the region’s literary landscapes remains underexplored. Ant...

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African Literature

From Historical Memory to African Futurity: Visual Culture and Epistemic Resistance in Roye Okupe's Graphic Novels

Favour Obirinma Nwanne — Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State. · Vol. 33, No. 1 · 05 September 2026

The ways Africa is represented shape how its histories, cultures and identities are understood. The contemporary African graphic novel provides a space where such representations can be questioned, recovered and reimagin...

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Political Thought

Between Here and Nowhere: Migration, Belonging, and Nationality in Segun Afolabi’s Goodbye Lucille

Julius Nsirim Akani — University of Port Harcourt · Vol. 32, No. 1 · 09 June 2026

Between Here and Nowhere: Migration, Belonging, and Nationality in Segun Afolabi’s Goodbye Lucille” interrogates the complex realities of Nigerian migrants in Europe, exploring the interplay of history, identity, and...

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African Literature

Language and Cultural Identity: The Izonization of English in Gabriel Okara’s The Voice

Dean Odeh — Niger Delta University · Vol. 26, No. 1 · 19 June 2020

Language is an integral part of culture. It expresses a cultural reality and speakers identify themselves and others through their use of language which is the index or symbol of their social or cultural identity. Human...

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