IAFOR Journal Category: IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
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Peer Review Process IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship conforms to the highest academic standards of international peer review. The external peer review process which leads to publication can be broadly summarised into 10 steps which are listed below. Process from Submission to Publication Including External Peer Review We do not offer short peer review …
Welcome to Volume 13– Issue 1 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
It is our great pleasure and my personal honour as the editor-in-chief to introduce Volume 13 Issue 1 of the IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship. This issue is a selection of papers received through open submissions directly to our journal. This is the ninth issue of the journal that I have edited (the 22nd …
The Sense of Floating and Finding Moorings in Xiaolu Guo’s A Lover’s Discourse
Author: Megha Solanki, The English and Foreign Languages University, India Email: solankimeghaphdiwl19@efluniversity.ac.in Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.08 Citation: Solanki, M. (2024). The Sense of Floating and Finding Moorings in Xiaolu Guo’s A Lover’s Discourse. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.08 Abstract This article analyses Xiaolu Guo’s 2020 novel A Lover’s Discourse. It follows …
Birds of Feathers may not Flock Together: Avian Imageries in Contemporary Arab Diasporic Novels
Authors: Nour Kailani, UNRWA (The United Nations Relief and Works Agency), Jordan Yousef Abu Amrieh, The University of Jordan, Jordan Email: alkilani15@gmail.com Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.07 Citation: Kailani, N., & Amrieh, Y. A. (2024). Birds of Feathers may not Flock Together: Avian Imageries in Contemporary Arab Diasporic Novels. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, …
Exploring Contrasts: Depiction of Irish Rural Life in Yeats and Kavanagh
Author: Abdel Mohsen Ibrahim Hashim, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Email: a.ibrahim@ut.edu.sa Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.06 Citation: Hasim, A. M. I. (2024). Exploring Contrasts: Depiction of Irish Rural Life in Yeats and Kavanagh. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.06 Abstract This paper aims to investigate the depiction of Irish rural life in …
Analytical Factors Boosting Service Delivery Among Staff in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Literature
Authors: Japheth Abdulazeez Yaya, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria Kikelomo Adeeko, McPherson University, Nigeria Email: japheth.yaya@fuoye.edu.ng Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.05 Citation: Yaya, J. A., & Adeeko, K. (2024). Analytical Factors Boosting Service Delivery Among Staff in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Literature. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.05 Abstract Service delivery …
Surface and Depth: Reading Photographs in Obasan and The Invention of Solitude
Author: Chiou-Rung Deng, Tamkang University, Taiwan Email: crdeng@mail.tku.edu.tw Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.04 Citation: Deng, C.-R. (2024). Surface and Depth: Reading Photographs in Obasan and The Invention of Solitude. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.04 Abstract Since its invention, photography has been imbued with the promise of providing a sense of fullness and …
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Silvia Hamilton, and the Morgan Library Little Prince Manuscript
Author: Bernard Montoneri, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Email: montoneri@aol.fr Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.03 Citation: Montoneri, B. (2024). Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Silvia Hamilton, and the Morgan Library Little Prince Manuscript. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.03 Abstract Short article with no abstract or keywords. Note – Dr Montoneri is the Chief Editor …
Trauma Remythologized: Natsuo Kirino’s The Goddess Chronicle
Author: Eugenia Prasol, Nagasaki University, Japan Email: eugenia.prasol@gmail.com Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.02 Citation: Prasol, E. (2024). Trauma Remythologized: Natsuo Kirino’s The Goddess Chronicle. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.02 Abstract Natsuo Kirino’s The Goddess Chronicle has been so far analyzed from various standpoints by researchers such as Copeland (2018), Dumas (2018), Qiao …
Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street: The Bildungsroman and Identity Formation
Author: Shadi S. Neimneh, The Hashemite University, Jordan Email: shadin@hu.edu.jo Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.01 Citation: Neimneh, S. S. (2024). Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street: The Bildungsroman and Identity Formation. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1.01 Abstract This article employs the psychosocial theories of Erik Erikson on identity development to negotiate …
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 13 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 13 – Issue 1 Chief Editor: Bernard Montoneri, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Co-Editor: Michaela Keck, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany Published: August 29, 2024 ISSN: 2187-0608 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.13.1 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to Volume 13 – Issue 1 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship Dr Bernard …
Welcome to Volume 12 – Issue 2 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
It is our great pleasure and my personal honour as the editor-in-chief to introduce Volume 12 Issue 2 of the IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship. This issue is a selection of papers received through open submissions directly to our journal. This is the eighth issue of the journal under my editorship (the 21st for …
Awareness and Utilization of E-Resources to Support Academic and Research Activities
Authors: Shahzadi Humbhi, University of Balochistan, Pakistan Shabbir Tareen, Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department Balochistan, Pakistan Abdul Raheem, University of Balochistan, Pakistan Alia Humbhi, Government Inter College Match Balochistan, Pakistan Email: shahzadihumbhi@gmail.com Published: November 24, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.08 Citation: Humbhi, S., Tareen, S., Raheem, A., & Humbhi, A (2023). Awareness and Utilization of E-Resources to Support …
The Quest for Ultimate Truth in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s “In a Grove”
Author: Eugenia Prasol, Nagasaki University, Japan Email: prasol.yevheniia@nagasaki-u.ac.jp Published: November 24, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.07 Citation: Prasol, E. (2023). The Quest for Ultimate Truth in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s “In a Grove”. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.07 Abstract The paper focuses on Akutagawa’s story “In a Grove” and examines it through the framework of literary modernism …
The Death of Fanny Godwin in Helen Edmundson’s Mary Shelley
Author: Jessica Zhu, Dulwich College Suzhou, China Email: jessica.zhu0324@gmail.com Published: November 24, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.06 Citation: Zhu, J. (2023). The Death of Fanny Godwin in Helen Edmundson’s Mary Shelley. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.06 Abstract Fanny Godwin, as the daughter of renowned writer and activist Mary Wollstonecraft and stepdaughter of political philosopher William …
Apotheosizing Rain: An Eco-Critical Reading of Select Indian Folktales
Authors: Deborah Ann P. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India Stephen Foster Davis, Scott Christian College, India Email: debiann95@gmail.com Published: November 24, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.05 Citation: P., D. A., & Davis, S. F. (2023). Apotheosizing Rain: An Eco-Critical Reading of Select Indian Folktales. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.05 Abstract Short article with no abstract or …
Cultural Implications of Nature and Eco-Consciousness in Select 21st Century Indian Retellings of the Mahabharata
Authors: Rashmita Devi, Rajiv Gandhi University, India Prachand Narayan Piraji, Rajiv Gandhi University, India Email: devirashmita2@gmail.com Published: November 24, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.04 Citation: Rajiv, R., & Piraji, P. N. (2023). Cultural Implications of Nature and Eco-Consciousness in Select 21st Century Indian Retellings of the Mahabharata. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.04 Abstract Ecology and …
Coronavirus: A Literary Perspective from the Arab World
Author: Manal Almehaidly, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Email: malmuhaidly@ut.edu.sa Published: November 24, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.03 Citation: Almehaidly, M. (2023). Coronavirus: A Literary Perspective from the Arab World. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.03 Abstract The Coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on all aspects of human life, including the way we experience …
A Widow’s Diet: Negotiating Politics of Food and Widowhood in The Anger of Aubergines
Authors: Rajbir Samal, Indian Institute of Technology, India Binod Mishra, Indian Institute of Technology, India Email: samalrajbir@gmail.com Published: November 24, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.02 Citation: Samal, R., & Mishra, B. (2023). A Widow’s Diet: Negotiating Politics of Food and Widowhood in The Anger of Aubergines. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.02 Abstract Widowhood, in Indian …
Disemboweled Tradition in Seishi Yokomizo’s The Honjin Murders (1946)
Author: Xinnia Ejaz, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan Email: xinnia.ejaz@yahoo.com Published: November 24, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.01 Citation: Ejaz, X. (2023). Disemboweled Tradition in Seishi Yokomizo’s The Honjin Murders (1946). IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2.01 Abstract This research paper examines Seishi Yokomizo’s first postwar detective novel, The Honjin Murders (1946), which scrutinizes Japanese culture …
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 12 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 12 – Issue 2 Chief Editor: Bernard Montoneri, Taipei, Taiwan Co-Editor: Alyson Miller, Deakin University, Australia Published: November 24, 2023 ISSN: 2187-0608 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.2 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to Volume 12 – Issue 2 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship. Dr Bernard Montoneri, Chief Editor Articles Disemboweled Tradition in …
Welcome to Volume 12 – Issue 1 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
It is our great pleasure and my personal honour as the editor-in-chief to introduce Volume 12 Issue 1 of the IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship. This issue is a selection of papers received through open submissions on the theme of “World Fairy Tales and Folklore”. This is the seventh issue of the journal I …
Rabbit, Rabbit: Analysing the Hare/Rabbit Characters in Ukrainian and English Fairy Tales
Authors: Iryna Morozova, Odesa Mechnikov National University, Ukraine Olena Pozharytska, Odesa Mechnikov National University, Ukraine Email: morpo@ukr.net Published: June 7, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.08 Citation: Morozova, I., & Pozharytska, O. (2023). Rabbit, Rabbit: Analysing the Hare/Rabbit Characters in Ukrainian and English Fairy Tales. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.08 Abstract Artistic images of animal characters …
Niabai, the Weaver: Omitting More Than Just Violence
Author: Widjati Hartiningtyas, Independent Researcher, Indonesia Email: widjati@gmail.com Published: June 7, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.07 Citation: Hartiningtyas, W. (2023). Niabai, the Weaver: Omitting More Than Just Violence. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.07 Abstract Short article with no abstract of keywords.
Archetypal Analysis of H. C. Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling: Turning a Loser into a Winner
Author: Anna Toom, Touro University, USA Email: annatoom@gmail.com Published: June 7, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.06 Citation: Toom, A. (2023). Archetypal Analysis of H. C. Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling: Turning a Loser into a Winner. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.06 Abstract The current article is devoted to the study of H. C. Andersen’s fairy tale …
Trauma and Fairy Tales in Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
Author: Yevheniia Prasol, Nagasaki University, Japan Email: eugenia.prasol@gmail.com Published: June 7, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.05 Citation: Prasol. Y. (2023). Trauma and Fairy Tales in Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.05 Abstract This article deals with the metaphoric representation of childhood traumatic experiences through references to European fairy …
Perception through the Personified: A Study of Children’s Folklore from Bihar, India
Authors: Mallika Tosha, Delhi Technological University, India Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi, Delhi Technological University, India Email: mallikanatyam@gmail.com Published: June 7, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.04 Citation: Tosha, M., & Dwivedi, R. R. (2023). Perception through the Personified: A Study of Children’s Folklore from Bihar, India. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.04 Abstract The research explores the children-related …
A Treatise on the Unpublished Manuscript of The Little Prince Discovered in 2012
Author: Bernard Montoneri, Independent Researcher, Taiwan Email: montoneri@aol.fr Published: June 7, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.03 Citation: Montoneri, B. (2023). A Treatise on the Unpublished Manuscript of The Little Prince Discovered in 2012. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.03 Abstract Short article with no abstract of keywords.
Understanding Eco-Sustainability through Lotha Naga Folktales: Analyzing Jasmine Patton’s A Girl Swallowed by a Tree
Author: Panchali Bhattacharya, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), India Email: panchalibhattacharya1990@gmail.com Published: June 7, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.02 Citation: Bhattacharya, P. (2023). Understanding Eco-Sustainability through Lotha Naga Folktales: Analyzing Jasmine Patton’s A Girl Swallowed by a Tree. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.02 Abstract The Lotha Nagas are one of the major Indigenous …
The Monstrous Feminine: Politics of Gender and Fear in the Adaptation of “Tejeemola” in Kothanodi
Authors: Sruthi B Guptha, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India Sandhya V, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India Email: bg_sruthi@cb.students.amrita.edu Published: June 7, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.01 Citation: Guptha, S. B, & Sandhya, V (2023). The Monstrous Feminine: Politics of Gender and Fear in the Adaptation of “Tejeemola” in Kothanodi. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.12.1.01 Abstract Contemporary folklore …