IAFOR Journal Category: IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
Welcome to Volume 9 – Issue 2 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
It is our great pleasure and my personal honor as the editor-in-chief to introduce Volume 9 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 already my third issue of the journal, and once more, this is …
Anthroparchic Gynocide/Genocide vs. Capitalist Patriarchy: An Ecofeminist Reading of Zadie Smith’s “Two Men Arrive in a Village”
Authors: nargesmontakhab@gmail.com Babak Ashrafkhani Limoudehi, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran Narges Montakhabi Bakhtvar, Islamic Azad University (Central Tehran Branch), Iran Email: nargesmontakhab@gmail.com Published: December 14, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.07 Citation: Limoudehi, B. A., & Bakhtvar, N. M. (2020). Anthroparchic Gynocide/Genocide vs. Capitalist Patriarchy: An Ecofeminist Reading of Zadie Smith’s “Two Men Arrive in a Village” IAFOR …
One Plus One is Greater than Two: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration for Developing Information Literacy in Higher Education
Author: William Ko-Wai Tang, The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Email: wtang@ouhk.edu.hk Published: December 14, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.05 Citation: Thang, W. K.-W. (2020). One Plus One is Greater than Two: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration for Developing Information Literacy in Higher Education. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.05 This is a short article and therefore …
How to Employ Nagasaki: Kazuo Ishiguro’s A Pale View of Hills (1982)
Author: Akiyoshi Suzuki, Nagasaki University, Japan Email: suzu-a@nagasaki-u.ac.jp Published: December 14, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.04 Citation: Suzuki, A. (2020). How to Employ Nagasaki: Kazuo Ishiguro’s A Pale View of Hills (1982). IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.04 Abstract Not a few scholars believe that representation of scenery in Nagasaki is a mockery in Kazuo Ishiguro’s …
Leadership Styles, Promotion Opportunities, and Salary as Correlates of Turnover Intentions among Librarians in Nigerian University Libraries
Authors: Afebuameh James Aiyebelehin, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Rosemary Odiachi, Benson Idahosa University, Nigeria Blessing Omoregie, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Email: jamesaferich@gmail.com Published: December 14, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.03 Citation: Aiyebelehin, A. J., Odiachi, R., & Omoregie, B. (2020). Leadership Styles, Promotion Opportunities, and Salary as Correlates of Turnover Intentions among Librarians in Nigerian University Libraries. IAFOR …
Revisiting (In)visibility: A Reflexive Study of Two English Translations of Iqbal’s “Shikwa” and “Jawab-i-Shikwa”
Authors: Rana Kashif Shakeel, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan Maria Farooq Maan, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan Email: kashif.gcuf@gmail.com Published: December 14, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.02 Citation: Shakeel, R. K., Maan, M. F. (2020). Revisiting (In)visibility: A Reflexive Study of Two English Translations of Iqbal’s “Shikwa” and “Jawab-i-Shikwa”. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.02 Abstract This …
Lexical Semantics: Mapping Gender and Cultural Geography in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Speculative Fiction
Authors: Anupa Lewis, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India Padma Rani, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India Email: anupa.lewis@manipal.edu Published: December 14, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.01 Citation: Lewis, A., & Rani, P. (2020). Lexical Semantics: Mapping Gender and Cultural Geography in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Speculative Fiction. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.01 Abstract This …
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 9 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 9 – Issue 2 Editor-in-Chief: Bernard Montoneri, Taipei, Taiwan Co-Editor: Rachel Franks, University of Newcastle, Australia Published: December 14, 2020 ISSN: 2187-0608 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to Volume 9 – Issue 2 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship Dr Bernard Montoneri, Editor-in-Chief Articles Lexical Semantics: Mapping Gender …
Author Guidelines – Short Articles
Short Articles Please see here for Author Guidelines for main journal articles We accept submissions of short original essays and articles (800 to 2000 words including references/footnotes) that will be peer-reviewed by at least three of our team members like regular research papers. From these submissions, editors will select three short pieces which receive positive …
Conflict: A Cultural Theme in the Early 20th Century American Novel
Author: Majed Al-Lehaibi, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia Email: mallehaibi@jazanu.edu.sa Published: July 27, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.08 Citation: Al-Lehaibi, M. (2020). Conflict: A Cultural Theme in the Early 20th Century American Novel. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.08 Abstract This paper addresses a major theme in the modern American novel: Conflict as a catalyst for constant …
School and Schooling, and the Boundaries of the Human in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go
Author: Nurit Buchweitz, Beit Berl College, Israel Email: nuritb@beitberl.ac.il Published: July 27, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.07 Citation: Buchweitz, N. (2020). School and Schooling, and the Boundaries of the Human in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.07 Abstract Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 novel Never Let Me Go presents an alternative history in …
Centre That Holds: An Inquiry into the Model of Peace and Protection in T.S. Eliot’s Selected Ariel Poems
Author: Kongkona Dutta, Indian Institute of Technology, India Email: shailajadutta@gmail.com Published: July 27, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.06 Citation: Duta, K. (2020). Centre That Holds: An Inquiry into the Model of Peace and Protection in T.S. Eliot’s Selected Ariel Poems. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.06 Abstract As a poet, philosopher and social commentator of the …
Legally Bound: Advancing the Competencies of Academic Law Librarians in the Philippines
Authors: Willian S. A. Frias, De La Salle University, Philippines Kriezel Joy R. Daria, University of the Philippines, Philippines Email: willian.frias@dlsu.edu.ph Published: July 27, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.05 Citation: Frias, W. S. A., & Daria, K. J. R. (2020). Legally Bound: Advancing the Competencies of Academic Law Librarians in the Philippines. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, …
Investigation into the Challenges Associated with the Delivery of Library Services on Mobile Technology Platform
Authors: Ebenezer Acheampong, University of Cape Coast, Ghana De-Graft Johnson Dei, University of Ghana, Legon Email: ebenezer.acheampong@ucc.edu.gh Published: July 27, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.04 Citation: Acheampong, E., & De-Graft, J. D. (2020). Investigation into the Challenges Associated with the Delivery of Library Services on Mobile Technology Platform. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.04 Abstract Challenges …
The System of Gaps and Alerting the Reader in Modern Arabic Literature
Authors: Mohammad Hamad, Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, Israel Mahmoud Kabha, Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, Israel Email: hamadm33@gmail.com Published: July 27, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.03 Citation: Hamad, M., & Kabha, M. (2020). The System of Gaps and Alerting the Reader in Modern Arabic Literature. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.03 Abstract This article discusses …
Wrestling with the Angel: Maurice Dantec, God, and Deleuze
Author: Gilles Boileau, Tamkang University, Taiwan Email: boileau@mail.tku.edu.tw Published: July 27, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.02 Citation: Boileau, G. (2020). Wrestling with the Angel: Maurice Dantec, God, and Deleuze. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.02 Abstract Maurice Dantec (1959-2016), Canadian-French novelist, was a cyberpunk author with a strong interest in Science, Christian theology and the philosophy …
Sustainable Preservation of Lanna Palm Leaf Manuscripts Based on Community Participation
Author: Piyapat Jarusawat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand Email: p.jarusawat@gmail.com Published: July 27, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.01 Citation: Jarusawat, P. (2020). Sustainable Preservation of Lanna Palm Leaf Manuscripts Based on Community Participation. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1.01 Abstract Palm leaf manuscripts (PLMs), with their strong bond to Buddhism, are one invaluable symbol of the Lanna …
Welcome to Volume 9 – Issue 1 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
It is our great pleasure and my personal honour as the Editor-in-Chief to introduce Volume 9 Issue 1 of the IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship. This issue is a selection of papers received though open submissions directly to our journal. This is the second issue under my editorship, this time with the precious help …
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 9 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 9 – Issue 1 Editor-in-Chief: Bernard Montoneri, Taipei, Taiwan Co-Editor: Rachel Franks, University of Newcastle / University of Sydney, Australia Published: July 27, 2020 ISSN: 2187-0608 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.1 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to Volume 9 – Issue 1 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship Dr Bernard Montoneri, Editor-in-Chief Articles …
Creation, Creator and Causality: Perspectives from Purānic Genre of Hindu Literature
Authors: Sivaram Sivasubramanian, Jain (deemed-to-be-university), India Rajani Jairam, Jain (deemed-to-be-university), India Email: sivr.sss30@gmail.com Published: December 24, 2019 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.08 Citation: Sivasubramanian, S., & Jairam, R. (2019). Creation, Creator and Causality: Perspectives from Purānic Genre of Hindu Literature. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.08 Abstract Inspirited by a growing recognition of the need for an …
Symphony of the Oppressed: Intertextuality and Social Realism in Osundare and Sow Fall’s Aesthetics
Author: Jamiu Adekunle Olowonmi, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education Oyo, Oyo state, Nigeria Email: adeolowonmi@gmail.com Published: December 24, 2019 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.07 Citation: Olowonmi, J. A. (2019). Symphony of the Oppressed: Intertextuality and Social Realism in Osundare and Sow Fall’s Aesthetics. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.07 Abstract Among many social theorists and development strategists …
Urban Malaise: Women and the Discourse of Desire in Pan Xiangli’s Shanghai
Author: Giulia Rampolla, University of Naples L’Orientale and University of International Studies in Rome (UNINT), Italy Email: rampolla.giulia@gmail.com Published: December 24, 2019 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.06 Citation: Rampolla, G. (2019). Urban Malaise: Women and the Discourse of Desire in Pan Xiangli’s Shanghai. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.06 Abstract This paper deals with the portrayal of …
Subverting the Traditional Elements of Drama in Henry James’s Fiction: Upturning the Spectacle and Boosting the Female Acting
Author: Nodhar Hammami Ben Fradj, University of Kairouan, Tunisia Email: nodharhammami@yahoo.com Published: December 24, 2019 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.05 Citation: Fradj, N. H. B. (2019). Subverting the Traditional Elements of Drama in Henry James’s Fiction: Upturning the Spectacle and Boosting the Female Acting. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.05 Abstract The present paper attempts to reveal …
Hindi Haiku: A Study of Shifts in Moods
Author: Mallika Tosha, Delhi Technological University, India Email: mallikanatyam@gmail.com Published: December 24, 2019 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.04 Citation: Tosha, M. (2019). Hindi Haiku: A Study of Shifts in Moods. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.04 Abstract Making a grand breakthrough in the eighth century, Japanese poetry remains one of the earliest boons for the world of …
The Politics of Space and Heterotopia in the Works of W. G. Sebald
Author: Richa Gupta, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, India Email: rcha.gupta@gmail.com Published: December 24, 2019 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.03 Citation: Gupta, R. (2019). The Politics of Space and Heterotopia in the Works of W. G. Sebald. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.03 Abstract This paper will attempt to read how history and space are informed …
Riding the Centaur Metaphor from Past to Present: Myth, Constellation and Non-gendered Hybrid
Author: Jeri Kroll, Flinders University, Australia Email: jeri.kroll@flinders.edu.au Published: December 24, 2019 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.02 Citation: Kroll, J. (2019). Riding the Centaur Metaphor from Past to Present: Myth, Constellation and Non-gendered Hybrid. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.02 Abstract Tracking the ancient centaur as myth and metaphor through cultural history to the twenty-first century reveals …
Negotiating Identity: Sexuality and Gender in Olumide Popoola’s When We Speak of Nothing (2017)
Author: Nurayn Fola Alimi, University of Lagos, Nigeria Email: fnurayn@unilag.edu.ng Published: December 24, 2019 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.01 Citation: Alimi, N. F. (2019). Negotiating Identity: Sexuality and Gender in Olumide Popoola’s When We Speak of Nothing (2017). IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1.01 Abstract “Sexuality” and “gender” are two cultural indexes regarded by gender and culture …
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 8 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 8 – Issue 1 Editor: Bernard Montoneri, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan Published: December 24, 2019 ISSN: 2187-0608 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.8.1 Articles Negotiating Identity: Sexuality and Gender in Olumide Popoola’s When We Speak of Nothing (2017) Nurayn Fola Alimi Riding the Centaur Metaphor from Past to Present: Myth, Constellation and …
William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!: A Narrative of Inexhaustible Word and Unfathomable Past
Author: Djamila Houamdi Email: houamdi.dj@gmail.com Published: December 1, 2018 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.7.1.06 Citation: Houamdi, D. (2018). William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!: A Narrative of Inexhaustible Word and Unfathomable Past, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.7.1.06 Abstract The purpose of the present paper is to cast light on William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! in terms of its linguistic and communicational woes. A proliferation of …
Body and Gender Expressed by the Cross-Dressing of Hannah Snell in Eighteenth-century Naval Culture in The Female Soldier; Or, the Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell
Author: Yoriko Ishida Email: yoriko@oshima-k.ac.jp Published: December 1, 2018 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.7.1.05 Citation: Ishida, Y. (2016). Body and Gender Expressed by the Cross-Dressing of Hannah Snell in Eighteenth-century Naval Culture in The Female Soldier; Or, the Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.7.1.05 Abstract Hannah Snell is arguably considered the most famous woman who embarked …