IAFOR Journal Category: IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
Welcome to Volume 10 – Issue 2 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
It is our great pleasure and my personal honour as the editor-in-chief to introduce Volume 10 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 the fifth issue of the journal under my editorship; once more, …
Cebuano Poetics: Deciphering the Advice of Maria Kabigon’s Column in Bisaya
Author: Cindy Arranguez Velasquez, University of San Carlos, Philippines Email: cavelasquez@usc.edu.ph Published: December 15, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.07 Citation: Velasquez, C. A. (2021). Cebuano Poetics: Deciphering the Advice of Maria Kabigon’s Column in Bisaya. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.07 Abstract Maria Alcordo Kabigon’s column “Ang Panid ni Manding Karya” in Bisaya from the …
X-Raying the Million-Point Agenda of the Nigerian Government by Library and Information Professionals in the Country
Authors: Ogagaoghene Uzezi Idhalama, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Angela Ishioma Dime, Niger Delta University, Nigeria Kingsley Efe Osawaru, College of Education Library, Nigeria Email: idhalamao@gmail.com Published: December 15, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.06 Citation: Idhalama, O. U., Dime, A. I., & Osawaru, K. E. (2021). X-Raying the Million-Point Agenda of the Nigerian Government by Library and Information …
Politically Marginalized Female Figures: Female Grassland and Celestial Bath
Author: Katherina Li, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Email: swanakathy@gmail.com Published: December 15, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.05 Citation: Li, K. (2021). Politically Marginalized Female Figures: Female Grassland and Celestial Bath. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.05 Abstract Yan Geling’s early work Female Grassland雌性的草地 (Yan, 1989) is a novel published in 1989, while Celestial Bath …
Negotiating Cultural Identity in The Inheritance of Loss
Author: Chiou-Rung Deng, Tamkang University, Taiwan Email: crdeng@mail.tku.edu.tw Published: December 15, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.04 Citation: Deng, C.-R. (2021). Negotiating Cultural Identity in The Inheritance of Loss. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.04 Abstract This paper seeks to explore three modes of cultural identification presented in Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss. With three …
Subjectivity and Revenge in Karen M. McManus’s One of Us Is Lying
Author: Darintip Chansit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Email: darintip.c@chula.ac.th Published: December 15, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.03 Citation: Chansit, D. (2021). Subjectivity and Revenge in Karen M. McManus’s One of Us Is Lying. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.03 Abstract The aim of this paper is to explore the issues of peer rejection and revenge among …
Violent Memory: Haruki Murakami’s Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Author: Netty Mattar, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia Email: netster@mac.com Published: December 15, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.02 Citation: Mattar, N. (2021). Violent Memory: Haruki Murakami’s Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.02 Abstract Modern information technologies have radically transfigured human experience. The extensive use of mnemonic devices, …
Postcolonial Gothic Elements in Joaquin’s The Woman Who Had Two Navels
Author: Mohammad Hossein Abedi Valoojerdi, University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, Philippines Email: hosseinabedi@yahoo.com Published: December 15, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.01 Citation: Abedi Valoojerdi, M. H. (2021). Postcolonial Gothic Elements in Joaquin’s The Woman Who Had Two Navels. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2.01 Abstract Nick Joaquin (Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín, (1917-2004) is known for …
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 10 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 10 – Issue 2 Editor-in-Chief: Bernard Montoneri, Taipei, Taiwan Co-Editor: Rachel Franks, University of Newcastle, Australia Published: December 15, 2021 ISSN: 2187-0608 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.2 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to Volume 10 – Issue 2 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship Dr Bernard Montoneri, Editor-in-Chief Articles Postcolonial Gothic Elements in …
Welcome to Volume 10 – Issue 1 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
It is our great pleasure and my personal honour as the editor-in-chief to introduce Volume 10 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 already the fourth issue of the journal I have edited; once more …
Novels of Martin Amis: A Review of the Critical Reception
Authors: Sukanta Sanyal, IIIT, Bhubaneswar, India Tanutrushna Panigrahi, IIIT, Bhubaneswar, India Lipika Das, IIIT, Bhubaneswar, India Email: sukantasanyal@rediffmail.com Published: July 28, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.06 Citation: Sanyal, S., Panigrahi, T., & Das, L. (2021). Novels of Martin Amis: A Review of the Critical Reception. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.06
Mapping Spaces, Identities, and Ideologies in The Parisian (2019)
Author: Fadwa Kamal Abdel Rahman, Ain Shams University, Egypt Published: July 28, 2021 Email: fabdelrahman@yahoo.com https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.07 Citation: Rahman, F. K. A. (2021). Mapping Spaces, Identities, and Ideologies in The Parisian (2019). IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.07 Abstract The Parisian (2019) is Isabella Hammad’s debut novel. It provides a dynamic spatial representation of …
Mitigating the Infodemic Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Roles of Nigerian Librarians Copy
Authors: Afebuameh James Aiyebelehin, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Faith O. Mesagan, University of Nigeria, Nigeria Email: jamesaferich@gmail.com https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.04 Citation: Aiyebelehin, A. J., & Mesagan, F. O. (2021). Mitigating the Infodemic Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Roles of Nigerian Librarians. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.04 Abstract This study investigates how Nigerian librarians are …
Characters’ Pilgrimage from the Canon to Fanfiction: A Gestalt Approach
Authors: Iryna Morozova, Odesa Mechnikov National University, Ukraine Olena Pozharytska, Odesa Mechnikov National University, Ukraine Email: morpo@ukr.net Published: July 28, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.05 Citation: Morozova, I., & Pozharytska, O. (2021). Characters’ Pilgrimage from the Canon to Fanfiction: A Gestalt Approach. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.05 Abstract Most academic circles treat fanfiction as “paraliterature” …
A Reading of Philip Roth’s Everyman as a Postmodern Parody
Author: Majeed U. Jadwe, University of Anbar, Iraq Email: jadwe@uoanbar.edu.iq Published: July 28, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.03 Citation: Jadwe, M. U. (2021). A Reading of Philip Roth’s Everyman as a Postmodern Parody. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.03 Abstract Philip Roth’s 2006 novel Everyman borrows its title from the famous fifteenth-century morality play The Summoning …
Mitigating the Infodemic Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Roles of Nigerian Librarians
Authors: Afebuameh James Aiyebelehin, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Faith O. Mesagan, University of Nigeria, Nigeria Published: July 28, 2021 Email: jamesaferich@gmail.com https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.04 Citation: Aiyebelehin, A. J., & Mesagan, F. O. (2021). Mitigating the Infodemic Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Roles of Nigerian Librarians. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.04 Abstract This study investigates …
Developing a Model of Indian Women Library Association to Support Open Access Environment in Academic Libraries in India
Authors: Ritu Nagpal, O P Jindal Global University, India N. Radhakrishnan, Periyar University, India Published: July 28, 2021 Email: ritunagpal3@gmail.com https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.02 Citation: Nagpal, R., & Radhakrishnan, N. (2021). Developing a Model of Indian Women Library Association to Support Open Access Environment in Academic Libraries in India. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.02
Plastic (in) Paradise: Karen Tei Yamashita’s Through the Arc of the Rain Forest
Author: Michaela Keck, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany Email: michaela.keck@gmail.com Published: July 28, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.01 Citation: Keck, M. (2021). Plastic (in) Paradise: Karen Tei Yamashita’s Through the Arc of the Rain Forest. IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1.01 Abstract This contribution examines the magic-realist metaphor of the Matacão in Karen Tei …
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 10 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 10 – Issue 1 Editor-in-Chief: Bernard Montoneri, Taipei, Taiwan Co-Editor: Rachel Franks, University of Newcastle, Australia Published: July 28, 2021 ISSN: 2187-0608 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.10.1 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to Volume 10 – Issue 1 – IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship Dr Bernard Montoneri, Editor-in-Chief Articles Plastic (in) Paradise: Karen …
Motion, Change and Discontinuity in David Lodge’s Changing Places (1975)
Author: Issaga Ndiaye, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal Email: ndiayeissaga@gmail.com Published: December 14, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.06 Citation: Ndiaye, I. (2020). Motion, Change and Discontinuity in David Lodge’s Changing Places (1975). IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.9.2.06 Abstract This paper aims to show that the suitability of the title of Lodge’s novel, Changing Places, transcends …
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. Short articles should be between 1,500 and 2,500 words in length (from introduction to conclusion, NOT including tables, figures, footnotes, and references; no abstract/keywords needed). These will be peer-reviewed by at least three of …
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 …