Janneker Lawrence

This paper explores the complex relationship between power, authority, and psychological control as it is portrayed in literary narratives. Using the theoretical frameworks of surveillance and disciplinary power developed by Michel Foucault, as well as interdisciplinary viewpoints from social ecology and neuropsychology, this analysis explores how literary works reveal the...

The term ‘psyche’ typically refers to the human mind and its functioning. Narrative Psychology focuses on the construction and interpretation of a character’s story, thereby presenting their identity to the readers. Ralph Linton, an American anthropologist, well known for his concept of role theory, makes a clear distinction between role...

While twenty first-century posthumanism places its emphasis on technology and cyborgs, narratives in the field of blue humanities remain an under-theorised field of study. Inside the sphere of blue humanities too, the exploration often sticks to the blue medium’s capacity for trauma, labour and exploitation or climate crisis. Scholars of...

Storytelling has long been used by people to express their thoughts, feelings, memories and perspectives․ Digital storytelling provides learners with a platform to narrate their stories with digital images, voice, music and text․

The advent of social media has revolutionized the way we communicate, interact, and learn languages. This paper explores the influence of social media on Second Language Acquisition (SLA), highlighting its potential benefits and challenges.

Sefi Atta is a Nigerian-American novelist, short story writer, and screen-writer. News from Home is a short story collection published in 2010. It is a collection of eleven different short stories which deals with the themes of diaspora, identity, alienation, and grief.

The research article highlights the theoretical framework of Afrocentricity in Americanah and On Black Sisters Street. It revises the Afrocentric culture, resistance, and memory of Ifemelu and Sisi by reclaiming their migration in the Western structure.

The research article highlights the theoretical framework of Afrocentricity in Americanah and On Black Sisters Street. It revises the Afrocentric culture, resistance, and memory of Ifemelu and Sisi by reclaiming their migration in the Western structure.

Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day explores the themes of nostalgia, alienation and emotional loss through the life of Stevens, an English butler who reflects on his past while travelling through the countryside. The novel is narrated through Stevens’s memories, which gradually reveal the sacrifices he made in the name of...

This paper represents the narrative of the female psyche through silence to self-articulation in That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande, published in 1988.