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Subtlety, Understatement and Omission in The Lord of the Rings 《指环王》中的微妙、理解与省略

IF 0.2 4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2023-04-11 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2193467

Jamie McGregor

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A Piece of My Self: The ‘Wound’ in the Writing of Richard Ford 《我的一部分:理查德·福特写作中的“伤口”

IF 0.2 4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2023-04-11 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2193468

Gareth Cornwell

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Sekhmet and the Shaman: Extinction, Ferality and Trans-species Connections in Henrietta Rose-Innes’ Green Lion 塞赫迈特和萨满:亨丽埃塔·罗斯-英尼斯的《绿狮》中的灭绝、野性和跨物种联系

IF 0.2 4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2023-04-11 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2193473

Judith Simon

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Notes on Contributors 投稿人说明

4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2128547

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Betty Molteno and the Creation of a South African Nineteenth-Century Lesbian Discourse 贝蒂·莫尔特诺与19世纪南非女同性恋话语的创造

IF 0.2 4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2129166

Lizelle Smit

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‘[T]o Make us Complete as Human Beings’: Soil as the Bedrock of Collected Memories in Niq Mhlongo’s Paradise in Gaza “让我们作为人类完整”:土壤是Niq Mhlongo在加沙天堂收集记忆的基石

IF 0.2 4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2022-11-14 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2128502

S. Bosman

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The Boda Boda (R)age: Economies of Affection in the Motorbike Taxis of Kenya 博达-博达（R）时代：肯尼亚摩托车出租车的情感经济

IF 0.2 4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2022-10-26 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2128542

Joyce Nyairo

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Journeying through Nairobi: Mapping the City through Prize-Winning Stories 内罗毕之旅：通过获奖故事绘制城市地图

IF 0.2 4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2022-10-25 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2128545

D. Kiguru

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Street Art and the Reconfiguration of Civic Advocacy in Nairobi City 内罗毕市街头艺术与公民倡导的重新配置

IF 0.2 4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2022-10-25 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2128532

Charles Kebaya

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Nairobi Street-Aesthetics: Distance and Proximity in the Aesthetics of Everyday Life in the Green City 内罗毕街头美学：绿城日常生活美学中的距离与接近

IF 0.2 4区文学

ENGLISH STUDIES IN AFRICA Pub Date : 2022-10-20 DOI: 10.1080/00138398.2023.2128525

Nicklas Hållén

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