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English language and literature as an academic subject in China 英语语言文学在中国是一门学术学科

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2024-01-23 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12754

Ruan Wei

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A novel for an ageing population? Masculinity and demographic shift in David Lodge's Deaf Sentence (2008) 老龄化人口的小说？大卫-洛奇的《聋子的判决》（2008）中的男性气质与人口结构变化

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2023-12-26 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12755

Stefano Rossoni

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English studies in India: Its past and its future 印度的英语研究：其过去和未来

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12753

Sambudha Sen

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The Futures of English: Introduction from the UK 英语的未来：英国介绍

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2023-12-19 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12752

Regenia Gagnier

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‘Delicate ironies quite imperceptible on its surface’: Henry S. Whitehead's weird tales and American empire in the Caribbean “表面上难以察觉的微妙讽刺”:亨利·s·怀特黑德的怪异故事和加勒比地区的美国帝国

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2023-11-22 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12751

Michael Goodrum

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Literature and global responsibility: Narratives, questions, and challenges 文学与全球责任：叙述、问题与挑战

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2023-11-10 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12750

Stefano Bellin

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The “practical mode of teaching” and the state of English studies in the United States “实践性教学模式”与美国英语学习现状

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12748

Dennis Denisoff, Laura M. Stevens

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Futures of english studies: Australia 英语学习的未来：澳大利亚

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2023-10-21 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12747

Paul Giles

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The Africa paradox: Locating Africa in eighteenth-century studies 非洲悖论：十八世纪研究中的非洲定位

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12749

Rebekah Mitsein

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“For the planet. For home”: Generating planetary responsibility in the climate fiction of Los Angeles “为了地球。“为了家”：洛杉矶气候小说中的地球责任

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Literature Compass Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12742

Edwin Gilson

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