Postcolonial performativity analysis and its relation to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Southeast Asian BL-themed short movies [PDF]
This study looks at how sex, love, and gender are portrayed in Southeast Asian boys-love (BL)-themed short films. In the popular Japanese subgenre known as “boys love,” male characters are explored in their romantic and frequently sexual interactions ...
Mustofa Ali+3 more
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Ecofeminist discourse is experiencing its peak importance with the rise of both feminism and ecocriticism to the summit of cultural and literary studies. Going back and revisiting authors and texts which helped shaping the current cultural forces through
Morteza Emamqoli Tabar Malakshah+2 more
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A Comparative Study of the Theme of "the Justification of God’s Providence" in the Outlooks of Sa’di and Alexander Pope [PDF]
1. Introduction There are three distinct concepts discussed in world poetry which are the trinity of creation: God, Man, and the Universe. The mystics, including great poets, as well as classical philosophers and theosophists, have integrated the ...
Shadi Mohyeddin Ghomshei+1 more
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Gender and Disability in Bahram Tavakoli’s Here Without Me and Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie [PDF]
This article examines the intersection of gender and disability in The Glass Menagerie, a 1944 play by the acclaimed American dramatist Tennessee Williams, and the 2010 Iranian film adaptation Here Without Me, scripted and directed by Bahram Tavakoli ...
Mostafa Sadeghi Kahmini+2 more
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This study investigates how reflection-supported learning of writing affects students' writing attitudes and writing achievement goal orientations. First-year natural sciences students from Jimma University were study participants.
Taddese Deti+2 more
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The Effectiveness of Radial Categories in Facilitating EFL learners' Cognitive Operations for Learning Phrasal Verbs [PDF]
Mastery of English phrasal verbs is regarded as a stumbling block for English language learners, even at advanced levels. Possible sources of difficulty can be a lack of clear meaning and the random nature of particles.
Maryam Mehrad Sadr+2 more
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The Neoliberal Nostrum: Spatial Fix in Ian McEwan’s Solar
Ian McEwan’s Solar has been the subject of many a debate, mostly due to its controversial representation of climate change’s cause and the solution offered for the global disaster.
Seyed Mohammad Marandi+2 more
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Identity Construction of EFL Learners of Translated Short Stories [PDF]
Despite some investigations highlighting the role of English literary texts in learner identity construction, few studies have explored how integrating translated short stories from learners’ native culture impacts L2 learners’ identity reconstruction in
Farangis Shahidzade+2 more
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Jlamprang Batik: Pekalongan Cultural Identity from Natural Resources in the Environment [PDF]
Pekalongan is one of the cities in Java Island that famous of batik as it has been established as Batik City by the local government on its 105’s anniversary in 2011.
Devina Alvatica, Atrinawati Atrinawati
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AN EXPLORATION OF GRAFFITI ON UNIVERSITY’S WALLS: A CORPUS-BASED DISCOURSE ANALYSIS STUDY
Graffiti have received a great attention from scholars as they have been considered a vital cultural phenomenon for many years (Trahan, 2011; Divsalar & Nemati, 2012; Zakareviciute, 2014; Farnia, 2014; El-Nashar & Nayef; 2016).
Nisreen Naji Al-Khawaldeh+3 more
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