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The Griot: International Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies

Print ISSN:  2735-9190

Published by:                                                                           

West African Association of Literature and Language Studies (WAACLALS), a member of ACLALS. 

WAACLALS Cameroon                                       

WAACLALS Ghana                                                                                                                                                  

WAACLALS Nigeria

EDITORIAL BOARD

Prof. Marcel Okhakhu  

Chairman of the Board                                                                                                                                                            

University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.                                                                                              

+2348023394497.                      

Email: marcelokhakhu@gmail.com

 

Prof. Afutendem Lucas Nkwetta                                                                                                                        

University of Dschang, Cameroon

Prof. Betty Egwuogu                                                                                                                                              

Tai-Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode, Nigeria                                                                                                                 

Editors

Prof. Victor Ogbeide                                                                                                                                                                         

Ekiti State University Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.                                                                                                                  

Deputy Editor

 

Prof. John Sani Egwugwu Illah–
University of Jos, Nigeria.

Prof. Mousa Traore–
University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Dr. Prize McPreko- University
of Takoradi, Ghana.

Oghenemudiaga Praise Akpughe- University
of Benin, Nigeria.

Prof. Dul Johnson- Bingham University, Kuru, Nigeria.

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Corruption in Nigeria, Popular Culture or Norm: A Reading of Irobi’s Cemetery Road (2009)and Nwokedi (1991) THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 5, Number 1, 2023 ISSN: 2735-9190 Corruption in Nigeria, Popular Culture or Norm: A Reading of Irobi’s Cemetery Road (2009) and Nwokedi (1991)

National (Dis)Integration and Literature: A Study of Ernest Veyu’s This Poem and Other Poems, Tender Ties, and The Return: Poems, a Poem This paper analyzes Ernest Veyu's poetry collections, This Poem and Other Poems, Tender Ties, and The Return, to explore his perspective on the Anglophone crisis and national unity in Cameroon. Using New Historicism, the study examines the causes and potential solutions to the crisis as presented in Veyu's poems, highlighting the fragility of national unity and the need for action to foster peaceful coexistence. THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 5, Number 1, 2023 ISSN 2735-9190National (Dis)Integration and Literature; A Study of Ernest Veyu’s This Poem and Other Poems, Tender Ties, and The Return: Poems, a Poem

Violence and Violation of Human Rights: Perspective of Law, Popular Culture, and Literature in Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s Poetry THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 5, Number 1, 2023 ISSN 2735-9190 Volume 5, Number 1, 2023 ISSN 2735-9190

English Language, Nigerian Society, and Culture: Implications for Post-Colonialism THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 5, Number 1, 2023

Negotiating Home and Situating Identity:A Study of Taiye Selasi’s Ghana Must Go THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 5, Number 1, 2023 ISSN 2735-9190Negotiating Home and Situating Identity:A Study of Taiye Selasi’s Ghana Must Go

The Griot – International Journal of West Africa Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Preliminary Page. Volume 5 Number 1 2023

Is God African, or Is God for Africa? The Locus of Otherisation in Intercultural Communication in Nkemngong Nkengasong’s God was African THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 5, Number 1, 2023 ISSN: 2735-9190 Is God African, or Is God for Africa? The Locus of Otherisation in Intercultural Communication in Nkemngong Nkengasong’s God was African

Pop Culture and the Negotiation of New Literary Spaces in Contemporary Nigerian Novels THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 5, Number 1, 2023 ISSN: 2735-9190 Pop Culture and the Negotiation of New Literary Spaces in Contemporary Nigerian Novels

Imprisonment and Decadence in two selected Cameroonian novels by George Dobgima Nyamndi and Charles Alobwed’Epie WEST AFRICAN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMONWEALTH LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE STDUDIES VOLUME 5 NO 1Imprisonment and Decadence in two selected Cameroonian novels by George Dobgima Nyamndi and Charles Alobwed’Epie

Theatre, Transmediality, and Social Media: Countering Japa Syndrome Narratives in Nigeria THE GRIOT: International Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 6. No. 1 2024 eissn: 3092-9369Theatre, Transmediality, and Social Media: Countering Japa Syndrome Narratives in Nigeria

Language, Conflict, and the Shifting Narratives of Migration on Social Media THE GRIOT: International Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 6. No. 1 2024 Language, Conflict, and the Shifting Narratives of Migration on Social Media

Language Practices of Transnational Migrants: The case of the Nigerian refugee students in Koza and Mozogo THE GRIOT: International Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 6. No. 1 2024 Language Practices of Transnational Migrants: The case of the Nigerian refugee students in Koza and Mozogo

Interrogating Diaspora Lands as Milk and Honey in Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers THE GRIOT: International Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 6. No. 1 2024 Interrogating Diaspora Lands as Milk and Honey in Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers

Migration and Shifting Sexual Boundaries in Tayeb Salih’s Seasons of Migration to the North and V. S. Naipaul’s Half a Life THE GRIOT: International Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 6. No. 1 2024 Migration and Shifting Sexual Boundaries in Tayeb Salih’s Seasons of Migration to the North and V. S. Naipaul’s Half a Life

The Griot- International Journal of West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (WAACLALS) Preliminary Page for Volume 6, No 1 2024

Demystifying the Teaching of Grammar to Young Learners of English as a Second Language in the Multilingual Nigerian Classroom: A Pedagogical Exploration This article explores innovative and play-based methods for teaching grammar to young ESL learners in multilingual Nigerian classrooms. Discover how songs, rhymes, poems, and games can create a non-threatening learning environment and foster effective language acquisition.

Society and Cultural Iniquities: A Comparative Study of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Joseph Ngongwikuo’s Taboo Love THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 3, 2020

Dignity and Indignity: Society’s Moral Albatross in Wole Soyinka’s “I Love my Country”and Niyi Osundare’s “A Song for Ajegunle”

Interrogating Farmer-Herder Crisis and its Impact on Women in Ahmed Yerima’s Hendu Interrogating Farmer-Herder Crisis and its Impact on Women in Ahmed Yerima’s Hendu THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 3, 2020

Avant-Gardism and the Histrionics of Gabe Otsemobor’s Madmen vis-ả-vis Homes as Sites of Madness Avant-Gardism and the Histrionics of Gabe Otsemobor’s Madmen vis-ả-vis Homes as Sites of Madness THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 3, 2020 THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 3, 2020

Demystifying the Teaching of Grammar to Young Learners of English as a Second Language in the Multilingual Nigerian Classroom: A Pedagogical Exploration This article explores innovative and play-based methods for teaching grammar to young ESL learners in multilingual Nigerian classrooms. Discover how songs, rhymes, poems, and games can create a non-threatening learning environment and foster effective language acquisition.

Basà Personal Names: An Ethno-Pragmatic Survey This study explores the fascinating world of Basà personal names in North Central Nigeria, revealing how these names are not mere labels but serve as rich sociocultural tags. Discover the diverse typology of names, including circumstantial, death prevention, reincarnation, idiomatic, riddle, and proverbial names, reflecting the intricate link between language, culture, and worldview.

Representation of Migration, Memory and Identity in Nollywood Films: An Analysis of Kensteve Anuka’s Akara Oku Girl Just Back from America (2017) and George U. Kalu’s Life is Hard in America (2018) Representation of Migration, Memory and Identity in Nollywood Films: An Analysis of Kensteve Anuka’s Akara Oku Girl Just Back from America (2017) and George U. Kalu’s Life is Hard in America (2018) THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 3, 2020 Representation of Migration, Memory and Identity in Nollywood Films: An Analysis of Kensteve Anuka’s Akara Oku Girl Just Back from America (2017) and George U. Kalu’s Life is Hard in America (2018)

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Female Mass Communication Undergraduates and Occupational Migration: Perception, Attitude and Implications Female Mass Communication Undergraduates and Occupational Migration: Perception, Attitude and Implications

Trans-Border Migration and Humanitarian Crisis on Cameroonian Refugees in the Ogoja Camp, Nigeria Trans-Border Migration and Humanitarian Crisis on Cameroonian Refugees in the Ogoja Camp, Nigeria GRIOT 2020 VOLUME 3Trans-Border Migration and Humanitarian Crisis on Cameroonian Refugees in the Ogoja Camp, Nigeria

Mother Tongue and Motherhood in the Sustainability of African Cultural Heritage:A Case of the Southwest in Nigeria THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 3, 2020

Rethinking Gender Liberation in Alex la Guma’s A Walk in the Night and Tsitsi Danbgarembga’s Nervous Conditions THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 3, 2020

Economic Migrants: Resonance of Nollywood and the London Experience Economic Migrants: Resonance of Nollywood and the London Experience THE GRIOT: Journal of the West African Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Volume 3, 2020 Economic Migrants: Resonance of Nollywood and the London Experience

Cinema For Human Development: Adding Value to Community Development Projects in Cameroon—The Case of Mbohnso

Music as Therapy in African Movies: A Case Study of Ghallywood and Nollywood Films: Frank Rajah Arase’s Passion of the Soul (2008) and Andy Amenechi’s A Cry for Help (2002) Music as Therapy in African Movies: A Case Study of Ghallywood and Nollywood Films: Frank Rajah Arase’s Passion of the Soul (2008) and Andy Amenechi’s A Cry for Help (2002) Volume 3 2020Music as Therapy in African Movies: A Case Study of Ghallywood and Nollywood Films: Frank Rajah Arase’s Passion of the Soul (2008) and Andy Amenechi’s A Cry for Help (2002)