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01 - From Brain-Gain to Brain-Drain: Analyzing Emigration Drivers in Nigeria and the

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).01
10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).01      Published : Sep 2023

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    Brain-drain occurs when highly educated and skilled people leave their home nations for greater chances abroad. Over the years, Nigeria, a developing nation with major socio-economic issues, has lost a significant portion of its workforce. People leave Nigeria for lack of jobs, inadequate infrastructure, unpredictable governmental administration, and uncompetitive wages and benefits. The loss of q... Details

    Brain Drain, Brain Gain, Socio-economic Development, Exodus, Emigration, Immigration

    (1) Emmanuel Oludayo
    Department of International Politics, University of Hull, United Kingdom.
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02 - Hybridity and the Quest for Self-Identity: A Critical Analysis of Nadia Hashimi'

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).02
10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).02      Published : Sep 2023

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    This study addresses the depiction of cultural hybridity and its ramifications on self-identity within Nadia Hashimi's "Sparks Like Stars" (2021), focusing on the protagonist's challenges and opportunities in navigating multiple cultural identities. The research problem centers on understanding the complex interplay between cultural hybridity and individual identity formation in a postcolonial con... Details

    Cultural Hybridity, Self-Identity, Nadia Hashimi, "Sparks Like Stars", Peter Morey, Postcolonial Discourse

    (1) Samina Yasmin
    PhD Scholar, Department of English Language and Literature, The University of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Mumtaz Ahmad
    Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, The University of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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03 - Understanding the Pan-Africanists in Africa

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).03
10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).03      Published : Sep 2023

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    This paper studies the Pan-Africanists in Africa. The main concern is to identify and draw the difference which exists between the Pan-Africanists of yesterday and those of today in the context of developing Africa. Through a socio-historical perspective, the study agrees that the Pan-Africanists of yesterday were radical and determined about the socio-economic and political progress of Africa bec... Details

    Pan-Africanism, Pan-Africanist, Pan-African, Pan-African, Revolutionary

    (1) Brel Grace Mangalala
    Department of Foreign and Modern Languages, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, University of Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
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04 - A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Styles of Pakistani Teenage Instagram Use

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).04
10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).04      Published : Sep 2023

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    The objective of this research is to identify the language styles used by teenage Instagram users in Pakistan and their frequency. 'Style' refers to the language variation used based on the degree of formality or informality of the situation. To collect data, the researcher focused on the posts and stories of teenagers and pre-adult Instagram users and used a quantitative approach. The collected d... Details

    Language style, Instagram Users, Teenager, Pre-adult

    (1) Aisha Farid
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Sabboor Hussain
    Professor, Department of English, University of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Roheen Malik
    Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
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05 - Modernistic Perspective on Kafka's Metamorphosis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).05
10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).05      Published : Sep 2023

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    This study explores Kafka's "Metamorphosis" using a modernistic lens. The study employs a qualitative method, analyzing textual lines through the ideas of modernism presented by Berry (1995). Findings reveal that Kafka employed experimental writing techniques of symbolism and stream of consciousness to depict elements of hope and the human connection with himself. Moreover, "Metamorphosis" contain... Details

    Alienation, Dehumanization, Existential Crisis, Metamorphosis, Symbolism, Stream of Consciousness

    (1) Muhammad Hasnain
    MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muzaffar Qadar
    Lecturer, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Mubashir
    Graduate, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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