Code switching and the so-called “assimilation narrative” by Tamás Vraukó

“…In the paper examples are provided from Hispanic-American literature (Mexican-American, Puerto Rican and Dominican), across a range of genres from prose through drama to poetry, and also, examples are discussed when the author does in fact seek assimilation, as well as stories in which neither assimilation, nor integration is successful. …”
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Poetic Utterances and Socio-Political Commitment in Ọbasa’s Poems by Lere Adeyemi

“…His non-violence ideological position in resolving socio-political issues is in consonance with the theory of Nativism and it is recommended for modern Yorùbá society and other African societies. …”
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Raising a thousand Tutu voices: Reflections on the Truth to Power exhibition

“…The example and the courage of the poet and journalist, Antjie Krog, who covered the TRC hearings and who is still speaking poetry to power as a public intellectual, are used to reflect on the author’s own culpability and that of other White Afrikaans-speaking South Africans and their involvement in the TRC process. …”
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The Breaking of the Square: Late Victorian Representations of Anglo-Sudanese Warfare by Luisa Villa

“…Working within this context, the article focuses on the representation of Anglo-Sudanese warfare, drawing on fiction and poetry, as well as on reportage and articles published in magazines. …”
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Adam Mickiewicz in Search of Lithuanian National Identity by Aušra Jurgutienė

“…It was not only the Lithuanians and Poles who strayed into fruitless arguments as to which country could lay more claim to him, but disputes also constantly arose even within the relevant societies: did he belong to their national literature or was he foreign to it? …”
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