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Can The Indigenous Speak? – A Critical Enquiry on the Emergence of Indigenous Self/I in Indian and Bangladeshi Narratives

The article endeavours to discover whether the indigenous self/I can speak with authority, encountering limited access to the mainstream and national narratives/literatures of India and Bangladesh. The mainstream narrative dominates the national narrative. Both mainstream and indigenous writers/novelists are struggling to construct the indigenous hero as self/I and the indigenous story against the mainstream narrative’s stereotyped portrayal of the indigenous subject with a voiceless existence. They are fighting against the hierarchical structure of the mainstream/national narrative’s mean

Digital Humanities, Posthumanism, and the Reconfiguration of Identity in Contemporary Arabic Literature: Case Studies of Moussa and The End

This study investigates posthumanist themes in contemporary Egyptian audiovisual narratives, i.e., the film Mousa [25] and the television series The End [34]. It examines how these works decenter human moral authority, foreground vulnerability and imperfection, and reconfigure the ethical and affective roles of technology in shaping identity and agency. Employing qualitative textual and visual analysis, the research combines close readings of pivotal scenes with thematic coding of character interactions, technological interfaces, and narrative structures. Findings reveal that in Mousa, the rob

The Discourse of Religious Moderation Values in the Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian Manuscript: A Hermeneutic Study of Ancient Sundanese Wisdom

The study explores the discourse of religious moderation values contained in the Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian (SSKK) manuscript through a Gadamerian hermeneutic approach. The background of this study arises from the awareness that the concept of religious moderation in Indonesia is often understood normatively and detached from local cultural roots, even though values such as tolerance, nonviolence, national commitment, and acceptance of local traditions have long been embedded in the cultural heritage of the archipelago. The SSKK manuscript, as an intellectual legacy of the sixteenth cent

Representation of Masculinity in the Lyrics of Sheila On 7

The representation of masculinity in song lyrics often reflects the social construction of men's roles and identities in society. Song lyrics can reinforce, challenge, or reconstruct the existing portrayal of masculinity in real life. This research aims to analyze the representation of masculinity in the lyrics of Sheila On 7. As one of the most popular bands in Indonesia, Sheila On 7's songs often depict various aspects of social life, including men's roles and identities. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with discourse analysis to identify the values of masculinity contained

Investigating Code-Switching in EFL/ESL Classrooms: Perspectives of Tertiary-Level EFL/ESL Instructors

Code-switching (alternating students’ first language or L1 with English or L2) has emerged as a common and even unavoidable instructional strategy in multilingual EFL/ESL classrooms. This paper discusses the perceptions of tertiary-level EFL/ESL instructors on using code-switching in Saudi universities. The researchers employed an elaborate questionnaire to elicit information from 38 randomly chosen educationists about their perception of code-switching, trends, and its purpose for teaching, student reactions, comfort level of the professors while using code-switching, university rules’ ef