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How the ‘fuku’ is an obstacle to happiness for characters in Oscar Wao and how they try to solve this issue?

Posted on February 16, 2018 by JL Admin

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao has attained both popular and critical acclaim. The novel is a melange of several interesting stylistic features. It brings social history, science fiction and magical fantasy all together in an experimental narrative form. The copious use of footnotes and imaginative asides are also notable. The novel is also…

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An Interpretation of Oryx and Crake

Posted on June 25, 2014 by JL Admin

Margaret Atwood has never shied away from controversial subjects and issues and her widely acclaimed novel Oryx And Crake contains its fair share of hard-hitting questions.  Moreover, Atwood seldom gets into controversies for the sake of gaining publicity.  Her bravadoes have always been to reflect on contemporary social, political and economic problems and this book…

The Enlightenment and its importance to modern universities?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by JL Admin

The Age of Enlightenment was a period in early modern history when western societies, led by its intellectuals, made a marked shift from religion based authority to one of scientific reason.  Prior to this period, the Church and the State were intricately interlinked; and the Enlightenment sought to sever states and politics from religion through…

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How did photography reflect the values and stereotypes that underlay European colonialism?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by JL Admin

On par with the written word, photography is a potent tool of historical documentation.  The advent of still picture devices, as they were crudely called during their initial days, coincided with the peak years of European colonialism.  While the concept of photography is a valuable aid for a historical scholar in presenting “facts”, the prevailing…

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