International Journal of
English and Literature

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. English Lit.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2626
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJEL
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 278

Full Length Research Paper

Globalisation and African women’s bodies: Some fictional representations

Omolola A. Ladele
  • Omolola A. Ladele
  • Department of English, Lagos State University, Ojoo, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 06 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 11 December 2015
  •  Published: 31 August 2016

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