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Item Postcolonial Disgust or Regenerative Vision?: The Values and Significance of "The Man" in Ayi Kwei Armah's The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born(Research in African Literatures, 2022) Novieto, S.D.; et al.Ayi Kwei Armah’s The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born has been condemned for its severe criticism of newly independent Ghana, its disdain for its lead ers and officials, and for the absence of hope displayed for a future in which the individual and the nation might triumph over societal corruption. This article analyzes Armah’s controversial novel through the caustic response of its main character, The Man, to contemporary national ethics and to the possibilities he himself embodies for genuine change and regeneration. The conflict in The Man’s alienated consciousness is rooted not only in the expediencies of the newly postcolonial Ghana he fastidiously observes, but also in his loyalty to the traditional Ghanaian values he inherits, remembers, and practices, thus indicating the possibility of hope and change for both character and nation.Item Exploring Gender Ideologies in Social Media Jokes during the Coronavirus Pandemic(Gender Studies, 2021) Lomotey, B.A.This paper investigates contemporary gender ideologies as manifested in social media during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Using a Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis approach, the author analyses jokes in memes and news items posted through social media in the form of videos, pictures, and texts. Specifically, it focuses on how gender stereotypes and ideologies are constructed and sustained through humour, in several themes built upon gendered representations. The author analyses the complex configuration of factors such as beliefs, stereotypes, and ideologies, which, closely interwoven, form the tapestry of the gender order. Additionally, in order to establish the constancy of gender ideologies over time and across cultures, a correlation is made between the gender ideologies reflected in proverbs and those manifested in the internet memes. The study contends that the complex role of humour enhances the subtle propelling of gender stereotypes and ideologies and ultimately, the existing gender status quoItem Investigating University of Ghana Students’ Beliefs and Attitudes about Spanish and Russian Language Learning and their effects on Motivation(Marang: Journal of Language and Literature, 2020) Lomotey, B.A.; Boasiako, A.A.Item Cutting-edge creation of dislocated spaces: Canaries and Guinea, from Agustin Espinosa to Agustin Miranda [Creación vanguardista de espacios dislocados: Canarias y Guinea, de Agustín Espinosa a Agustín Miranda](Iberoromania, 2012) Hernández, N.P.; Bolaños, A.B.For almost half of the last century, Spanish impressions of African realities were restricted to the territory of Morocco. The Canarian writer Agustín Miranda Junco with his Cartas de la Guinea (1940) expands the Spanish African vision, based on the prejudices of the time about the idea of empire disseminated by Franquismo. However, a closer look at the text gives us the ability to articulate a theory about an idea that draws on the sources of insular tradition and moves away from the speeches of the time. We believe that Miranda chose Lancelot 28o-7o(1929) as one of his main models. This book, written by Agustín Espinosa, his friend and fellow member of the Surrealist Faction of Tenerife, is defined by the author as a tourist guide of the island of Lanzarote, which was replaced by Lancelot.Item Language reform: A critical look at its chances of success in the Spanish context(Gender and Language, 2014-09) Lomotey, B.A.In order to establish the impact of antisexist language proposals on the Spanish language, questionnaires were administered to discover factors that can obstruct or facilitate the elimination of linguistic sexism. Issues that were investigated included speakers' perceptions about sexism in Spanish, speakers' opinions about the relevance of language reform and speakers' reaction to antisexist language proposals. Despite the challenges faced by feminist linguistic campaigns, some positive changes in reactions to nonsexist language suggestions were found. This paper reveals that these changes are encouraging indicators of the potential success of language reform attempts. © 2015, equinox publishing.Item Defining the Content of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Problems and Challenges(2007) Aziz Bamba, A. B.,