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The Journal of Literary Studies/Tydskrif vir Literatuurwetenskap publishes and globally disseminates original and cutting-edge research informed by Literary and Cultural Theory. The Journal is an independent yearly publication owned and published by the Literature Association of South Africa in partnership with Unisa Press. The journal publishes articles and full-length review essays on literature and comparative literature informed by General Literary Theory, Genre Studies, and Critical Theory.

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Call for Papers for a Special Issue: Exploring Translingual Poetics and Multilingualism in South African Literature

2024-06-12

Researchers are invited to contribute to a special issue of Journal of Literary Studies titled "Exploring Translingual Poetics and Multilingualism in South African Literature". The guest editors for the issue are Alwyn Roux (Unisa) and Yves T'Sjoen (Ghent University and Stellenbosch University).

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