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Confidence Gbolo Sanka

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C. G. Sanka is a researcher in Literature in general. His main interest, however, lies in in African literature(oral and written).

Research Summary

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The researcher employs an interdisciplinary approach, combining literature, literary theory, cultural studies, and ethics, to analyze texts across diverse domains such as African, Jewish, and Middle Eastern cultures. Their work explores themes like humor, education for marginalized communities, cultural representations, language dynamics, media studies, and social justice. By examining key authors and their works, the researcher aims to uncover the interplay between culture, society, and identity through a critical lens that integrates theoretical frameworks with literary analysis.

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“By June, Everyone Would Have Died”: Historicising Humour during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Ghana(2022)
Tales in the Paasaali Dirge: Structure and Moral Lessons from the Past(2020)
The Contribution of Patriarchy to the Concept of Manhood in African Societies: A Marxist Reading of Isidore Okpewho’s The Last Duty(2019)
Ama Ata Aidoo And The Akan Culture A Critique Of The Dilemma Of A Ghost And Anowa(2013)
The Postcoloniality of Poor African Leadership in Achebe’s Fiction: A Close Reading of Arrow of God and A Man of the People(2018)
The Importance of Oral Tradition in Ngugi WA Thiongo?s Writings: A Critical Analysis of the River between and Petals of Blood(2014)
From The Theory of Mimesis to Moral Corruption in The Family: A Literary Critique of Helon Habila’s Measuring Time(2019)
Uncovering the Truth for a Better Education: A Marxist Approach to J. C. De Graft’s Sons and Daughters(2019)
Gutter Creativity: Post-colonial Analysis of Dagbon Cultural Nuances and Islamic Ethics(2016)
Defining the Idiot for Africa’s Political Advancement: A Literary Analysis of the Title of Asare’s Ananse in the Land of Idiots(2024)
An African Perspective of Drama: The Case of the Homowo Festival among the People of Teshie, Greater Accra Region – Ghana(2022)
The Language of Political Myth in Achebe?s <em>Arrow of God</em>(2015)
Comedy As A Way Of Correcting The Ills Of Society: A Critical Reading Of Wole Soyinka's The Trials Of Brother Jero And Harold Pinter's The Caretaker(2013)
Haffali Mulla: A Hollow Merry Making Under the Moon Light? A Critical Appreciation of Traditional Marriage and Marriage Songs among the Pasaalas in Ghana(2018)
The Mythopoetics of Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah(2018)
Understanding The Mad Heart: A Deconstructionist Approach To Efua T. Sutherland’s Edufa(2018)
The Mythopoetics of Atogun’s Fight Against Political Corruption in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of Taduno’s Song and Orpheus Myth(2021)
The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy In Nigeria: An Ecocritical Analysis of Habila’s The Chibok Girls(2020)
The Nature and Culture Binary in Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness(2023)
IDENTITY, INDEPENDENCE AND CURRENT STATE OF LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA: AN INTERTEXTUAL READING OF BABATUNDE’S BOMBAY’S REPUBLIC(2019)
Deconstructing Feminist Positions in Unigwe’s “Possessing The Secret Of Joy” and Aidoo’s “The Girl Who Can”(2021)
KEEPING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN ONE UNIT: A STUDY OF IRONY AS COMMUNICATIVE TOOL IN SELECTED SISAALA PERSONAL NAMES(2022)
Some Womanist Inscriptions in Ebony Reigns’ Song Maame Hwɛ: A Literary Approach(2023)
Interrogating The Discourse of Power and Its Resistance in Nawal El Sadaawi’s God Dies by The Nile(2023)
Using Dirt to Clean Dirt: Deconstructing The Enigmatic Portrait of Mara in Darko’s Beyond The Horizon(2024)
The Dagomba Praise (Singers, Singing And Naming): Roles And Cultural Significance(2025)

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