Special Issue on

Literature, Culture, and Identity Formation

Literature, Culture, and Identity Formation explores the dynamic relationship between literary expression, cultural practices, and the development of individual and collective identities. The field examines how literature reflects, shapes, and challenges social values, historical experiences, cultural traditions, and issues of race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and belonging. It integrates perspectives from literary criticism, cultural studies, postcolonial theory, media studies, and identity research to better understand how narratives and cultural representations influence human experiences, social interactions, and cultural consciousness across diverse societies and historical contexts.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring Literature, Culture, and Identity Formation. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Comparative literature
• Cultural studies
• Literary criticism
• Identity and representation studies
• Postcolonial literature
• Gender and literature
• Diaspora and migration studies
• Media and cultural analysis
• Narrative and storytelling studies
• Ethnic and multicultural literature
• Language and identity studies
• Historical and cultural narratives
• Popular culture studies
• Intercultural communication
• Indigenous literature studies
• Literature and society

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue - Literature, Culture, and Identity Formation” should be selected during your submission.

Special Issue Timetable:

Guest Editor:

Dr. Diana Popa

School of World Languages and Cultures, University of Vermont, USA

For further questions or inquiries, please contact Editorial Assistant at [email protected].