Journal of Discourse Review

Journal of Discourse Review

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A Thoughtful Critical Discourse Analysis of the 'Organiser' Periodical through the Lens of Gender and Ideology

Snehal S. Warekar1 Satish Gore2*  Dr. Dilip Chavan3     

2025, 1(2), 201-208, July 29, 2025

Periodicals play a significant role in shaping public opinion and influencing society as a media product, a tool of the culture industry, and a communication state apparatus. They have a broad societal impact, instilling specific ideas by disseminating narratives throu…

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AI-Enhanced ICT for Empowerment of EFL Learners: A New Horizon of English Language Teaching in Bangladeshi Universities

Protiva Rani Karmaker1*      

2025, 1(2), 191-200, July 29, 2025

Teaching of English language in Bangladesh is undergoing a metamorphosis because of the advent of ICT and the use of AI. In light of research on the use of ICTs and materials in public tertiary level education in the context of EFL pedagogy, this paper explores the pos…

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The Algorithmic Republic: Political Consultancy and the Crisis of Persuasion in India

Diya Mukherjee1

2025, 1(2), 179-190, July 22, 2025

The changing role of political consulting in India is examined in this article as a type of infrastructure power that combines algorithmic accuracy with affective and cultural modulation. Today's political consultants operate as epistemic engineers, going beyond co…

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Surveilled Selves: Gendered Datafication and the Discourse of Control in the Digital Public Sphere

Mahera Imam1*  N. Manimekalai2  S. Suba3

2025, 1(2), 169-178, July 22, 2025

In the era of pervasive digital technologies, surveillance has evolved into a distributed, algorithmically driven force. This paper argues that datafication, the conversion of human lives into quantifiable digital data, manifests in deeply gendered forms of surveillanc…

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English as Empowerment or Erasure? Navigating Existential Dilemmas in Tribal Literature

Dushyant Nimavat1  Ami Upadhyay2*

2025, 1(2), 158-168, July 22, 2025

This paper looks at how the English language plays a complex role in tribal literature, focusing on its ability to empower as well as its potential to erase indigenous identities. By critically analysing literary works from various tribal authors and conducting qualita…

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Syria’s Civil War and the Use of Banned Weapons: A Study on Cluster Munitions and Landmines

Kamil K Amhad1* Aiman Hannan2

2025, 1(2), 147-157, July 22, 2025

The Syrian civil war, now in its second decade, has witnessed extensive use of banned weapons—particularly cluster munitions and landmines—by both state and non-state actors. This study examines their deployment, humanitarian impact, and the legal challenge…

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The Gandhi-Ambedkar Caste Debates: A Critical Reading of the Varṇa Discourse

Md. Sajid Raza1

2025, 1(2), 138-146, July 22, 2025

This article critically examines the Gandhi-Ambedkar debates on caste and varṇa, focusing on their differing interpretations during late colonial India’s sociopolitical transformations. Centred around the 1932 dispute over separate electorates for ‘untoucha…

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Encountering Bakhtin’s Dialogism and Polyphony in Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future

Kasthuri S.1*   P.R. Sujatha Priyadharsini2

2025, 1(2), 129-137, July 22, 2025

This article examines Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future through the framework of Mikhail Bakhtin’s dialogism, emphasizing the novel’s polyphonic narrative and its significance in contemporary discourse on climate change. By investigat…

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