Critical Language and Literary Studies, CLLS, is funded by Shahid Beheshti University, Research Council. The journal welcomes original research articles that adopt an inter-/multi-disciplinary perspective in literary studies, and teaching and learning foreign languages. The submitted articles will undergo a rigorous assessment provided they address and utilize new tenets of literary theory and criticism, or technological approaches in their analysis of literary works, or teaching related issues.

First issue: 2008

Publication frequency / date: semiannual (June and December)

Articles per issue: 12

APC: 6000000 Iranian Rial (after final acceptance of the article 10 USD - confirmation date March 2023)

Review: Double-blind

Review duration: 4-6 months

Open Access: Yes

Copyright license: Creative Commons, BY-NC

Archiving: Internal Archival structure (SBU), DOAJ, MLA

The Journal abides by COPE publishing ethics.

CLLS neither tolerates nor accepts any form of academic or commercial advertisement or marketing.

Current Issue: Volume 21, Issue 32 - Serial Number 9, June 2024 

Original Article

Ghetto and Punitive Containment: A Reflection on Caryl Phillips’s The Nature of Blood

Pages 15-36

10.48308/clls.2023.103775

Bahareh Nilforoshan; Bakhtiar Sadjadi; Fariba Parvizi; Farid Parvaneh


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