Transnational ethos in Adichie’s Americanah

Authors

  • Badri Prasad Acharya Kathmandu Model College, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  • Prabal Koirala Apollo International College, Pokhara University, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32674/

Keywords:

homeland, hostland, nation-state, globalization, diaspora, transnational identity, transnational ethos, agency

Abstract

This paper analyzes how Adichie’s Americanah redefines the notion of immigrant’s identity and explores transnational ethos in relation to the concepts of nationality, globalization, home, and culture through the portrayal of two Nigerian lovers Ifemelu and Obinze. To carry out the analysis, we use theoretical insights from Transnational Studies which revolves around the life of people living in a globalized world. Adichie portrays her Nigerian characters like Ifemelu in transnational context not only to critique Western multicultural ethos—policy to encourage transnational immigrants to assimilate to mainstream culture of the hostland—but also to valorize the role of transnational subjects like Ifemelu for the development of their homeland even in the age of ‘globalization’.

Author Biographies

  • Badri Prasad Acharya , Kathmandu Model College, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

    Badri Prasad Acharya is an assistant professor of English Literature at Central Department of English and Kathmandu Model College, TU, Nepal, and is currently working on his PhD dissertation. His areas of interest are literature of trauma, and literary theories including ethical studies. His research articles have appeared in various national and international journals such as Literary Studies, Cross-currents, The Batuk, KMC Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, and IJRHAL: International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature.

    Email: acharyabadri1@gmail.com

  • Prabal Koirala , Apollo International College, Pokhara University, Nepal

    Prabal Koirala teaches English at Apollo International College, PU and Himalaya College, TU. He is currently pursuing his M. Phil at the Department of English, TU. His areas of interest are diasporic and transnational literature, visual culture, and language and communication.
    Email: koiraalaa@gmail.com

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Published

2025-04-22

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Interdisciplinary Journal of Innovation in Nepalese Academia

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Transnational ethos in Adichie’s Americanah. (2025). Interdisciplinary Journal of Innovation in Nepalese Academia , 1(1), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.32674/