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Title POSTIONALITY LOSS: DECONSTRUCTION OF MY FEUDAL LORD BY TEHMINA DURRANI & A BAD WOMAN’S STORY BY DURDANA SOOMRO

Author(s) SYED UMAIR ABID

Abstract The present research explores and analyses the works of Tehmina Durrani and Kishwer Naheed, Pakistani feminist writers in the grounding of Post feminism. It is delimited to Tehmina Durrani’s My Feudal Lord (1991) and Kishwer Naheed’s A Bad Woman's Story (2009) translated by Durdana Soomro. The study aims to locate post-feminist elements in the selected texts. The main argument of this study is that, through their narrative in the selected texts the writers have subverted feminism. The main characters in the selected texts seem to be feminist but the study has established that texts present post feminism stance thus leading to postionality loss. Their writings have resolved to surfaced such issues and hardships faced by women, who have been constantly under the shadow of patriarchy. These texts depict feminism in such a way, that contrasting ideas emerge, which discredit and negate key stances of Second wave feminism. The study examines the degree to which the female characters display post feminism in their actions, discourse and behavior. The methodology for the analysis of the text has been Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction method. For carrying out the analysis of the selected texts with the chosen lens, the researcher has used textual analysis as research design. The research design helps to explore the idea that My Feudal Lord and A Bad Woman’s Story are an example of post-feminist texts. This study is likely to productively contribute in the production of knowledge in studies on feminism and post feminism. Thus Tehmina’s and Kishwer’s contributions are placed in post-feminist perspective.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

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Language English

Publication Date 2019-12-27

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