Sexual politics and rape in the selected works of Shashi Deshpande: a feminist Perspective
This thesis report is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages, 2019.
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10361-138862022-05-17T05:41:15Z Sexual politics and rape in the selected works of Shashi Deshpande: a feminist Perspective Sen, Nandita Noman, Abu Sayeed Mohammad Department of English and Humanities, Brac University Liberation Rape Patriarchy Identity sexual politics Oppression Women Feminism--Political aspects Feminism This thesis report is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages, 2019. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-61). Since the early revolutionary period of the first wave of feminist movement in India in 1850, women have come a long way with the feminist liberation movements continuously striving to bring in reformation in various fields—social, economic, political, etc. to ensure equality for women. However, despite all the reforms and changes brought in by these movements, women are still subjected to constant threat of oppression and assault not just in public places, but also at their homes and workplaces. Oppression, not just in the form of physical torture and molestation, but also in the form of ‘mental rape’ is an issue that has been left unspoken for decades due to fear of ignominy and stigmatization. In order to bring these ‘unspoken’ issues in focus, Shashi Deshpande has made earnest attempts to articulate the aspirations of these oppressed women through her writings. The works of Deshpande are reflective of the condition of contemporary Indian women—their struggle for identity and recognition in a society dictated by a male-dominated structure of patriarchy. This paper attempts to examine the two novels The Binding Vine and That Long Silence authored by Shashi Deshpande from the feminist perspective, and investigate the issues concerning sexual politics, women’s oppression and violence through an application of feminist literary criticism and postcolonial theories. In addition, the paper will investigate the concept of ‘sexual politics’ and ‘rape’ by scrutinizing the underlying factors including the historical, religious, socio-cultural and legal elements that have been instrumental in the construction and shaping of ‘sexuality’ in contemporary Indian society. Nandita Sen M. in English 2020-07-19T13:22:01Z 2020-07-19T13:22:01Z 2019 2019-12 Thesis ID 17263001 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13886 en Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 61 pages application/pdf Brac University |
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