Transnational feminism in Arundhati Roy's novels and essays /
Arundhati Roy is an example of an Indian literary figure who is known for actively addressing issues that concern the world. Her early writing career was centred on issues in India. Over the years, her writings included issues at the international level. In fact, her journey in the literary and huma...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2018
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| Online Access: | http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/7213 |
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| Summary: | Arundhati Roy is an example of an Indian literary figure who is known for actively addressing issues that concern the world. Her early writing career was centred on issues in India. Over the years, her writings included issues at the international level. In fact, her journey in the literary and humanitarian realm has seen her transcend national borders. In regard to that, this study aims to discover transnational feminism in Arundhati Roy's novels The God of Small Things (1997) and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017) and three selected essays namely “The Great Indian Rape Trick I” (1994), “My Seditious Heart: An Unfinished Diaries of Nowadays” (2016) and “Capitalism A Ghost Story” (2014). Using the transnational feminist theoretical framework, this study identifies the predicament of women around the world. This study finds that women end up in a disadvantaged position mainly because of pre-existing customary practices in society. The development of characters is seen in the second novel. The characters from her second novel adopt the idea of transnational feminism regardless of whether they are male or female. As a matter of fact, she introduces the third gender to bridge the gap between men and women which is her way of supporting transnational feminism. The essays on the other hand show how Roy addresses issues pertaining to women at the national level and then slowly transcends to include women at the international level. In doing so, she makes use of the different layers of society such as the individual, family, national community and international community. Besides that, Roy uses mixed gender struggles and the unification of different struggles with women's struggles to bring forward transnational feminism. This proves the interconnection between atrocities women face at the national and international level. It is hoped that this study on Roy's transnational feminism will be able to give a better understanding of her inclusive approach in defining the world. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 69 leaves : illustrations ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-108). |