The Dynamic Tensions Of The Postmodern Self: Fragmenting Identities In The Selected Short Stories Of Karim Raslan And Dina Zaman

The Dynamic Tensions Of The Postmodern Self: Fragmenting Identities In The Selected Short Stories Of Karim Raslan And Dina Zaman

This study focuses on the postmodern ‘self’ in the portrayal of the characters in Karim Raslan’s and Dina Zaman’s selected short stories. It explores the dynamic tensions and the impact of postmodernism on the ‘self’ which result in the fragmentation of the ‘self’. The focus of the analysis of this...

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Main Author: Babu Ali, Shaik Husseinudin
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
P1-1091 Philology
Linguistics(General)
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/43894/1/SHAIK%20HUSSEINUDIN%20BABU%20ALI.pdf
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spelling my-usm-ep.438942019-04-12T05:24:51Z The Dynamic Tensions Of The Postmodern Self: Fragmenting Identities In The Selected Short Stories Of Karim Raslan And Dina Zaman 2018-04 Babu Ali, Shaik Husseinudin P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) This study focuses on the postmodern ‘self’ in the portrayal of the characters in Karim Raslan’s and Dina Zaman’s selected short stories. It explores the dynamic tensions and the impact of postmodernism on the ‘self’ which result in the fragmentation of the ‘self’. The focus of the analysis of this study involves the construction of the postmodern ‘self’, how the postmodern ‘self’ subverts and negotiates cultural, religious, gender and sexual identities within the context of postmodern Malaysia. It also explores the strategies that are employed by the authors to subvert dominant ideas pertaining to culture, religion, gender and sexuality in their stories. 2018-04 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/43894/ http://eprints.usm.my/43894/1/SHAIK%20HUSSEINUDIN%20BABU%20ALI.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusian
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topic P1-1091 Philology
Linguistics(General)
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Linguistics(General)
Babu Ali, Shaik Husseinudin
The Dynamic Tensions Of The Postmodern Self: Fragmenting Identities In The Selected Short Stories Of Karim Raslan And Dina Zaman
description This study focuses on the postmodern ‘self’ in the portrayal of the characters in Karim Raslan’s and Dina Zaman’s selected short stories. It explores the dynamic tensions and the impact of postmodernism on the ‘self’ which result in the fragmentation of the ‘self’. The focus of the analysis of this study involves the construction of the postmodern ‘self’, how the postmodern ‘self’ subverts and negotiates cultural, religious, gender and sexual identities within the context of postmodern Malaysia. It also explores the strategies that are employed by the authors to subvert dominant ideas pertaining to culture, religion, gender and sexuality in their stories.
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author Babu Ali, Shaik Husseinudin
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title The Dynamic Tensions Of The Postmodern Self: Fragmenting Identities In The Selected Short Stories Of Karim Raslan And Dina Zaman
title_short The Dynamic Tensions Of The Postmodern Self: Fragmenting Identities In The Selected Short Stories Of Karim Raslan And Dina Zaman
title_full The Dynamic Tensions Of The Postmodern Self: Fragmenting Identities In The Selected Short Stories Of Karim Raslan And Dina Zaman
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