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    A portrayal of violence, obstacles and agency of Muslim female characters in the novels, Woman at Point Zero and My Feudal Lord

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    2017-08
    Publisher
    BARC University
    Author
    Meem, Tabinda
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10361/9058
    Abstract
    This thesis is based on the feminist theory of patriarchy. My theoretical base is Deniz Kandiyoti’s theory, “Patriarchal Bargain”. I will also relate the theories of Western feminism, post-colonial feminism, Muslim feminism, etc. in order to get a varied perspective on the issues discussed. Moreover, I will address how and why both these women protagonists, Tehmina and Firdaus, were oppressed and tortured by their husbands and by other men. In addition, as both Tehmina and Firdaus belong to two different social classes, one is a rich house-wife and the latter is a poor prostitute, I will concentrate on the similarities and differences in the treatment of their body where the topic of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) will also be addressed. Finally, I will analyze these two Muslim women protagonists’ way of utilizing their ability to make choices, to take decisions and to take actions in order to get their agency, which emerges out of conditions. This will then lead to the examination of to what extent they get their agency – whether they get it fully in order to deal with their gender inequality and to find a stance in their respective male dominated societies.
    Keywords
    Feminist theory; Female Genital Mutilation; Patriarchal Bargain; Muslim female characters; My Feudal Lord; Point Zero
     
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    This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in English, 2017.
     
    Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
     
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-59).
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    Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University
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