Tales of oppression and liberation in feminine fiction and film texts from the Indian subcontinent: case study of the works of Arundhati Roy, Bapsi Sidhwa, Deepa Mehta, and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy

Asim Aqeel

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Abstract

My research interrogates the issues of subalternity and marginality in the Indian Subcontinent through in-depth analyses of the works of Arundhati Roy and Deepa Mehta; and Bapsi Sidhwa and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, each pair representing a filmmaker and a writer from India and Pakistan, respectively. This thesis undertakes an enquiry into the socio-cultural mores of India and Pakistan through the study of symbolic fiction and film texts which have adopted complex post-colonial subject-categories and discursive positions. The four artists go beyond traditional chronotopes to critically examine the political imperatives of oppressive and intolerant socio-cultural norms in the region.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Palekar, Shalmalee, Supervisor
  • Griffiths, Gareth, Supervisor
Publication statusUnpublished - 2015

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