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Author : Asna T A
Page No : 2-5
Abstract : Feminism in simple terms is a movement that aims at the equal treatment of all sexes. But today, feminism is equated with misandry and the supremacy of women. The goal of this paper is to provide an idea about how men are victimized in the name of feminism and how pseudo feminists take advantage over men. Pseudo feminism being the root cause that spoils the real essence of feminism spreads hatred and has a terrible impact on the lives of men. This paper points out the real life examples of pseudo feminism and misandry which are prevailing in almost every sector of the society. Even the judicial system favors women while delivering justice. Women rights are misused to target men and defame them. Men become mere objects of threatening and false accusations along with the lack of mainstream acceptance, which affect their social, physical and mental well-being.
Author : Gopika M S
Page No : 6-10
Abstract : The study explores the issue of gender and the associated gender roles that the characters of the selected Indian and British plays portray in the modern period to their readers. Using narrative analysis to analyze the characters of these dramas will help us know what kind of messages these plays propagate about gender, gender roles, and gender behaviors.
Author : Jegan Paul A. and G.Rajesh Kumar
Page No : 11-15
Abstract : In India, the noticeable female prototype is the pure, kind, idealistic, patient, self-denying, persevering, selfless and self-destroying lady. Indian women of the 20th century have changed and the modern women of this century questions the noticeable female prototype and androcentric authority. Man controlled society is the underpinning of women abuse, and neither of the peculiarities can be perceived without the other. Women concerns can never be examined without talking about them comparable to men's inclinations.
The investigation of man centric mentalities even presently shows that, things haven't changed totally for Indian women, however there is a touch of enhancement when contrasted with the prior ages. Besides, the orientation jobs directed by a male centric culture smother the genuine jobs of people. Irreconcilable circumstance is found in the existences of women by virtue of this concealment. Anita Desai has been chosen among numerous different women scholars for this paper as she is frequently viewed as the delegate Indian women Writer in English, who has made an impressive commitment to post free Indian fiction. The women characters of Anita Desai's fiction are intellectually and mentally progressed individuals, who are in a steady mission for personality and opportunity in a male centric culture.
Author : Keerthy Sunil
Page No : 16-19
Abstract : Advertising is the techniques and practices used to bring products, services, opinions, or causes to public notice to persuade the public to respond in a certain way toward what is advertised. Besides promoting goods for sale, advertising methods are used to encourage people to support various charities, convey a bunch of meanings. My paper focuses on topic masculinity and femininity in advertisement. In advertisement image of women and men are shown in two different ways. Representations of gender in advertisements provide powerful models of behaviour to emulate or react against. Masculine images typically convey power, strength, virility, athleticism, and competitiveness whereas feminine images show beauty, submissiveness, household works, family goals etc.
Author : Nikhila Maria James
Page No : 20-25
Abstract : This paper attempts to demonstrate how Anita Desai has deconstructed the trope of the girl child as ‘paraya-dhan’ (‘someone else’s wealth’) in her novel Clear Light of Day (1980). In the novel, Bimla Das and the two Misra sisters, Jaya and Sarla, defy the construct of daughters as belonging to their husband’s house. Written at a time when girl children were still considered as their father’s responsibility until their marriage and their husband’s responsibility after marriage, Desai has challenged the notion of women as incapable of taking care of themselves and their family. This paper examines the factors that enable Bimla and the Misra sisters to challenge this stereotype and expose the patriarchal system of marriage that positions daughters as ‘paraya-dhan’. Apart from a change in one’s marital status, marriage for a woman also necessitates spatial displacement from one’s parental house to one’s marital house. In remaining unmarried, Bimla deflects the ‘paraya-dhan’ narrative and spatial dislocation that comes with marriage. The paper shall also analyse the characters Bimla and her brother Raja as a challenge to the established gender roles of women as the dependent and man as the provider and lay bare the “constructedness of gender” roles (Butler,1999). The paper draws on the work of Gayle Rubin, Judith Butler and Simon Beauvoir to substantiate the arguments.
Author : Parvathy V
Page No : 26-30
Abstract : The queer desire to find a home in people and places is a life long journey for many. It is also an everyday process. With the changing times, public spheres have changed and social media spaces have come to the forefront to create a dynamic and ever-changing mass mediated platform. Social media’s ability to provide individual and collective space is a part of the larger discourse regarding sexuality. People who are unable to articulate their sexuality or make sense of it because of their heteronormative upbringing are provided with numerous examples and lived experiences that can help with their sense of self. Hegemonic and normative understanding of the world could be challenged through such spaces. When mass media adheres to norms of invisibility, I argue, fan-fictions helps to subvert non-normative sexualities. Queer fan-fictions and its creators are gradually changing the way queer people are represented in the media. Such ‘fics’ never become part of the canon or the parent text, and are often written according to the reader’s likings. The unexplored territories within canonical or popular texts are given nurturing space in fan-fictions. In such an age, fan- fictions become sites for free and democratic representations of queer people and their lives. Though they are not without flaws, in the absence of any other media platform, fan-fictions prove to be the only space which depicts queer people as they are. This paper, therefore, aims to analyse the role of social media in the everyday life of queer women in India through fan fictions, with focus on L Manovich’s “Practice of Everyday Life.” It also explores the queer desire to find shelter in virtual communities through discourse analysis and how fan fictions, in many ways, offer a feeling of belonging among queer women as it prompts them to write their own stories.
Author : Remeena K. M.
Page No : 31-35
Abstract : Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist and a short story writer. Kingsolver’s works often focus on topics such as social justice, biodiversity and the interaction and conflict between humans and the ecosystems in which they live. She infuses her writings with a strong sense of family, relationships and community. The novel titled Prodigal Summer was published in the year 2000. It tells the story of a small town in Appalachia during a single, humid summer. It weaves three stories of love, loss and family that unfold against the backdrop of lush wilderness of Kentucky mountains. The protagonists in the novel often face predicaments, but find connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with which they necessarily share a place. The paper intents to explore an ecofeminist reading of the novel, Prodigal Summer. It makes an attempt to perceive the mutual connection between women and nature as the writer portrays. It also enquires into the presence of interconnection between human and non-human in the novel. Discussions on coyotes, moths and chestnuts invariably take place in the story. Kingsolver conveys the need for preserving all these species through the different stories in the novel. She attempts to establish the fact that every living and nonliving thing is interconnected.
Author : Resmi P
Page No : 36-40
Abstract : The contemporary world witnesses the heart breaking fate of women under the authority of men. Today, we can see a lot of incidents related with women’s rights and freedom to express herself. The novel ‘ A House without windows ` portrays the life of an Afghan ordinary woman imprisoned by the morality of a patriarchal society. Through the novel, I intend to analyze the captivity and violence suffered by the women folk of our world .The novel tells the story of Zeba, a young wife, is found near the corpse of her husband with a hatchet in her hand.The society convicted her as the murderer of her husband. The novel exposes the life of a housewife who restricted access to the power and privilege that is attributed to men. The struggle of women characters to achieve their rights, is a picturization of the reality of the world itself. The women have no rights to speak in a patriarchal world and they are the victims of exploitation. The novel discusses the various issues suffered by a woman in the society. And apart from this, there is a story of sisterhood and a powerful friendship that gives them courage and strength to protest against their surrounding world. The novel urged upon to fight against the enslavement of women, controlled by the rules and ideologies constructed by a male hegemonic society. This is the eye opening novel about the true life of women in a gender biased society.
Author : Shabnam Sakiya P S
Page No : 41-44
Abstract : Women are always considered as “other” in western phallogocentric culture. This “otherness” is also reflected in the literary scenario. Through the introduction of the term ‘ecriture feminine’, Helene Cixous found an expression of this otherness and a break from the phallocentric language. Cixous believed that women could bring about fluidity in language as women are decentred, therefore, freer to create. Being inspired by women writers, Shafak's writing has addressed numerous feminist issues, the vicissitudes of womanhood (like postpartum blues, menopause, etc.) and complexities of motherhood. The purpose of this paper is to examine the conflicting female voices (a harem of finger women or six Thumbelina) that exist within herself. Each woman’s voice reflects different perspectives of women, ranging from the ambitious professional to the pure motherly figure. The paper also incorporates her postpartum experience; the tug of war between her all-encompassing writing life and the demands of motherhood.
Author : Thasni. P. J
Page No : 45-48
Abstract : As the religion is an existing powerful authority and one of the important aspects in many lives, reaction towards homosexuality can be considered as the societal reaction of it. The relation between homosexuality and religion can be varied greatly across time and place, within and between different religions and denominations, also in association with different forms of homosexuality. Religious aspects widely reject homosexual orientations. The opposition ranges from discouraging homosexual activities to supporting criminal sanctions up to capital punishments. As there are exceptions exist, this study aims to analyse the homosexual aspects in different religions and it's reflection upon society.
Author : Felbin Antony
Page No : 49-59
Abstract : One of the fundamental features of narrative is spatiality. Spatiality refers to the place where the events of the story take place. The subject is the concept of spatiality about narrative space and related themes. Variations in the narrative spaces of narrative forms as a result of migration have great potential for the applicability of the hypothesis of spatiality. The migration from Travancore to Malabar is one of the most important in the migration history of the Malayalees. K. on the subject of Malabar immigration. J. The aim of this study is to investigate how the changes in the lifestyle of women as part of the dislocations caused by migration in the novel 'Bespurkana' written by Baby are narrated. The characteristics of the narrative spaces in the novel and the variations between them and their impact on the marking of women's space are examined based on the hypothesis of spatiality.
Author : Anjali Mohan MR
Page No : 60-69
Abstract : Feminist films and dramas, which are made by men and are morally oriented, are well received in theoretical discussions and so on. Such art forms are also subject to praise. This paper analyzes the moral lessons of male-made feminism based on the movie 'The Great Indian Kitchen'.
