Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Alexandar Rufhi
Author-Email: abc@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Sociology, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
Author-Name: Gomidhy Saroph
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Sociology, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
Title: Exploring the Zenana: Ismat Chughtai and the Vision of Feminist Utopia
Abstract: The conventional interpretation of a zenana often symbolizes male dominance over women. However, Ismat Chughtai's work, particularly her story "Lihaaf," challenges this prevailing notion and offers a different perspective. Chughtai seeks to disrupt the association of a zenana with male control and aims to provide it with a transformed meaning. While conventional views perceive a zenana as a space designed to isolate women from the outside world, Chughtai, in "Lihaaf," employs it as a microcosm that represents her own reality. This paper aims to demonstrate how Chughtai subverts the gendered nature of this space and establishes a feminist utopia within it. It explores the notion that patriarchy's inherent disparities unintentionally create opportunities for agency and generate spaces for a feminist utopia to emerge.
Keywords: Feminist Utopia, Sex, Chughtai, Zenana, Philosophy, Realism
Journal: International Journal of Innovative Scientific Research
Pages: 1-4
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2023
File-URL: https://ijisr.net/ijisr/article/view/2
File-Format: text/html
File-URL: https://ijisr.net/ijisr/article/view/2/1
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:adg:ijoisr:v:1:y:2023:i:1:p:1-4