Representation of women: A Feminist critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani Drama

Authors

  • Tabassum Noor Lecturer, Lasbela University of Agriculture, water, and Marine sciences, Balochistan.
  • Munir Khan Khattak Assistant Professor, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.
  • Sami Ullah Khan Assistant Professor, Lasbela University of Agriculture, water, and Marine sciences, Balochistan.

Keywords:

Liberal Feminism, Patriarchal structure, Male Chauvinism, Male Dominance, Underestimating Women.

Abstract

The paper explores how specific ideologies and power are being practised through language in a Pakistani drama ‘Ou rangreza’ which aired on Hum TV channel. Forty dialogues are randomly taken from various episodes. The analysis was done particularly from the feminist perspective (FCDA). The researcher used the method of Qualitative discourse analysis. To reach the feminist ideology four categories (Self-reliance, male chauvinism, concept of patriarchy, and underestimating women) have been constructed. The results show that the drama is based on two ideologies one is, liberal feminist ideology second is patriarchal structured ideologies. The findings discover the distribution of power and creation of ideologies, the dominance of male characters, and the subjugation of female characters are being practised through language (dialogues).

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Published

2023-03-07

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022)

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