The female character: a postcolonial feminist perspective of the selected novels by J.M. Coetzee
<p>John Maxwell Coetzee has established himself through his intellectual contribution to</p><p>the postcolonial feminism literature and South African slavery epoch. His novels can</p><p>be read as a reflection on Black and white w...
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| Language: | eng |
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=9177 |
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| Summary: | <p>John Maxwell Coetzee has established himself through his intellectual contribution to</p><p>the postcolonial feminism literature and South African slavery epoch. His novels can</p><p>be read as a reflection on Black and white women subjugation in all its complexity,</p><p>commenting upon many positions typical of radical feminism. From the perspective of</p><p>the colonizer, the woman was doubly feminized by codes of race and gender. This</p><p>research aims to investigate the Black and white female Other from the postcolonial</p><p>feminist perspective of Coetzees selected novels namely, Dusklands, In the Heart of</p><p>the Country, Waiting for the Barbarians, Foe, Age of Iron, and Disgrace. To achieve</p><p>this objective, the postcolonial feminism theory was applied using discursive strategy</p><p>as a method for textual analysis to reflect the socio-political scenarios of postcolonial</p><p>South Africa. The study further reveals how white colonisation subjugated both white</p><p>and Black females of South Africa resulting in a moral crisis of the white male</p><p>colonisers. The research findings revealed Coetzees ability to reflect colonial</p><p>patriarchy as an ideology that discriminated against Africans and Black and white</p><p>females alike. However, the findings also revealed the forms of resistance employed by</p><p>the subjugated females in order to break free from the oppression imposed on them.</p><p>Based on the findings, it could be concluded that, although race and gender are social</p><p>constructs, they continue as an identity imperative constituent in contemporary South</p><p>Africa. Consequently, in discussing race and patriarchy, specific significance was given</p><p>for the white and black women status as a critical issue for individual development and</p><p>vital theme for investigating their setting. By drawing on the postcolonial patriarchal</p><p>context it could be implied that this study will significantly contribute to future research</p><p>on patriarchy and postcolonial patriarchy, as important phenomena in other</p><p>postcolonial literature.</p> |
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