http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/119 2026-04-05T23:33:49Z 2026-04-05T23:33:49Z Mou, Faria Rahman http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4692 2025-10-13T05:54:57Z 2025-08-14T00:00:00Z

Power, Gaze, and Gender: A Comparative Analysis of the Male and Female Gaze in 1Q84, Out, and Convenience Store Woman Mou, Faria Rahman This dissertation offers a comparative feminist and gynocritical analysis of the male and female gaze in three contemporary Japanese novels: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, Out by Natsuo Kirino, and Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. Using Laura Mulvey’s theory of the male gaze as a foundational framework, this study examines how narrative perspective and gendered representation either undermine or reinforce female subjectivity and agency. In the first chapter, 1Q84 is analyzed through Gérard Genette’s theory of zero focalization to argue that Murakami constructs an omniscient narrative voice that reinforces a male gaze. This narrative technique removes the interiority of the female characters and renders them as objects within the male protagonist’s world. In contrast, the second chapter explores how Kirino’s Out employs a female gaze to depict the intersecting social and structural oppressions experienced by its four female protagonists. Drawing on Kimberlé Crenshaw’s intersectionality theory, this chapter shows how Kirino reclaims the agency of marginalized women by narrating their struggles and resistance. The final chapter turns to Convenience Store Woman, where Sayaka Murata subverts heteronormative expectations by offering her protagonist performative freedom. Using Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity, this chapter argues that Murata’s use of the female gaze allows for the restoration of female subjectivity outside patriarchal norms. Overall, through feminist lenses, this research aims to exhibit how narrative perspective and authorial gaze shape the possibilities of female empowerment and resistance in modern Japanese literature. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2025-08-14T00:00:00Z Doroyhy, Salma Shobnom http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4636 2025-07-17T04:30:38Z 2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

Shame: Reinterpreting the Beauty and the Beast Fairytale from a Feminist Perspective Doroyhy, Salma Shobnom Feminism is a broad subject, which has many divisions and debates within itself. The genre Feminist fairy tale will be focused in this paper. After the theoretical discussion, the novel Shame will be analyzed in the light of feminist fairy tale. The main purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which the novel Shame has reinterpreted the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. Salman Rushdie has attempted to reconfigure this fairy tale in the novel, which rewrite respectively the tale of Beauty and the Beast. In the theoretical part of my research, I begin by reviewing the history of feminism and feminist criticism. This part will cover fairy tales from a feminist perspective. There is a small discussion of a few primary fairy tale texts written by women and feminist theorizing about fairy tales. Then there is an interpretation of Rushdie's novel in the light of feminist fairytale genre and discuss his effort to reconfigure the feminist fairy tale genre in Shame. Last but not the least, the conclusion of the paper will give an overview of the whole research. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2011-07-25T00:00:00Z Baral, Sancheta http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4635 2025-07-17T04:30:27Z 2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

An Investigation into the Need of ESP Courses for University Students Baral, Sancheta ESP English for specific purpose, like any form of language teaching, is primarily concerned with learning. In its development up to now, ESP has paid scent attention to the question of how people learn, focusing instead on the question of what people learn (Hutchinson and Waters, 1987). It has in other words, been language-centered approach. An ESP program is therefore built ion an assessment of purpose and needs and the functions for which English is required. ESP concentrates more language in contest than on teaching grammar and language structures. It covers subjects varying from accounting or computer science to tourism and business management. The ESP focal point is that English is not taught as a subject separated from the student real world, instead, it is integrated into a subject matter area important to the learners This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2011-07-04T00:00:00Z Sultana, Naznin http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4628 2025-07-07T06:16:17Z 2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

Gloria Anzaldua’s Borderlands/La Frontera the New Mestiza: A Perfect Example of Postmodern Hybrid Text Sultana, Naznin The intention of this discussion is to analyze Anzaldua text borderland/la Frontera the new mestiza to present the text as a postmodern hybrid text. This text is a perfect example of pastiche work. Anzaldua creates a hybrid world in this text. This text is a perfect example of pastiche work. Anzaldua creates a hybrid world in this text. In Borderlands she mixed genres and even languages. This text can be considered as a novel though this text does not have any particular characters or themes or even a definite structure but this text is about Anzaldua's life. It is a semi autobiography of anzaldua molded with history, story as well as poetry, songs and prayers. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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