http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/3592 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:47:58 GMT 2026-04-05T23:47:58Z http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/3767 Assessing Honour Killing Through The Novels Maps For Lost Lovers, Bliss and The Cry of the Dove Fariha, Sumaiya Jannat Honour killing is a global crisis that has been depicted in different literary texts. This thesis aims to understand and analyze the politicization of Islam and gender roles that play a role in the honour killing of Muslim women across the world. Incorporating Louis Althusser‘s Ideologies and Ideological State Apparatus theory, and Sigmund Freud‘s Psychoanalysis theory this thesis evaluates literary texts Bliss (2002) by Zulfu Livaneli, Maps for Lost Lovers (2004) by Nadeem Aslam and The Cry of the Dove (2007). By analyzing these literary texts, I argue that gender discrimination, the manipulation of Islam, the failure of state laws in different countries, and Muslim women‘s subalternation aids in the continuation of honour killing 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 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/3767 2022-10-11T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/3593 Empowering Black Women through Female Solidarity: A Magical Realist and Gynocritical Analysis of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, Mama Day and The Color Purple Islam, Moutushi This dissertation aims to identify the subversive writing techniques adopted by the black female authors to empower their black female protagonists. Maryse Condé in I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, Gloria Naylor in Mama Day, and Alice Walker in The Color Purple demonstrate how their victimized black female protagonists unify with other afflicted black women to challenge the stereotypical ideologies of patriarchal society and reconstruct their future. In the first chapter, the analysis of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem through the theories of Showalter’s gynocriticism, Hart’s magical feminism and Bowers’ magical realism help understand how Tituba utilizes her voice, her medicinal knowledge, and her connection with female ancestors to initiate black resistance. In the second chapter, the theoretical understandings of black feminism, magical realism and female rivalry by Arndt, Bowers’ and Springer respectively aid to explore the transgressive nature of Cocoa’s relationship with George, the reconstructive aspects of Cocoa’s attachment with her grandmothers and the cataclysmic result of Ruby’s rivalry with Cocoa in Mama Day. In the final chapter, this paper incorporates the theoretical perspectives of feminist satire, lesbianism, female consensus, and self-respect by Krefting, Atkinson, Hamer and Neville, and Dillon respectively to analyse the strategies used by the black female characters in The Color Purple to resist male domination and reclaim their individuality. Overall, this paper attempts to prove that the black female protagonists of these three texts embrace innovative ways to challenge social prejudices and interrupt the continuity of their subjugation to emancipate as a collective. 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 Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/3593 2022-05-20T00:00:00Z