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ANALYZING FEMINIST IDEOLOGIES AND ASPIRATIONS A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE LAST EXCERPT OF DURRANIS MY FEUDAL LORD

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-II).10      10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-II).10      Published : Jun 2024

Analyzing Feminist Ideologies and Aspirations: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Last Excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord

Abstract

    The study investigates the last excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord (1994). The study aims to explore feminist ideologies and aspirations expressed in the text. Purposive sampling of the last excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord is done as it concludes the whole book. Fairclough's three-dimensional model is used as a theoretical framework. Findings reveal that, at the description level, values of words and grammatical elements show the contestation between patriarchal thoughts and feminist aspirations. At the interpretation level, the interpretation of the text reveals that Khar, through harsh words, represented patriarchal thought, which is challenged by Durrani and the interpretation of context reveals the silence of women as the primary cause of increasing male dominance. At the explanation level, the excerpt seems non-normative as it challenges patriarchal oppression and empowers women to define their own essence as Durrani decides to break the traditional silence.

    critical discourse analysis, feminism, ideologies, my feudal lord, patriarchy

    (1) Hafiz Abdul Haseeb Hakimi
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Bahuddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Palwasha Ali
    SST (Secondary School Teacher), Elementary and Higher Secondary Education, Mardan, KP , Pakistan.
    (3) Shahid Aslam
    MPhil English, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Cite this article

APA

    APA : Hakimi, H. A. H., Ali, P., & Aslam, S. (2024). Analyzing Feminist Ideologies and Aspirations: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Last Excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord. Global Sociological Review, IX(II), 95-112. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-II).10

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Hakimi, Hafiz Abdul Haseeb, Palwasha Ali, and Shahid Aslam. 2024. "Analyzing Feminist Ideologies and Aspirations: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Last Excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord." Global Sociological Review, IX (II): 95-112 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-II).10

HARVARD

    HARVARD : HAKIMI, H. A. H., ALI, P. & ASLAM, S. 2024. Analyzing Feminist Ideologies and Aspirations: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Last Excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord. Global Sociological Review, IX, 95-112.

MHRA

    MHRA : Hakimi, Hafiz Abdul Haseeb, Palwasha Ali, and Shahid Aslam. 2024. "Analyzing Feminist Ideologies and Aspirations: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Last Excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord." Global Sociological Review, IX: 95-112

MLA

    MLA : Hakimi, Hafiz Abdul Haseeb, Palwasha Ali, and Shahid Aslam. "Analyzing Feminist Ideologies and Aspirations: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Last Excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord." Global Sociological Review, IX.II (2024): 95-112 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Hakimi, Hafiz Abdul Haseeb, Ali, Palwasha, and Aslam, Shahid (2024), "Analyzing Feminist Ideologies and Aspirations: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Last Excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord", Global Sociological Review, IX (II), 95-112

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Hakimi, Hafiz Abdul Haseeb, Palwasha Ali, and Shahid Aslam. "Analyzing Feminist Ideologies and Aspirations: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Last Excerpt of Durrani's My Feudal Lord." Global Sociological Review IX, no. II (2024): 95-112. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-II).10