MINDSHARE: International Journal of Research and Development, 2021
Culture plays a critical role in determining gender roles in said space, and Aligarh Muslim Unive... more Culture plays a critical role in determining gender roles in said space, and Aligarh Muslim University happens to be an educational institution with a history dating back to the colonial period. Drawing its cultural roots from India's pre-independence Islamic traditions, the University upholds certain beliefs regarding women, which happen to exist in the present times with slight modifications. This paper studies the various social, political, religious, and cultural forces existing in the University that impact the space of female students residing in the campus premises in the twenty-first century. The research is supported by a qualitative and quantitative survey of AMU students and interviews of political leaders. It also uses references from secondary data sources. Struggles faced by women of AMU as a consequence of the division of space is exemplified by unequal distribution of power and access, problems of representation in political leadership, and geographic isolation i...
MINDSHARE: International Journal of Research and Development, 2021
Culture plays a critical role in determining gender roles in said space, and Aligarh Muslim Unive... more Culture plays a critical role in determining gender roles in said space, and Aligarh Muslim University happens to be an educational institution with a history dating back to the colonial period. Drawing its cultural roots from India's pre-independence Islamic traditions, the University upholds certain beliefs regarding women, which happen to exist in the present times with slight modifications. This paper studies the various social, political, religious, and cultural forces existing in the University that impact the space of female students residing in the campus premises in the twenty-first century. The research is supported by a qualitative and quantitative survey of AMU students and interviews of political leaders. It also uses references from secondary data sources. Struggles faced by women of AMU as a consequence of the division of space is exemplified by unequal distribution of power and access, problems of representation in political leadership, and geographic isolation in the paper, thereby taking the lived experiences of these women beyond education.
This paper uses post-structural analysis to analyze the madness of the character of Lady Macbeth ... more This paper uses post-structural analysis to analyze the madness of the character of Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth with a feminist perspective. New historicism reveals that Macbeth was written allegedly to appeal the newly crowned King James I of England, who is historically known to be a notorious witch-hunter, as until the middle of 16 century bewitchment was considered to be the cause for madness, and later on, a woman’s womb was diagnosed to be the root of hysteria. It is in the context of madness and misogyny, this paper unravels the layered character of Lady Macbeth, explores Lady Macbeth’s attempt at ‘unsexing’ with respect to Beauvoir’s concept of woman ‘constructed’. This paper defies Freud’s psychoanalytic claim that her childlessness resulted in her cruelty and death, and investigates the probable cause of Lady Macbeth’s madness; whether it was her guilty conscience, patriarchal conditioning based on ignorance, or Shakespeare’s deliberate attempt at balanci...
MINDSHARE: International Journal of Research and Development, 2021
Culture plays a critical role in determining gender roles in said space, and Aligarh Muslim Unive... more Culture plays a critical role in determining gender roles in said space, and Aligarh Muslim University happens to be an educational institution with a history dating back to the colonial period. Drawing its cultural roots from India's pre-independence Islamic traditions, the University upholds certain beliefs regarding women, which happen to exist in the present times with slight modifications. This paper studies the various social, political, religious, and cultural forces existing in the University that impact the space of female students residing in the campus premises in the twenty-first century. The research is supported by a qualitative and quantitative survey of AMU students and interviews of political leaders. It also uses references from secondary data sources. Struggles faced by women of AMU as a consequence of the division of space is exemplified by unequal distribution of power and access, problems of representation in political leadership, and geographic isolation i...
MINDSHARE: International Journal of Research and Development, 2021
Culture plays a critical role in determining gender roles in said space, and Aligarh Muslim Unive... more Culture plays a critical role in determining gender roles in said space, and Aligarh Muslim University happens to be an educational institution with a history dating back to the colonial period. Drawing its cultural roots from India's pre-independence Islamic traditions, the University upholds certain beliefs regarding women, which happen to exist in the present times with slight modifications. This paper studies the various social, political, religious, and cultural forces existing in the University that impact the space of female students residing in the campus premises in the twenty-first century. The research is supported by a qualitative and quantitative survey of AMU students and interviews of political leaders. It also uses references from secondary data sources. Struggles faced by women of AMU as a consequence of the division of space is exemplified by unequal distribution of power and access, problems of representation in political leadership, and geographic isolation in the paper, thereby taking the lived experiences of these women beyond education.
This paper uses post-structural analysis to analyze the madness of the character of Lady Macbeth ... more This paper uses post-structural analysis to analyze the madness of the character of Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth with a feminist perspective. New historicism reveals that Macbeth was written allegedly to appeal the newly crowned King James I of England, who is historically known to be a notorious witch-hunter, as until the middle of 16 century bewitchment was considered to be the cause for madness, and later on, a woman’s womb was diagnosed to be the root of hysteria. It is in the context of madness and misogyny, this paper unravels the layered character of Lady Macbeth, explores Lady Macbeth’s attempt at ‘unsexing’ with respect to Beauvoir’s concept of woman ‘constructed’. This paper defies Freud’s psychoanalytic claim that her childlessness resulted in her cruelty and death, and investigates the probable cause of Lady Macbeth’s madness; whether it was her guilty conscience, patriarchal conditioning based on ignorance, or Shakespeare’s deliberate attempt at balanci...
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