Invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in Malaysian literature in English

The paper will focus on the treatment of domestic violence in literary works of Malaysian Literature in English (MLE) writers. The paper will primarily analyse intimate partner violence and examine these violence, as portrayed in the selected texts. MLE provides insights into the thematic concerns o...

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Main Authors: Michelle Shalini Ramakrishnan, Ruzy Suliza Hashim, Noraini Md Yusof
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19993/1/35214-110251-1-SM.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.199932022-10-01T16:32:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19993/ Invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in Malaysian literature in English Michelle Shalini Ramakrishnan, Ruzy Suliza Hashim, Noraini Md Yusof, The paper will focus on the treatment of domestic violence in literary works of Malaysian Literature in English (MLE) writers. The paper will primarily analyse intimate partner violence and examine these violence, as portrayed in the selected texts. MLE provides insights into the thematic concerns of Malaysian writers, giving rise to pertinent issues that affect a country’s well-being and its people. Several scholars have studied some of the selected works, and their works centre on the thematic concerns such as nationhood and nation-building, but issues of domestic violence have been dismissed as unimportant. Departing from previous research, this paper examines the novelistic representations of domestic violence with the aim to create awareness and giving them visibility. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19993/1/35214-110251-1-SM.pdf Michelle Shalini Ramakrishnan, and Ruzy Suliza Hashim, and Noraini Md Yusof, (2019) Invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in Malaysian literature in English. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 16 (6). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1823-884x https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/issue/view/1205
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description The paper will focus on the treatment of domestic violence in literary works of Malaysian Literature in English (MLE) writers. The paper will primarily analyse intimate partner violence and examine these violence, as portrayed in the selected texts. MLE provides insights into the thematic concerns of Malaysian writers, giving rise to pertinent issues that affect a country’s well-being and its people. Several scholars have studied some of the selected works, and their works centre on the thematic concerns such as nationhood and nation-building, but issues of domestic violence have been dismissed as unimportant. Departing from previous research, this paper examines the novelistic representations of domestic violence with the aim to create awareness and giving them visibility.
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author Michelle Shalini Ramakrishnan,
Ruzy Suliza Hashim,
Noraini Md Yusof,
spellingShingle Michelle Shalini Ramakrishnan,
Ruzy Suliza Hashim,
Noraini Md Yusof,
Invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in Malaysian literature in English
author_facet Michelle Shalini Ramakrishnan,
Ruzy Suliza Hashim,
Noraini Md Yusof,
author_sort Michelle Shalini Ramakrishnan,
title Invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in Malaysian literature in English
title_short Invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in Malaysian literature in English
title_full Invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in Malaysian literature in English
title_fullStr Invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in Malaysian literature in English
title_full_unstemmed Invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in Malaysian literature in English
title_sort invisible chains : themes of gender and violence in malaysian literature in english
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19993/1/35214-110251-1-SM.pdf
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https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/issue/view/1205
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