Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature

Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature

Rape culture is a provocative topic in Malaysia; the public discourse on it is plagued by gender stereotyping, sexism, misogyny, and rape myths. Recent literary works aimed at Malaysian adolescent girls have interrogated rape culture more pointedly as a means of addressing gender-based violence thro...

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Main Author: Osman, Sharifah Aishah
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Published: Berghahn Journals 2021
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PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PN Literature (General)
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spelling my.um.eprints.348542022-05-28T02:07:39Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/34854/ Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature Osman, Sharifah Aishah PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PN Literature (General) Rape culture is a provocative topic in Malaysia; the public discourse on it is plagued by gender stereotyping, sexism, misogyny, and rape myths. Recent literary works aimed at Malaysian adolescent girls have interrogated rape culture more pointedly as a means of addressing gender-based violence through activism and education. In this article, I discuss two short stories, ``The Girl on the Mountain'' and ``Gamble'' as retellings of Malaysian legends and feminist responses to the normalization and perpetuation of rape culture in this society. Through the emphasis on female agency, consent, and gender equality, these two stories reflect the subversive power of Malaysian young adult literature in dismantling rape culture, while affirming the significance of the folktale as an empowering tool for community engagement and feminist activism. Berghahn Journals 2021-03 Article PeerReviewed Osman, Sharifah Aishah (2021) Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature. Girlhood Studies-an interdisciplinary journal, 14 (1, SI). pp. 117-133. ISSN 1938-8209, DOI https://doi.org/10.3167/ghs.2021.140110 <https://doi.org/10.3167/ghs.2021.140110>. 10.3167/ghs.2021.140110
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topic PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PN Literature (General)
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PN Literature (General)
Osman, Sharifah Aishah
Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature
description Rape culture is a provocative topic in Malaysia; the public discourse on it is plagued by gender stereotyping, sexism, misogyny, and rape myths. Recent literary works aimed at Malaysian adolescent girls have interrogated rape culture more pointedly as a means of addressing gender-based violence through activism and education. In this article, I discuss two short stories, ``The Girl on the Mountain'' and ``Gamble'' as retellings of Malaysian legends and feminist responses to the normalization and perpetuation of rape culture in this society. Through the emphasis on female agency, consent, and gender equality, these two stories reflect the subversive power of Malaysian young adult literature in dismantling rape culture, while affirming the significance of the folktale as an empowering tool for community engagement and feminist activism.
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title Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature
title_short Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature
title_full Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature
title_fullStr Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature
title_full_unstemmed Addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in Malaysian young adult literature
title_sort addressing rape culture through folktale adaptation in malaysian young adult literature
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/34854/
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