Rebellious daughters, sisters and wives : non-conforming women in South Asian diaspora fiction

• Main Author: Kaur, Balvinder
• Other Authors: Barrie Wayne Sherwood
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Humanities::Literature
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145384
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This dissertation explores how identity is defined in contemporary South Asian diaspora fiction with an emphasis on female protagonists who rebel against traditional expectations of their familial roles. Drawing from a range of critical studies and fictional narratives, I explore the narrative shift...