Postcolonial feminism: silence and storytelling in J.M. Coetzee's Foe

Neimneh, Shadi

doi:10.7813/jll.2014/5-2/7

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“…This follows the idea that the theory has been perceived as a type of feminist theory or a subcategory of post-colonial studies. Postcolonial feminism looks at the myriad of oppressions that arise from racist, sexist, patriarchal and gender inequality (Neimneh, 2014). Racine (2003;2009) adds that it is geared toward unpacking the factors concerning socio-economic and cultural ideals that model and enforce oppression in different contexts.…”

Section: Theoretical Formulation -Postcolonial Feminismmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Postcolonial Feminist Reading of J. M. Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians (2000)

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2022

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Literary texts and kinds of research have reframed postcolonial experiences to capture several issues in society. On that note, Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians has chalked many successes in gaining the attention of literary scholars to subject the text to interpretation using varied literary approaches, except postcolonial feminism. The postcolonial aspect of the feminist issues in the text is fundamental. The thrust of this paper is to analyse Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians using the postcolonial feminist theory. Guided by three objectives, the study uses the qualitative content analysis method to interpret the text. From the analysis, the study reported that, while objectification and ‘othering’ are characteristic of the representation of females in the text, violence against them is constructed through fear and torture and resisted mainly through silence. Also, the mode of narration influences the presentation of the narrative to readers. Finally, the study offers implications for further research using other literary theories or approaches.

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Section: Theoretical Formulation -Postcolonial Feminismmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Postcolonial Feminist Reading of J. M. Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians (2000)

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2022

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“…It is as if, the practise is so hideous that there are no adequate words to describe it except through silence. Neimneh (2014) captures this situation when she asserts, 'The colonizer's language is no adequate medium for containing the historical suffering of the colonized' (p.52). This is the condition of Sihem who is described in The Attack as one who 'grew up among the oppressed, as an orphan and an Arab in world that pardons neither ' (p.228).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In her silence, then there is freedom from the clutches of patriarchy and coloniality. Neimneh (2014) explores the concept of postcolonial feminism in which she finds a consistent intersection between coloniality and feminism. This is because, she argues, the structures of colonialism and masculinity embrace a common principle of oppression, that is, othering on the basis of race and gender.…”

Section: 3resistance Of Hegemonymentioning

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Postcolonial Perspectives of Terrorism in John Updike’s Terrorist and Yasmina Khadra’s the Attack

Mabonga¹

2021

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This study examines the postcolonial concepts of centralization and peripherization as depicted in terrorist by john updike and the attack by yasmina khadra. It also seeks to establish aspects of convergence between the centre and periphery as brought out in the two texts. Most studies within postcolonial framework have interrogated the tension immanent in the relationship between the west and the east in the context of cultural, political and racial subjugation of the former against the latter. However, studies which tackle the phenomenon of terrorism fiction within the postcolonial framework are scanty. This study attempted to fill the gap by investigating the occidental and oriental aspects of terrorism in terrorist and the attack. It also sought to determine elements of convergence in the relationship between the east and the west. The objectives of the study were concerned with examining the occidental perspectives in terrorist and the oriental perspectives in the attack. A third objective sought to explore concurrent elements in the occident vs orient dichotomy. The exploration exposed how terrorist portrays elements of domination and hegemony personified in the occident and how the attack depicts instances of protest and resistance typified in the orient. Within the paradigm of postcolonialism, the study adopted orientalism as postulated by edward said to examine how a dominating framework, the colonizer, exercises power and oppression against the protest and resistance of the marginalized, the colonized. The ideas of homi bhabha and gayatri spivak were also used to investigate the nature of resistance performed by the oppressed. A review of literature showed that the dichotomy of the centre vs the periphery is evident in fictionalization of terrorism hence the rationale for this study. The study relied on qualitative research design. Analysis of content involved a reading of the two texts under study which were purposively sampled. Subsequently, the occident and orient relationship is shown to be belied with power imbalances that occasions tension and conflict. An integrative approach that investigated how the tenuous relationship between the west and east can nevertheless find concurrence was also performed. This study shows that aspects of domination and hegemony are predominant in the occident's perception of the east and its consolidation of the centre. Further, discourse constitutes an integral cog of the western domination and imperialism. But the study also demonstrates that, the orient performs a mix of redemptive initiatives geared towards the resistance and contestation of the colonial discourse. Whereas the discordant nature of the occident vs orient relationship is rife with tension and incongruence, the study was still able to identify components of convergence which ultimately amalgamated the west vs east divide in the analysis of terrorist and the attack. The study concludes, the tendency of the west to ascribe unto itself power and authority of domination can be challenged and contested at...

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Postcolonial feminism: silence and storytelling in J.M. Coetzee's Foe

Cited by 2 publications

References 5 publications

A Postcolonial Feminist Reading of J. M. Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians (2000)

A Postcolonial Feminist Reading of J. M. Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians (2000)

Postcolonial Perspectives of Terrorism in John Updike’s Terrorist and Yasmina Khadra’s the Attack

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