Essays about: "Kamila Shamsie"

Found 2 essays containing the words Kamila Shamsie.

1. 1. Imperial Geopolitics in Kamila Shamsie’s Burnt Shadows: From Islamism and Islamophobia to Postcolonial Islam

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Shyamal Chandra Barman; [2022]
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   Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between imperial geopolitics and Islam in Burnt Shadows (2009) by Kamila Shamsie. The time frame of Burnt Shadows covers more than fifty years ranging from 9th August 1945 to the attack on the world trade center and the aftermath of the historical 9/11 incident. READ MORE

3. 2. Female agency in Burnt Shadows and Postcolonial Feminism in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Vanja Floryd; [2019]
   Keywords : Burnt Shadows; Kamila Shamsie; postcolonialism; feminism; literature; women; agency; EFL; upper secondary school;

   Abstract : This essay analyses Burnt Shadows (2009) by Kamila Shamsie from a postcolonial feminist perspective, with a focus on agency of women, representation and re-presentation, and cultural stereotypes. The degree of agency in the main characters Hiroko, Elizabeth and Kim is discussed, followed by an analysis of the re-presentation of Indian, Pakistani and Arab Muslim women characters in the text, with a focus on homogenisation and voice. READ MORE