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Becoming women: Gender and religion/culture in novels by Nawal El Saadawi and Gabriel García Márquez
This study examines male characters' subjugation of women through religious discourse as a validating institution. Two third world writers' works, Nawal El Saadawi's The Fall of the Imam and Gabriel García Márquez Chronicle of a Death Foretold, explore this subjugation through the social constructio...
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| author | Abd Rabouh, Sherin Hany |
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| description | This study examines male characters' subjugation of women through religious discourse as a validating institution. Two third world writers' works, Nawal El Saadawi's The Fall of the Imam and Gabriel García Márquez Chronicle of a Death Foretold, explore this subjugation through the social construction of religion, resulting in the preservation of "discourses" such as religion over the years. I use Simone de Beauvoir and Edward Said's theories in my study of how women came to be identified with inferiority while men came to be identified with superiority. Beauvoir's theory addresses women and men directly, focusing on how societies shape women, classifying them as the "second sex" and men as the first and superior sex. Said addresses the feminized Orient, where his political discussions of the Occident-Orient relationship bring out how the stereotypical image of the inferior Orient came to be. In addition, I refer to Michel Foucault's concept of "discourse" to help in reaching the roots of the embeddedness and solid position of social constructions and their upholding through knowledge and history, along with Giambattista Vico's notion of history, too. El Saadawi focuses on presenting religion as a daily tool that governs the community while García Márquez uses religion as a tool to promote the entrenched cultural traditions that the community has no choice but to abide by. The study aims to present the ongoing error of attempting to gain equality between both genders when there should be an acceptance of the differing roles, however, without hindering the progress or success of any of the two genders. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1410 Becoming women: Gender and religion/culture in novels by Nawal El Saadawi and Gabriel García Márquez Abd Rabouh, Sherin Hany This study examines male characters' subjugation of women through religious discourse as a validating institution. Two third world writers' works, Nawal El Saadawi's The Fall of the Imam and Gabriel García Márquez Chronicle of a Death Foretold, explore this subjugation through the social construction of religion, resulting in the preservation of "discourses" such as religion over the years. I use Simone de Beauvoir and Edward Said's theories in my study of how women came to be identified with inferiority while men came to be identified with superiority. Beauvoir's theory addresses women and men directly, focusing on how societies shape women, classifying them as the "second sex" and men as the first and superior sex. Said addresses the feminized Orient, where his political discussions of the Occident-Orient relationship bring out how the stereotypical image of the inferior Orient came to be. In addition, I refer to Michel Foucault's concept of "discourse" to help in reaching the roots of the embeddedness and solid position of social constructions and their upholding through knowledge and history, along with Giambattista Vico's notion of history, too. El Saadawi focuses on presenting religion as a daily tool that governs the community while García Márquez uses religion as a tool to promote the entrenched cultural traditions that the community has no choice but to abide by. The study aims to present the ongoing error of attempting to gain equality between both genders when there should be an acceptance of the differing roles, however, without hindering the progress or success of any of the two genders. 2018-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/411 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1410/viewcontent/Sherin_20Abd_20Rabouh_20Thesis.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Women Religion |
| spellingShingle | Women Religion Abd Rabouh, Sherin Hany Becoming women: Gender and religion/culture in novels by Nawal El Saadawi and Gabriel García Márquez |
| title | Becoming women: Gender and religion/culture in novels by Nawal El Saadawi and Gabriel García Márquez |
| title_full | Becoming women: Gender and religion/culture in novels by Nawal El Saadawi and Gabriel García Márquez |
| title_fullStr | Becoming women: Gender and religion/culture in novels by Nawal El Saadawi and Gabriel García Márquez |
| title_full_unstemmed | Becoming women: Gender and religion/culture in novels by Nawal El Saadawi and Gabriel García Márquez |
| title_short | Becoming women: Gender and religion/culture in novels by Nawal El Saadawi and Gabriel García Márquez |
| title_sort | becoming women gender and religion culture in novels by nawal el saadawi and gabriel garcia marquez |
| topic | Women Religion |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/411 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1410/viewcontent/Sherin_20Abd_20Rabouh_20Thesis.pdf |
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