Addressing Rape Culture through Folktale Adaptation in Malaysian Young Adult Literature

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12975015
AutoresSharifah Aishah Osman (0000-0001-7156-8654, University of Malaya, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen14
Número1
Páginas117-133
Fecha de publicación2021-02-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGirlhood Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1938-8209 • E-ISSN: 1938-8322
EditorialBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3167/ghs.2021.140110
OpenAlexW3132982491
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas20

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

Agency (philosophy · Art · Developmental psychology · Girl · Literature · Media studies · Mythology · Normalization (sociology · Popular culture · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Themes in Literature Analysis