Moral Policing and Gender-based Violence
Portrayal of Honour and Shame in Poile Sengupta’s Mangalam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19556536 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bhawna Singh (0000-0001-9709-6632, Chaudhary Charan Singh University), Ansa Hameed (0000-0003-3477-156X, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University), Sohaib Alam (0000-0002-9972-9357, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 425-436 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Education Culture and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2081-1640 • E-ISSN: 2081-1640 |
| Publisher | Foundation Pro Scientia Publica (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.15503/jecs2023.2.425.436 |
| OpenAlex | W4387434112 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Thesis. The article aims to study Poile Sengupta’s play entitled Mangalam to analyse how the play raises a voice against society’s enforced models of masculinity and femininity, and sexual and psychological violence and its impact on women in the domestic sphere. Concept. The study foregrounds the impact of moral policing via the notions of honour and shame in Sengupta’s Mangalam and analyses that family, a micro-unit of patriarchy is the primary location of violence inflicted on women. The present study further attempts to examine interpersonal violence perpetuated through the institution of marriage through a study of the portrayal of marital violence in Sengupta’s Mangalam. Results and Conclusion. Sengupta presents contemporary social issues and interrogates moral policing and violence perpetuated by patriarchy through the discussed play. It presents a dramatic piece written by a woman, thus challenging the male-dominated narratives through a voice of protest and addressing violence inflicted on a woman’s body and psyche. Originality. The originality of the study relies on examining the underlying causes of gender-based violence within the institution of marriage and family as the smallest unit of patriarchy while also understanding the relevance of literary representations by women dramatists as resistance literature
Criminology · Domestic violence · Honour · Institution · Masculinity · Originality · Patriarchy · Poison control · Political science · Shame · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Gender Studies · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism · Social Psychology · South Asian Cinema and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |