Volume III Issue II April-June 2023

Name of Author : M Ramalingam, Dr. S Ramanathan

Title of the paper : Feminist representation of Postcolonial Study of Kenyan literature

Abstract: Post-colonial feminism, as one of the relatively recent but no less powerful tenets in modern humanitarian theories, has since its formative days been struggling against many social ailments that have been gnawing at post-colonial societies since and even before the days of decolonization. To wit, adepts of post-colonial feminist stand indexed patriarchy as the root cause of the ailments patriarchy, in its traditional pre-colonial, colonial and modernized versions. For the working definition of patriarchy, in this study we will dare use being conscious, obviously, of scholarly works on the subject of far superior excellence an account presented by a popular web-based source – for this account, in our view, provides a concise but Feminist theory defines patriarchy as an unjust social system that enforces gender roles and is oppressive to both men and women. It often includes any social, political, or economic mechanism that evokes male dominance over women. Feminist theory typically characterizes patriarchy as a social construct, which can be overcome by revealing and critically analyzing its manifestations.

Keywords : Postcolonial Study, Feminist theory, Kenyan literature

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Page No. : 17-19