Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition

Aisha Saleeem; Dr Musarat Yasmin; Rabia Batool; Dr TahirSaleem

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EEO. 2020; 19(1): 436-441

doi: 10.17051/ilkonline.2020.661872

Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition

Aisha Saleeem, Dr Musarat Yasmin, Rabia Batool, Dr TahirSaleem.

Abstract
The present study focuses on investigating the transition in females sexual and gender roles as well as in their language use (assertive, unmitigated, and direct) in Pakistani society with the help of Hamids (2017) wonderful novel Exit West, which was listed for Mans Booker Prize award. This research, therefore, analyzes the discourse of the novel keeping in view the cultural-shift in Pakistan about female transition, fluidity, the reappraisal of sexuality and language with the application of postmodern feminist theory proposed by Butler(1991,1996), who believes that gender and language are performative.The studys data analysis concludes that Pakistani women are reshaping their identities, roles, positions, responsibilities, sexuality, and language. They are in the process of transition, fluidity, and cultural-shift through the main female protagonist of the novel. The study, highly recommends to the future researchers to research this area; language, sexuality, and gender, the relationship among these factors in reshaping the roles and identities of modern Pakistani women and the cultural-shift as most of the women are entering show-biz, games asa wrestler, footballer cricketers, jobs, going abroad for higher studies, in the public sphere as writers and many other fields of life.

Key words: transition, gender, language, performativity, fluidity

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Aisha Saleeem, Dr Musarat Yasmin, Rabia Batool, Dr TahirSaleem. Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition. EEO. 2020; 19(1): 436-441. doi:10.17051/ilkonline.2020.661872

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Aisha Saleeem, Dr Musarat Yasmin, Rabia Batool, Dr TahirSaleem. Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition. EEO. 2020; 19(1): 436-441. doi:10.17051/ilkonline.2020.661872

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Aisha Saleeem, Dr Musarat Yasmin, Rabia Batool, Dr TahirSaleem. Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition. EEO. (2020), [cited September 07, 2023]; 19(1): 436-441. doi:10.17051/ilkonline.2020.661872

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Aisha Saleeem, Dr Musarat Yasmin, Rabia Batool, Dr TahirSaleem (2020) Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition. EEO, 19 (1), 436-441. doi:10.17051/ilkonline.2020.661872

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Aisha Saleeem, Dr Musarat Yasmin, Rabia Batool, Dr TahirSaleem. 2020. Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition. Elementary Education Online, 19 (1), 436-441. doi:10.17051/ilkonline.2020.661872

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Aisha Saleeem, Dr Musarat Yasmin, Rabia Batool, Dr TahirSaleem. "Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition." Elementary Education Online 19 (2020), 436-441. doi:10.17051/ilkonline.2020.661872

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Aisha Saleeem, Dr Musarat Yasmin, Rabia Batool, Dr TahirSaleem. "Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition." Elementary Education Online 19.1 (2020), 436-441. Print. doi:10.17051/ilkonline.2020.661872

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Aisha Saleeem, Dr Musarat Yasmin, Rabia Batool, Dr TahirSaleem (2020) Reconstruction of Identities in Hamid's Exit West: Pakistani Women in Transition. Elementary Education Online, 19 (1), 436-441. doi:10.17051/ilkonline.2020.661872

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