Author: Nida Ahmed
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Feminine Vanity
‘The woman question’ revolves around the misconception that, “to be a woman inevitably means to be feminine” and questions whether the ideas associated with femininity are gender neutral or not. Gilman, thus aptly espouses that femininity is a choice not a norm or Hebraist pursuit of all women at large and thus, must not be…
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Karukku: Through the lens of enslavement
The lens of enslavement has thus dominated the novel ‘Karukku’ that happens to be the author’s autobiography. Enslavement not only is reflected in the book but in Bama’s own life and thus she has made an attempt to instill confidence and motive, especially the Dalit youth to stay strong and fight back with all their…
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Life sucks: get used to it.
Life is not as happy and as movie like as it looks like. It consists of a lot of problem, challenges and most important to note is that, life spare no one. Situations we run into impose vital challenges that often end in disappointment. One should follow, preach, pray and tend to seek their own…
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5 Sex Positions to Try With Someone You Really Love.
After doing some light research, I have deduced that the reasons for their attachment, which were pretty straightforward. they were not hung up on them because of who they were, but the kind of sex they had indulged in. These sex positions create primal bonds and reinforce intimacy.
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‘Bharat Mata’ as a Symbol.
Bharat Mata is an idea, a symbol, an image, that reflects the construction of femininity and patriotism through numerous frameworks of political and social ideologies. The three pictorial representations of Bharat Mata/ Mother India, depend on a series of codes and signs to depict the notion of a specific form of nationalism. The pictures seem…
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What happens after friends with benefit?
Friends -with-benefits relationships (FWB’s) are quite popular in all the developed countries, we people are well introduced with the concept of being a friend with benefit from the series we have seen on television or online but with no time it become popular in India and the popularity was not at all surprising, perhaps. These…
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OPPRESSION OF WOMEN: TRANSCENDENCE AND IMMANENCE.
The Married Woman is a part of a more elaborate work called ‘The Second Sex’ by the feminist and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. While the phrases- male sex and female sex- are thrown around casually, the phrase “the second sex” raises questions and thoughts. What exactly is the second sex, and why ‘second’, a lot…
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‘Psychoanalysis, sexual difference and the castration problematic’ by Derek Hook.
In this text Hook attempts to provide a psychoanalytic view of formation of sexual identity and difference by referring to Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalytic theory. Here, Hook discusses gendering in classical psychoanalysis as formation of psychosexuality which is viewed as an unconscious process which is produced as a result of interplay between psyche, soma, and…
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Discourse on Laws Regarding Rape
Sexual offences on the body of women are prevalent and widespread, across the globe It is not a phenomenon that is unique to a certain geographical location as it occurs across national boundaries. The act of committing sexual offences can be seen as emerging from the prevalent political and social discourse of the society.