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Analysing Spatial Resistance in Postmodern Urban Space: A Hetero/Dystopic Study Of Bina Shah’s Before She Sleeps
Abstract
The present study intends to focus on the manifestation of spatial resistance in Before She Sleeps (2018) by Bina Shah. Postmodern thought is obsessed with the concept of space; and so are certain inviolable spaces which dictate our thoughts and lives. The recent literary and theoretical works pertinently deals with the urban space that plays a vital role in shaping and moulding our lives. The postmodern urban dystopia is drawn by the writer in the wake totalitarian laws imposed by the authorities to control the lived spaces of the citizens. With reference to the concepts of Lefebvre, Hicks and Foucault, Shah portrays a disorderly and chaotic world that is nothing more than a conflicted place. Julien, Sabine, Lin and Bouthain struggle against this disorder, and dream of building a world of freedom, peace and love. The spatial resistance and fight against this domination and oppression is what makes the present study a heterotopia.
Authors
Dr. Muhammad Asif
Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Mehwish Qaisar
M Phil Scholar, Department of English, Riphah International University, Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan
Tahreem Iftikhar
M Phil Scholar, Department of English Literature, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Heterotopia, Postmodern City, Postmodern Urban Dystopia, Spatial Resistance
