Female agency in Burnt Shadows and Postcolonial Feminism in the EFL Classroom

This essay analyses Burnt Shadows (2009) by Kamila Shamsie from a postcolonial feminist perspective, with a focus on agency of women, representation and re-presentation, and cultural stereotypes. The degree of agency in the main characters Hiroko, Elizabeth and Kim is discussed, followed by an analy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Floryd, Vanja
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR) 2019
Subjects:
EFL
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-81065