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Title:	Tracing manifestations of domestic violence in Malaysian literature in English
Authors:	Michelle Shalini Ramakrishnan (P63219)
Supervisor:	Ruzy, Dr.
Keywords:	Domestic violence Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	2018
Description:	This research investigates the presence of domestic violence and its manifestation in Malaysian Literature in English from 1970 until 2015. As a relatively young literary tradition, it has always been examined for issues of nation building, language conflicts, identity struggles, and alienation. This thesis departs from such predictable concerns by focusing on the way in which domestic violence is presented and dealt with in this literature. The main objective of the research is to examine Malaysian Literature in English writers' depictions of domestic violence, and whether or not, the lens in which they approach this issue corresponds with the seriousness of the crime. To chart the trends of domestic violence in this literary tradition, texts from various genres are selected based on their focus on the issue. The framework is drawn from mainly two theories, the feminist lens of domestic violence and psychological aspects of domestic violence in order to study the types of abuses evident in the texts. As such, the framework includes McCue's types of abuses and Tyson's feminist criticism. The framework also includes Bancroft's Profile of a Batterer, Walker's Characteristics of a Victim, and Duluth's The Power Cycle Model in the attempt to identify the presentation of victims and the batterers. The research findings show that there is a lack of public recognition when it comes to domestic violence, as many of the abused characters are reluctant to disclose abuse because they want to conceal their violent experiences from others. Despite the fact that domestic violence is present in many texts, the writers have dealt with the issues nonchalantly. Closure in many texts suggests that victims are often held accountable for the abuse. This is a disconcerting discovery, which implies that many Malaysian writers have not addressed the gravity of domestic violence fittingly.,Ph.D
Pages:	190
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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