Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe

Despite its exploitative nature, colonialism facilitated continuous cultural exchanges between Muslim Bengal, home of the writer Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, and the European metropolis. Although Rokeya never visited Europe, she was exposed to European literature, overcame sociocultural constraints, and...

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Main Author:	Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Routledge 2016
Subjects:	HQ1101 Women. Feminism PI Oriental languages and literatures PN0080 Criticism PN0441 Literary History PR English literature
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spelling	iium-544182017-01-19T08:42:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54418/ Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe Hasan, Md. Mahmudul HQ1101 Women. Feminism PI Oriental languages and literatures PN0080 Criticism PN0441 Literary History PR English literature Despite its exploitative nature, colonialism facilitated continuous cultural exchanges between Muslim Bengal, home of the writer Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, and the European metropolis. Although Rokeya never visited Europe, she was exposed to European literature, overcame sociocultural constraints, and thus became engaged in a complex critique and assessment of European culture in relation to her own environment. This article explores the ways in which, as a writer, educationalist, activist and wife of a civil servant, Rokeya had opportunities to interact directly with European women and indirectly with European men. Importantly, she made available to her readers an interpretative summary of Marie Corelli’s novel The Murder of Delicia (1896), informed them about the Victorian “woman question” and identified comparable gender norms in Europe and India. This article discusses how Rokeya broke through the iron gate of purdah practices prevalent at the time, availed herself of opportunities to explore European culture, and commented on the condition of women. Routledge 2016-12-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54418/1/54418_Muslim%20Bengal%20writes%20back.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54418/2/54418_Muslim%20Bengal%20writes%20back_SCOPUS.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2016) Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe. Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 52 (6). pp. 739-751. ISSN 1744-9855 E-ISSN 1744-9863 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17449855.2016.1157514 10.1080/17449855.2016.1157514
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spellingShingle	HQ1101 Women. Feminism PI Oriental languages and literatures PN0080 Criticism PN0441 Literary History PR English literature Hasan, Md. Mahmudul Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe
description	Despite its exploitative nature, colonialism facilitated continuous cultural exchanges between Muslim Bengal, home of the writer Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, and the European metropolis. Although Rokeya never visited Europe, she was exposed to European literature, overcame sociocultural constraints, and thus became engaged in a complex critique and assessment of European culture in relation to her own environment. This article explores the ways in which, as a writer, educationalist, activist and wife of a civil servant, Rokeya had opportunities to interact directly with European women and indirectly with European men. Importantly, she made available to her readers an interpretative summary of Marie Corelli’s novel The Murder of Delicia (1896), informed them about the Victorian “woman question” and identified comparable gender norms in Europe and India. This article discusses how Rokeya broke through the iron gate of purdah practices prevalent at the time, availed herself of opportunities to explore European culture, and commented on the condition of women.
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author	Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
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title	Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe
title_short	Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe
title_full	Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe
title_fullStr	Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe
title_full_unstemmed	Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe
title_sort	muslim bengal writes back: a study of rokeya’s encounter with and representation of europe
publisher	Routledge
publishDate	2016
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Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe

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