Paradoxes of female affirmation: curing the mental illness of the modern Indian woman in Dear Zindagi

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dc.contributor.authorSuliman, Faatima
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-02T08:42:58Z
dc.date.available2023-11-02T08:42:58Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, 2023
dc.description.abstractIn examining the Bollywood film Dear Zindagi this study explores the ways in which the progressive narrative of women empowerment is complicated through themes of mental illness and mental health. Furthermore, this study explores modern patriarchy as a concept used to control and manage femininity, further complicating feminist narratives. Theoretically centered within literature on feminism, Bollywood, mental illness, patriarchy, and the bildungsroman, this study examines the influence modern patriarchal narratives have on redefining feminist narratives to fit modern society and how Dear Zindagi is able to progress as a feminist narrative.
dc.description.librarianPC(2023)
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/36883
dc.language.isoen
dc.schoolLiterature, Language and Media
dc.subjectCuring the mental illness
dc.subjectFemale affirmation
dc.subjectIndian woman
dc.titleParadoxes of female affirmation: curing the mental illness of the modern Indian woman in Dear Zindagi
dc.typeDissertation
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