Eliciting the Theme of Radical Feminism in the Work of Kishwar Naheed (Analysis of radical feminism in Pakistan through the poetic works of Kishwar Naheed – a well-known Pakistani poet)

Abstract

Radical feminism - a philosophy that emphasizes roots of inequality between men and women, or, more specifically, the social domination of women by men. This paper analyses radical feminism in Pakistan through the poetic works of Kishwar Naheed – a well-known Pakistani poet. The paper conducts a literary analysis of Kishwar Naheed’s poetic work and explores how her verses have addressed women issues in Pakistan and inspired people to advocate equality amongst gender by raising voice against social injustice. Different feminist theories including Chandra Mahanty and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, are used as framework to elicit how variedly radical feminism exists in Pakistani male-oriented society.