SALAAMAT AND HEGEMONIC PRESSURES: CHALLENGING THE MASCULINE IDEAL IN UZMA ASLAM KHAN’S TRESPASSING

Authors

  • Maria Mushtaq English Dep. International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan.
  • Saiyma Aslam Department of English, IIUI Pakistyan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i04.1275

Abstract

Masculinity just like any other identity is complex and always in flux. The present study discusses the character of Salaamat in Uzma Aslam Khan’s Trespassing to highlight the complexity which male identity constitutes. It views the struggles faced by non-hegemonic male within hegemonic and hypermasculine settings. This qualitative study takes R. W. Connell’s concept of multiple masculinities along with the intersects of nation and neurodiversity to study Salaamat’s experiences in relation to his gender identity. The study draws a conclusion about Salaamat’s masculinity as negotiating and struggling after he moves to the city before reverting back to his non-hegemonic identity towards the end of the text.

Keywords: Masculinities, National Identities, Neurodiversity.

Author Biographies

  • Maria Mushtaq, English Dep. International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan.

    Ph.D. Scholar

     

  • Saiyma Aslam, Department of English, IIUI Pakistyan.

    Assistant Professor 

              

Additional Files

Published

2022-03-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 04 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

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“SALAAMAT AND HEGEMONIC PRESSURES: CHALLENGING THE MASCULINE IDEAL IN UZMA ASLAM KHAN’S TRESPASSING”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 04, pp. 1156–1163, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i04.1275.