Decolonizing the Stage: Exploring Postcolonial Narratives and Identity in Rohina Malik's Unveiled

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1-1-2025

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the intersection of postcolonial criticism and contemporary literature through an in-depth analysis of Rohina Malik's play Unveiled (2018) and dissects how Malik's work delves into themes such as identity, assimilation, cultural heritage, and resistance within the framework of postcolonial discourse. Through an analysis of the characters' challenges and victories, besides the socio-political backdrop against which the play unfolds, this study explores how postcolonial citizenship represents the aspiration of each postcolonial individual to be fully integrated as a genuine member of their adopted nation-state. Employing a postcolonial critical approach drawing on Said, Spivak, and Bhabha, the paper identifies identity, cultural resistance, and marginalization, and how the play resists stereotypes, relations of power, and postcolonial oppression in order to portray a story of agency, resilience, and belonging. The study underscores the transformative potential of literature in shaping narratives of resistance, solidarity, and shared humanity in the postcolonial era.

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