http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/3 ORIC 2026-09-08T13:44:28Z http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2965 Title: SHIPWRECK MODERNITY AND BLUE ECOLOGY: REVISITING HUMAN WATER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE MAN WITH THE COMPOUND EYES Authors: Jamil, Rizwan; Syeda, Dr. Fatima; Faheem, Muhammad Afzal Abstract: Situated within the evolving discourse of the blue humanities, this research offers a nuanced reinterpretation of Wu Ming-Yi‟s The Man with the Compound Eyes, positing the novel as a dynamic meditation on human-ocean entanglements. Through the theoretical lens of Steve Mentz‟s Shipwreck Modernity, this research unveils Wu‟s narrative as a vision of the ocean not merely as a passive backdrop, but as an agentive and transformative force that reconfigures human subjectivity and ecological awareness, challenging conventional boundaries between human and non-human worlds. The Man with the Compound Eyes navigates the interstitial space between pre- modern ecological harmony and the ruptures of contemporary environmental crises, foregrounding the tensions between traditional ecological knowledge and the incursions of global modernity. The narrative unfolds profoundly human tales of vulnerability, resilience, and displacement amidst the aftermath of ecological devastation. This research posits that Wu‟s text orchestrates a paradigm shift, moving away from terrestrial epistemologies to embrace a fluid, oceanic consciousness. In doing so, it subverts anthropocentric paradigms and offers a compelling vision of ecological co-becoming, urging a reimagined ethical engagement with the non- human world. By intricately weaving climate imaginaries, cultural adaptation, and oceanic ontology, The Man with the Compound Eyes transcends conventional narrative forms, emerging as a transformative literary intervention that expands the intellectual frontiers of the Anthropocene and redefines the critical landscape of blue humanities. Description: NA 2025-05-04T00:00:00Z http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2964 Title: The Politics of Naming and the Immigrant Identity: Studying Onomastics in Nabokov’s Pnin Authors: Syeda, Dr. Fatima; Riaz, Filza Abstract: Names, primarily used to identify individuals, also act as socio-cultural markers mirroring one’s sense of belonging or lack thereof within a community. In an immigrant context, the host country’s linguistic and cultural trends decide if a person will experience inclusion or exclusion. This paper, exploring Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Pnin through the theoretical lens of onomastics, proposes that names have symbolic meanings. The name of a person, especially the one placed in an unfamiliar environment suggests curiosity, mispronunciation, or even rejection. The study seeks help from the frameworks presented in Names and Naming: Multicultural Aspects by Felecan and Bugheșiu to establish that the metaphors of the melting pot and salad bowl used in the book reflect how immigrant identities are perceived through names. The paper also compares Pnin’s names with other characters, such as Victor, Liza, and Eric Wind, whose names symbolize adaptation and assimilation to dominant cultural codes. Through qualitative textual analysis and a close reading of the text, this paper argues that naming functions as a linguistic and narrative device. Description: NA 2025-06-30T00:00:00Z http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2956 Title: THE DYNAMICS OF GENDER & IDEOGRAPHY IN PARTITION NARRATIVES Authors: Syeda, Dr. Fatima; Imdad, Jonathan Caleb Abstract: One of the most horrific events of the subcontinent history was the Partition that uprooted, displaced and traumatized millions of people, especially women. This horror, trauma, and displacement has been fictionalized in multiple forms by the literary writers on both sides of the border. This paper focuses upon the way these suferings were and have always been glorified thus silencing the voice of the true victims. The ideographs of honour, heroism and martyrdom became institutionalized in the dominant narratives of Partition and regulated women's experiences. Drawing upon a close reading of selected Partition texts—Bhisham Sahni's Tamas, Shauna Singh Baldwin’s What the Body Remembers, Urvashi Butalia’s The Other Side of Silence and Ritu Menon & Kamla Bhasin's Borders & Boundaries—this paper aims to counter the ‘haloed narratives’, which present women as heroes and cover the underlying realities of fear, vulnerability, and trauma. Women who were portrayed as symbols of sacrifice and honour actually found themselves to be the first victims in a society where patriarchy ruled; limiting their freedom of choice and autonomy. This study is an attempt to critically examine the romantically celebrated narratives related to women's suferings and chalk more inclusive and realistic experiences of women during the Partition. Description: NA 2024-11-22T00:00:00Z http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2955 Title: “Beyond the Gender Bounds: A Study of Infinite Gender Positions in The Pregnant King by Devdutt Pattanaik”. Authors: Syeda, Dr. Fatima Abstract: NA Description: NA 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z