https://doi.org/10.67147/literariness.v1i3.091
Ecological Resistance and Feminine Sovereignty: An Ecofeminist Analysis of Small Days and Nights
S. PRATHIBA
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of English
Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
K. RESHMI
Professor, Department of English
Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
Abstract: Ecofeminism is an interdisciplinary framework that highlights the intersectional relationship between women and ecology. It critiques the systemic oppression of women and nature within the patriarchal structure. This study presents an ecofeminist analysis of the Indian English writer Tishani Doshi’s novel Small Days and Nights (2019), offering a profound critique of the interconnected systems of patriarchal and colonial domination over women and nature. Interlinking material ecofeminism and the concept of slow violence, the analysis traces the protagonist Grace’s journey from alienation to stewardship of her disabled sister, Lucia and the eroded coastal landscape of South India. The text strongly challenges patriarchal domination through ecological and feminine intervention. Ultimately, this study demonstrates how Doshi’s ecofeminist vision transcends general environmental awareness to an inclusive portrayal of class, disability, gender, and the colonial legacy in contemporary, Anthropogenic India.
Keywords: Ecofeminism, Intersectionality, Anthropogenic India, Colonial Domination, Stewardship, Environmental Awareness
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