@article{Nanjeeba_2023, title={Ecofeminism in the Early Twentieth Century Bengali Literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s Sultana’s Dream}, volume={2}, url={https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cja/article/view/11112}, DOI={10.52214/cja.v2i1.11112}, abstractNote={<p>Ecofeminism is a field of feminist inquiry and activism that has been used in literary criticism to illustrate the connection between ecology and feminism. To end women’s oppression, ecofeminism believes that it is necessary to end all forms of oppression, particularly environmental oppression. In the last few decades, a wide range of literary works delve into the “link between the domination of women and the domination of nature.”<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> Ecofeminism in literature explores the intersection between gender, nature, and patriarchal domination. This essay seeks to argue for the presence of ecofeminist thinking in early twentieth-century Bengali literature by analyzing Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s short story, <em>Sultana’s Dream</em>.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> Plumwood, “Ecofeminism: An overview,” 120.</p>}, number={1}, journal={The Columbia Journal of Asia}, author={Nanjeeba, Labiba Rifah}, year={2023}, month={May}, pages={8–14} }