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    Reimagining double colonization
    (UMT Lahore, 2024) Muhammad Salman Ishtiaq
    This thesis conducts a comparative analysis of power and agency within the context of double colonization, wherein both the colonized and segments of colonizer experience various forms of oppression, as depicted in Aimé A Tempest and Toni Morrison's Desdemona. The study draws on a combined theoretical framework rooted in the works of Toni Morrison and Michel Foucault, with Foucault's assertion that “Power is everywhere” and “comes from everywhere” serving as a guiding premise (93). Against the backdrop of systemic power exploitation and the suppression of agency, Morrison's ideas provide a lens through which the structural injustices inherent in the colonial experience can be critically examined and deconstructed. The comparative analysis of A Tempest and Desdemona facilitates a nuanced exploration of how two distinct literary voices, one rooted in the Caribbean and the other in African-American contexts, engage with and reinterpret colonial narratives. The research elucidates how characters and narratives within these works challenge conventional power structures, reimagine gender roles, and ultimately work to subvert the oppressive forces inherent in double colonization. This study investigates how these literary works illuminate the intricate dynamics of power and agency, ultimately shedding light on the complex experience of double colonization through the Foucauldian discourse analysis of these works.