Transgender narratives and taboos
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2024
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UMT, Lahore
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The present study explores the transgender narratives and taboos portrayed in Faiqa Mansab’s This House of Clay and Water through the lens of social constructionism theory. Mansab’s narrative portrays nonconventional characters which contributes in marking the stereotypes regarding the Hijra community and representing the taboos. This study aims to explore the evidence of challenging societal notions regarding taboos and deceiving narratives in South Asian society and to highlight the exploitation of social constructions regarding gender and sexuality in South Asia. This research paper uses a qualitative approach while utilizing textual analysis to discuss the constructions and deconstructions of transgender taboos and narratives. This study draws the theoretical concepts of Social Constructionism theory to highlight the power of language and discourse, power dynamics and institutionalization, social assumptions, and deconstruction. This paper explores how socio-constructs influence and shape the identity and gender roles of specific genders which result in creating social taboos and metanarratives.