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| Language: | English |
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2026
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19983168 |
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- <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This paper conducts a comparative ecofeminist study of Margaret Atwood’s <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em> and Manjushree Thapa’s <em>Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy</em>, examining how patriarchal systems simultaneously oppress women and exploit the environment. Using ecofeminist theories from Françoise d'Eaubonne, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Carolyn Merchant, Val Plumwood, Vandana Shiva, and others. The analysis finds that Atwood’s dystopian regime and Thapa’s depiction of Nepal’s socio-political landscape demonstrate similar mechanisms of gendered and ecological control, while also portraying acts of resistance and reclamation. Through a qualitative, textual analysis, the paper highlights interconnected themes of domination, resistance, and reclamation. By highlighting these parallels, the study contributes to ecofeminist discourse by advocating for cross-cultural solidarity and positioning literature as a critical platform for challenging environmental and gender-based injustices.</span></p>