Sexual Harassment of Aboriginal Women in Canadian Literature. George Ryga's 'The Ecstasy of Rita Joe'

Essay aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Englisch - Literatur, Werke, Allahabad University, Veranstaltung: Canadian Studies, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The paper is about subjugation of an aboriginal woman, Rita Joe at various places like school, workplace, in the police station, at court. It discusses how racism has affected the lives of people especially women. Though women have been subjugated in all the societies but if a woman belongs to an inferior race than she suffers badly. Though being a member of White society, Ryga has shown a humanitarian approach to the situation. It is obviously just the kind of disruptive influence which the readers keep forever. In this paper, the author has treis to highlight the plight of aboriginal women especially the sexual harassment which Rita Joe has experienced throughout her life as Ryga has depicted in his play. George Ryga is one of the prominent English playwrights who have an esteem place in the history of Canadian literature. He addresses issues relating to Aboriginals people in his country. The play, 'The Ecstasy of Rita Joe' is considered as a landmark in Canadian Literature as Sally Morgan's 'My Place' is in Australian literature because it was one of the first literary genres which discuss issues relating aboriginal people which earlier never found place in the Canadian literature.

Dr. Shamenaz Bano is Author & Editor of 19 international books which includes, 'Exile and Resistance in Palestinian Literature', 'An Anthology of Poems on Partition Literature ', 'The Silences and Survival of Indian Women in Shashi Deshpande's Novels', 'A Visit to the Ruins of Vijayanagar Empire at Hampi', 'Shades of Life', 'Gender Studies: Fragmentation and Formation', 'Trends, Issues and Implications in Asian Women Writing' and 'Women Poets: Within and Beyond Shore Volume I, II & III. She is Co-author of 'The Celebration of Our Voices' with Deborah Brooks Langford of USA and has co-edited Feeling for You with Armeli Quezon of USA. She has been teaching English literature, language and Communication Skills at Rajarshi Tandon Mahila Mahavidyalaya, S. S. Khanna Girls' Degree College, Ewing Christian College, Allahabad University at Allahabad Institute of Engineering & Technology for ten years. She has contributed poems to many international poetry Magazines & Anthologies like Women of Substance, Raven Cage Magazine, Poetry Archive, Women of Reflection, Women of Passion, Poetic Souls, Feeling International, Hope Reborn, Delhi by Verse and Glomag. She is a member of the Editorial Board of journals including; Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (Azerbaijan), Angloamericanie Journal (Macedonia), Anglisticum, (Macedonia), International Journal of Research and Humanitarian Studies (Jordan), Cyber Literature: An Online Journal, The Context, English Literator Society, Literary Miscellany, Research Access & Expressions, Levure Litteraire (France-Germany-USA).