ABSTRACT Women, from time immemorial, are always considered subservient to men, and they have remained at the disposal of the head of the family, the father. They are denied their basic human rights and the ‘biological control over their bodies’ as woman is the sexual property of her family and at the same time her body is negotiated for sustaining family honour. The female body is subjected to regulation and control in order to achieve the intended docility, a process through which power is dissociated from the body. The guardianship of women’s bodies make men proud possessor of property rights as well as self-acclaimed protector from their enemies. The body of the woman is the site for contesting where men can take revenge upon other men by violating her sexuality, thus, taking revenge on her ‘owner.’ Usha Ganguly’s play, Hum Mukhtara, an adaptation of Mukhtar Mai’s sensational and inspirational autobiography, In the Name of Honor: A Memoir, registers the protest of a victim of an institution sanctioned gang rape who later became one of the foremost figures of women empowerment in one of the most hostile countries for women in the world, Pakistan. Although the play brings out the inhuman brutality of the patriarchal society, it is a play of hope and inspiration as the protagonist emerges victorious by transcending the notions of ‘izzat’ (honour) and stigma to fight back against her tormentors, turning her docile body into a site of resistance. The present paper seeks to interrogate Usha Ganguly’s use of the theatrical space in the play to protest against the materialisation and objectification of female body by advocating forcefully for the empowerment of women and emancipation from their bodily constrictions.

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代表和抵抗强奸：在乌莎·甘古利（Usha Ganguly）的《嗡嗡声》（Hum Mukhtara）中重新占有女性身体

摘要从远古时代开始，妇女就一直被认为屈从于男人，她们一直由父亲的父亲掌管。他们被剥夺了基本人权，对妇女的“生物控制”是妇女的家庭财产，与此同时，为了维护家庭荣誉，她的身体也经过谈判。为了达到预期的温顺，需要对女性身体进行调节和控制，在此过程中，力量会从身体上解散出来。对妇女尸体的监护使男人自豪地拥有财产权，并自以为是保护自己免受敌人侵害的保护者。女人的身体是争夺的场所，男人可以通过侵犯她的性向其他男人报仇，从而报仇她的“主人”。乌莎·甘古利（Usha Ganguly）的戏剧《嗡嗡声》改编自穆赫塔尔·麦（Mukhtar Mai）的耸人听闻和鼓舞人心的自传，以《荣誉的名义：回忆录》记录了抗议，该事件是受机构制裁的轮奸的受害者，后来成为最受敌对国家之一的赋予妇女权力的最重要人物之一。世界上的女性，巴基斯坦。尽管该剧展现了父权制社会的非人道残酷行为，但当主人公超越“ izzat”（荣誉）和污名的观念以反抗她的折磨者，使她的服从身体转变时，这是充满希望和启发的戏剧。进入抵抗站点。