The Weaponized Psyche: A Psycho-Feminist Study of Trauma and Agency in Muamma
Abstract
This research examines how female agency is portrayed in the Pakistani television show Muamma through the character of Jahanara. The study looks at how childhood trauma affects Jahanara's identity, behaviour, and resistance tactics in a patriarchal setting using Luce Irigaray's feminist psychoanalytic theory. The research examines her use of emotional control, manipulation, and silence as modes of agency using qualitative textual analysis. Additionally, it examines the visual representations of her psychological state. According to the findings, Muamma presents female agency as a complicated and psychologically motivated process, challenging conventional depictions of women as helpless victims. By emphasising the connection between trauma, identity, and resistance in current Pakistani television programs, the study advances feminist media critique.
Keywords: Female agency, feminist psychoanalysis, trauma, Pakistani drama, resistance
