Scrutinizing Karachi as a center of traumatic spaces: A postmodern analysis of Our Lady of Alice Bhatti

Abstract

The present study appeals upon the spatial scrutiny and its traumatic consequences in Our Lady of Alice Bhatti (2011) by Muhammad Hanif and further explores need to look at idea of social space. Moreover, the idea of city space and urbanization of slums is also a dominant issue of our research. In this context, frequent thinkers contour current rapidly increasing situation of urban dwellings and providing aid to relentless problems of politically undue transmission of basic facilities by the side of with spatial segregation and a natural resistance against immobilities and social barriers created for spoil justice. Observing latest issue, our research accomplishes to draw the attention of the readers on to a damaging situation of over construction in civic areas of our selected cityscape Karachi. We have supplementary observed that this problem creates infinite socio-economic and spatial unfairness. What's more, this exposition talks about and squabbles on thought of spatial justice to value multifaceted bond of social order with other classes abode in city centre. In consequences, our investigation concludes that these unfair spatial arrangements of city center presented in selected text transmogrifies subjectivities of individuals that ultimately fuels aggression among low strata of society.