BLOGGING AS A HETEROTOPIAN SPACE FOR PAKISTANI FEMALE BLOGGERS

Abstract

Weblogs offer an interconnection between virtual and personal spaces and reveal how different spaces are merged and juxtaposed to formulate a space with possibilities of inhibition free zones to empower female bloggers. This study aims to unveil the dynamics of the 'other' world, proposed by Focault (1986) as heterotopias. The blogs by Pakistani women, gathered online, serve as the data for this research. The data were analyzed through a Foucauldian perspective regarding how blogs generate a discourse that enables the bloggers to be a part of heterotopia space.