Power Dynamics Through Institutions: Red Birds Perspective

Abstract

The idea of institutionalizing power and knowledge will be explored in Muhammad Hanif's well-known novel “Red Birds”. It will discuss the adverse use of knowledge and power through different means of institutions and the absurdist nature of the unending war within the incredible dreams of world peace. Michel Foucault's views about the spirit of knowledge and power and its opponent make the best structure for weighing the power through different social theorists' viewpoints and other social institutes. The techniques of institutionalization are the ways of launching rules in any organization. Its primary focus lies on the relationship between knowledge and power and its implementation within society. A Foucauldian discourse analysis theory (FDA) emphasizes power structures. It explores how our discourses and knowledge influence power dynamics and its amplification by different institutions through an individual's interaction in society. Many functions in society have power and provide means to live under the shadow of war and the rule of powerful forces. Considering the given thinking processes, this paper will explore Foucault's Discursive Enquiry in Muhammad Hanif's novel Red Bird. It will explore the absurd use of power by different institutions and forces in the Middle East.