metoo

#MeToo in Sri Lanka, Myanmar’s jade mines, ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’, and more

Southasiasphere episode 09: Updates and analysis from around the region.

| Jul 09, 2021

Can’t catch that big break

Is gatekeeping and nepotism in Lollywood stunting aspiring actors?

| May 31, 2021

Remaking #MeToo in Sri Lanka

A personal reflection on the limits and possibilities of the social-media phenomenon.

| Feb 25, 2020

Pakistan’s missing #MeToo movement

Why has #MeToo remained a murmur and not gained more traction in Pakistan?

| Jan 11, 2019

Performing lust, rendering misogyny

Netflix’s ‘brave new’ offering treads old ground.

| Nov 30, 2018

India’s #MeToo moment

Due process and the art of listening

| Nov 13, 2018

The Southasian Conversation: Women in media

A podcast conversation on how women in media negotiate Southasia's public and professional spaces.

| Aug 01, 2018

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