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.
The Editors | Jul 09, 2021
Can’t catch that big break
Is gatekeeping and nepotism in Lollywood stunting aspiring actors?
Neha Maqsood | May 31, 2021
Remaking #MeToo in Sri Lanka
A personal reflection on the limits and possibilities of the social-media phenomenon.
Subha Wijesiriwardena | Feb 25, 2020
Pakistan’s missing #MeToo movement
Why has #MeToo remained a murmur and not gained more traction in Pakistan?
Hafsa Khawaja | Jan 11, 2019
Performing lust, rendering misogyny
Netflix’s ‘brave new’ offering treads old ground.
Rutuja Deshmukh | Nov 30, 2018
The Southasian Conversation: Women in media
A podcast conversation on how women in media negotiate Southasia's public and professional spaces.
The Editors | Aug 01, 2018
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Images of the two Punjabs, partitioned yet forever alike
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