sexual violence
In ‘Agra’, a grim portrait of the repressed Indian man
Director Kanu Behl’s Hindi feature film examines the sexual obsession and frustration of men, mental health and the transactional nature of human relationships in a patriarchal society where space is in short supply
Anna M M Vetticad | May 30, 2023
Rape under trial
What rape trials demonstrate about the failures of Indian law enforcement and criminal justice.
The Editors | Nov 04, 2020
History and the birangona
The ethics of representing narratives of sexual violence of the 1971 Bangladesh war.
Nayanika Mookherjee | Nov 09, 2015
Violence, voices and visibility
What are the ethical implications surrounding graphic depictions of sexual violence in the media?
Laxmi Murthy | Jul 11, 2014
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