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LUMS, Feminism, #MeToo, Activism and Twitter Toxicity - Dr. Nida Kirmani - TPE #044
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Dr Nida Kirmani, Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences, is a feminist sociologist working on gender and urban marginality in South Asia. Nida comes on the podcast to discuss her work at LUMS, online activism and research. Nida has extensive research in New Delhi and Lyari. Her book "Questioning the Muslim Woman was published in 2013. We recorded this a day after the PIA plane crash and both of us were clearly still reeling from the national tragedy. We grief and also talk about how certain people responded and why it might have been distasteful. Watch as we discuss the desenitization to violence in our society, online activism, LUMS and toxicity on Twitter. Ending with a discussion on the future of the #MeToo movement in Pakistan. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.
495 episodes
Manage episode 262817081 series 2599143
Dr Nida Kirmani, Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences, is a feminist sociologist working on gender and urban marginality in South Asia. Nida comes on the podcast to discuss her work at LUMS, online activism and research. Nida has extensive research in New Delhi and Lyari. Her book "Questioning the Muslim Woman was published in 2013. We recorded this a day after the PIA plane crash and both of us were clearly still reeling from the national tragedy. We grief and also talk about how certain people responded and why it might have been distasteful. Watch as we discuss the desenitization to violence in our society, online activism, LUMS and toxicity on Twitter. Ending with a discussion on the future of the #MeToo movement in Pakistan. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.
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