Author profile: Ankita Rathour

Ankita Rathour is finishing her Ph.D. on postcolonial dead girl trope in Bollywood. She is a former Fulbright scholar, currently working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Louisiana State University. An ardent cinephile, she writes about postcolonial gender issues, crime, and the Indian state. Her articles have been featured in Feminism In India, Fair Observer, Women’s Web and High on Films.

Opinion – #arrestlucknowgirl: A Reminder of India’s Postcolonial Desire to Control Women

Ankita Rathour • Aug 18 2021 • Articles

We should begin engaging with postcolonial Indian feminist consciousness by denouncing violence strongly without universalizing a stand-alone issue.

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