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·Dec 11, 2019

‘Carceral modes of deterrence always and only punish the weak’

Part 2 of an interview with noted author and academic Madhavi Menon — “To say that the more we punish people, the fewer crimes there will be is a naive idea. Rather than serving justice, this punitive mindset serves only to satisfy our own bloodthirstiness,” says Madhavi Menon, Professor of English and Director for the Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality at…

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Why Madhavi Menon believes capital punishment shouldn’t exist
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·Dec 10, 2019

‘Safety, in my mind, has become an oppressive category, and we should be deeply sceptical of it’

Professor Madhavi Menon on literature, law, violence against women, and news — Madhavi Menon is Professor of English and Director for the Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality at Ashoka University. She is author of Wanton Words: Rhetoric and Sexuality in English Renaissance Drama; Unhistorical Shakespeare: Queer Theory in Shakespearean Literature and Film; Indifference to Difference: On Queer Universalism; and most…

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Why Madhavi Menon has an issue with ‘safety’ for women
Why Madhavi Menon has an issue with ‘safety’ for women
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Zinnia Sengupta

Zinnia Sengupta

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Firmly believes in human resilience and blueberry cheesecake. Currently pursuing the Young India Fellowship.

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