Gender and Society – NICKELED AND DIMED

Artificial Images, Real Harm: How Deepfakes Enable Gendered Violence

By – Anisha Jyotirmayee Abstract: The rapid expansion of deepfake technology has introduced new forms of digital harm that disproportionately affect women. While deepfakes are commonly framed as a problem of misinformation, their most prevalent use recently has been the creation of different kinds of non-consensual sexual content, depicting a form of gendered digital violence.…
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Dignity Beyond Law : Haq- Critique of Secular Compromise

By – Akshara Gupta Abstract Haq is a courtroom drama based on the real-life case of Shah Bano (1985), which aims to examine the gap between law and gender within religious communities in the country. The film, through its female protagonist, tries to present the current lacunae in the social institutions as well as formal…
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The Algorithm Has a Gender, and It’s Judging You

By – Siddarth Poola Abstract Artificial intelligence is routinely framed as a neutral decision-making tool that merely reflects the data it is trained on. This framing collapses under scrutiny when AI systems are examined through the lens of gender expression and power. Drawing on research by UN Women, UNDP, Nature, Stanford, ORF, and investigative journalism.…
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Marital Rape and Primitive Accumulation in India: Part 1

By – K.S. Prathignya Abstract: This article applies a Marxist-Feminist framework to understand how marital rape unveils the reality of what bodily autonomy is regarded as in India, displaying how it inherently shapes the discourse around women’s personal sovereignty. It will argue that marital rape is used as a tool to continue the primitive accumulation…
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The Politics Written on Skin: Reclaiming Bodily Autonomy as Feminist Politics

By – Chinmayi J. Abstract A fundamental issue in feminist and gender justice discourse is bodily autonomy. However, concepts such as the state, capitalism, caste, race, religion, and patriarchy all interact to shape this unequal distribution of autonomy. This article explores bodily autonomy as a contentious area within the gender and social spectrum, contending that…
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Women and Romance: The Concept of a Soulmate

By — K.S. Prathignya Abstract: This article examines how certain romantic concepts such as the ‘soulmate’ often restrict the mobility of a woman’s autonomy. This leads to the strengthening of marriage as an institution due to the bargaining of a woman’s autonomy becoming a life-long process. Introduction Love refers to an emotion which includes strong…
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Fire and the Flames of Post-Colonial Feminism

By – Muskan Hossain Abstract Deepa Mehta’s Fire (1996) remains a landmark of post-colonial feminist cinema, challenging the patriarchal family and exposing the fragility of cultural nationalism. Through Radha and Sita’s intimate rebellion, the film critiques how women’s independence after 1947 remained bound to tradition and sacrifice. The backlash against Fire revealed how women’s desires…
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Over Socialisation mistaken for empathy: A critical analysis of the portrayal femininity in film

By – K.S. Prathignya Abstract This article examines how cinema portrays and promotes qualities of over socialisation as a part of feminine standards, but often describes it as empathy instead. It argues that this internalisation of gender norms is a gradual process. Through a cross comparison between two forms of cinema, there is a connection…
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Brainrot Humour as a State Apparatus: A Critical Analysis

By – K.S. Prathignya Abstract This article examines how humour is used as an apparatus to influence and control individuals using critical frameworks to specifically dissect brainrot humour, ultimately arguing that brainrot humour is used as a method to progress anti-intellectualism to maintain hegemonic standards. Introduction Brainrot is a genre of humour that originated during the…
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Gender Bias of Cancel Culture : A Witch Hunt in the Digital Age

By – Gauri Yadav Abstract This essay explores how cancel culture, once a tool for justice, now reflects the same hierarchies it sought to dismantle. Using Foucault’s theories on power and surveillance, it analyses how digital audiences act as judges in spectacles of punishment. Through case studies involving Depp, Heard, Brown, and others, it reveals…
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Liberal Feminism and Economic Hegemony – A Critical Analysis of Sydney Sweeney’s Bath Soap, the Commodification of Sex and Patriarchal Desire in Late Capitalist Markets

By – K.S. Prathignya Abstract This article examines the commodification of women’s bodies under liberal feminism, using critical frameworks to correlate it with the recent controversy of Sydney Sweeney’s ‘bath-water soap’. This article argues that liberal feminism places ‘empowerment of a woman’ on her body, however her body is sold for the male gaze. This…
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‘Adolescence’ as a Mirror: Decoding the Digital Subcultures Shaping Young Minds

By : Vaidehi Sharma Abstract This article examines the digital indoctrination of teenage boys into toxic masculinity through online subcultures, as depicted in the series ‘Adolescence’. It explores the Manosphere and the incel subculture, and analyses how recommendation algorithms can steer impressionable adolescents toward harmful online communities. The article emphasises the urgent need for parental…
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