Dr. Daanika Kamalβs new book (OUP) reveals how Pakistani law discredits women who report domestic abuse. Based on 100+ cases, it offers a vital feminist legal critique.
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@daanika.bsky.social
Lecturer in Law, Royal Holloway University of London. Writes on VAWG in criminal law / family law & South Asian feminisms New book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/domestic-violence-in-pakistan-9780198953449
Dr. Daanika Kamalβs new book (OUP) reveals how Pakistani law discredits women who report domestic abuse. Based on 100+ cases, it offers a vital feminist legal critique.
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You can now listen to more from Dr Daanika Kamal on domestic violence in Pakistan via the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast (also available on Apple and Spotify): newbooksnetwork.com/domestic-vio...
04.07.2025 15:48 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Really grateful to chat with Dr Miranda Melcher about my book for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social last week. If you'd like to have a listen, the podcast is available on the NBN website: newbooksnetwork.com/domestic-vio... - and on Apple Podcasts here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
03.07.2025 08:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dr Daanika Kamal on the left; Dr Daanika Kamal's book, Domestic Violence in Pakistan: The Legal Construction of βBadβ and βMadβ Women, on the right.
Exploring the lived realities of women domestic violence victims in Pakistan.
A new book by Dr Daanika Kamal from our Department of Law and Criminology highlights how prejudices against victims are captured and negotiated in the Pakistani legal system.
Read more: ow.ly/oNYC50WhwrG
Very much looking forward to chatting about my new book at Birkbeck, University of London next week. Big thank you to @tanyaserisier.bsky.social for having me!
Join us at 3pm on Thursday 3rd July - more details below:
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...
βThis moment necessitates that we trace & map the linkages between the various forms of oppression & harm we witness, locate their manifestations in the spaces we move in, & draw on these lessons to fight back.β
@norajaber.bsky.social & @leilaullrich.bsky.social reflect on being feminist fugitives.
We are recruiting a fixed-term (maternity cover) Lecturer in Law in the Department of Law and Criminology at @royalholloway.bsky.social.
Closing date for applications is the 25th of June, more details here: jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
We're having a book launch / author meets reader event at the University of Westminster for my new book on Monday the 16th of June, 17:00 to 19:30. Refreshments will be provided! Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
09.06.2025 14:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'll be chatting with Prof Samia Bano about my new book at @soasuni.bsky.social this Thursday (5th June) from 1 to 2.30pm! More details attached - please join us π
03.06.2025 11:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π¨ A reminder that Understanding Miscarriages of Justice is *next Wednesday* @qmul.ac.uk with speakers from Appeal, @we-are-appeal.bsky.social, the Post Office scandal ( @rebeccakhelm.bsky.social @richardmoorhead.bsky.social), the Law Commission, and many others π¨ β¬οΈ docs.google.com/document/d/1...
19.05.2025 08:03 β π 3 π 6 π¬ 1 π 1Use code AUFLY30 for 30% off at global.oup.com
Also available via academic.oup.com/book/59911 for those with an existing subscription.
Please reach out if you'd like to know more - can share links to upcoming book talks / podcasts for those who may be interested!
Publication week! β¨
My book is out this week with OUP! It reports on the everyday lived realities of women victims of domestic violence and their interactions with the Pakistani legal system in both criminal & family law contexts.
Available in hardback and e-book: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
You did so great! Was such an interesting presentation and no leaf shaking whatsoever
17.04.2025 10:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Big congrats Sen!!!
07.04.2025 12:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wonderful to see that @daanika.bsky.socialβs brilliant PhD work on womenβs experiences of negotiating the Pakistani legal system in contesting gendered violence against them, will be out in the world as a book soon!
Lots for all socio-legal scholars to savour here about legal scripts and subjects!
Couldn't have done it without you, Ruth! Eternally grateful for your mentorship and friendship!
28.03.2025 09:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Congratulations to one of our lovely editors @daanika.bsky.social on the listing of her important new book! Check it out.
27.03.2025 21:25 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks so much for sharing!
28.03.2025 09:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0TWO WEEKS TODAY!
26.03.2025 09:33 β π 0 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0UNDP's recent study from Pakistan reflects on the intersection of poverty and climate change through the emergence of "monsoon brides" - where young girls in flood-prone areas are being married off by their families before seasonal rains arrive. www.dawn.com/news/1896579
10.03.2025 11:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I have an inordinate amount of mushroom photographs on my feed. How do I fix the algo? Bluesky gods, send me cat pics instead pls!!
06.03.2025 15:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Honoured to announce that we lauch Vol.1 Iss. 1 of @genderandjustice.bsky.social! Itβs open access until May 31 2025 Details bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
04.03.2025 13:17 β π 15 π 9 π¬ 0 π 1haven't tried myself but my insta is full of reels of foil being the go-to trick to keep cats off counters (though I must add I have seen equal amounts of pics of cats cuddled up on top of foil....)
19.02.2025 11:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Join us at the new Sussex Centre for Law and Technology for a research and policy seminar on the Online Safety Act! The seminar is partly funded by the @bileta.bsky.social Research Seminar Awards.
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Call for papers: www.sussex.ac.uk/schools/law-...
Come visit the Lego Suffragette in the Faculty of Arts building at Warwick University !
12.02.2025 08:14 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0One of my fav clips: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jztG...
08.02.2025 06:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm giving an online talk on my book, 'Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court', this Monday (3rd Feb) at 12.30, topped up with newer ideas on whether we should pay 'wages for victims'. Register here: @cambridgegender.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victims-an...
31.01.2025 10:25 β π 16 π 8 π¬ 0 π 4π£ Job Alert
My university (Manchester Met) is looking to hire a few new law lecturers. We are a growing department, with colleagues working on critical, socio-legal legal issues relating to gender, sexuality, disability, race, migration, culture, etc. Check out the link for more info.
#AcademicSky
Can't wait!
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