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How M. R. Renukumar’s Stories for Children Rewrite Boyhood

31st January 2022 Issue 41

Sreejith delves into three of M. R. Renukumar’s illustrated stories for children, exploring how these rich portrayals of the turbulent lifeworlds of boys convey the complexities of gender, caste, and social marginalization for young readers.

Women in Caste-Based Occupations: Stories from Moosari Women

31st December 2021 Issue 40

Accompanied by her original illustrations portraying their work and workspaces, Reema K. presents stories of women from Kerala’s Moosari community of sculptors.

Unsettling the Camera’s Gaze: Who is Following Whom?

31st December 2021 Issue 40

How and why do certain films make the viewer feel that they are being followed? Shonima N. analyses two recent Malayalam films to examine how they play with the male gaze to unsettle the spectator.

A Smartphone of One’s Own

31st October 2021 Issue 38

Renu Susan explores how smartphones have transformed women’s TV-viewing practices in contemporary times, and carry implications for identity formation, independence, and a sense of oneself.

Who Cares? Disability, Caregiving, and Women

31st October 2021 Issue 38

Drawing on narratives of female caregivers in Thiruvananthapuram, Therese Abraham sheds light on the gendered dimensions of caregivers for disabled persons covered by the government’s Ashwasakiranam scheme.

A silhouette of a woman standing near a door, her hands resting on the frame of the door to her left; she faces away from the camera

The Changing Face of Family and Marital Relationships in Kerala

31st May 2021 Issue 33

Sensationalized reports in Kerala of women involved in family murders and extramarital affairs serve to obscure more than they reveal.[…]

Ala Podcast: മൃദുലാദേവി: ജാതീയത, സിനിമ, രാഷ്ട്രീയം

31st March 2021 Issue 31

ഈ വർഷത്തെ ‘ദി ഗ്രേറ്റ് ഇന്ത്യൻ കിച്ചണി’നായി പാളുവാ ഭാഷയിൽ മനോഹരമായ ഗാനങ്ങൾ രചിക്കുകയും, കഴിഞ്ഞ ആറ് വർഷമായി ദലിത്-അംബേദ്കറൈറ്റ് ഫെമിനിസ്റ്റ്, എഴുത്തുകാരി, ആക്ടിവിസ്റ്റ്, ചിന്തക എന്നീ[…]

LGBTQ, trans and Black Life Matters intersectional flag. A raised fist striated in multiple skin shades is at the center of a circle in pink, white, and blue, striations, trans pride colors. The circle is at the center of a queer pride flag.

Ala Podcast: LGBTQIA+ ആക്ടിവിസത്തിൻറെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ പാഠങ്ങൾ

31st January 2021 Issue 29

ഈ പോഡ്‌കാസ്റ്റിൽ അലയോടൊപ്പം സംവദിക്കുന്നത് ബാംഗ്ലൂരിലെ മലയാളി LGBTQIA ആക്ടിവിസ്റ്റായ സുനിൽ മോഹൻ ആണ്. രണ്ടു ദശാബ്ദങ്ങളോളമുള്ള തൻ്റെ പൊതുപ്രവർത്തനത്തിലെ അനുഭവങ്ങൾ, കേരളത്തിലെ LGBTQIA രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിന്റെ സങ്കീർണ്ണതകൾ എന്നീ വിഷയങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചു സുനിൽ സംസാരിക്കുന്നു.

‘Let us tie a “legal” knot’: Marriage, Family, and Transgender Identity in Malayalam Films

30th November 2020 Issue 27

Anu Kuriakose critically looks at the traditional concepts of ‘marriage’ and ‘family,’ the recent marriages of transgender people in the[…]