From Poverty to Power

Life as a feminist academic in Pakistan: Ayesha Khan

January 19, 2022 From Poverty to Power
From Poverty to Power
Life as a feminist academic in Pakistan: Ayesha Khan
Show Notes

Ayesha Khan works with the Collective for Social Science Research in Karachi, Pakistan. She is author of The Women's Movement in Pakistan: Activism, Islam and Democracy (2018). Her post on that book here. In this podcast she:

  • Tells us about your work on feminism and politics in Pakistan
  • Discusses the dangers of being a feminist academic 
  • Looks at the importance of Open Access publishing: 3 years on, her book has still not been published in Pakistan!
  • Explains her current work on a PhD by publication – what’s the benefit? Why isn’t it a bigger thing?
  • Finally, the link to the decolonization of academia