Zainab B Alam
Biographic Data
| ID | 4391392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zainab B Alam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zainab B |
| FAMILY NAME | Alam |
| SIGNATURE | ALAM Z B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7770-639X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Anti-Western hypermasculinity and Imran Khan’s Pakistan
Violence against women in politics: The case of Pakistani women’s activism
This paper explores the protest claims of Pakistani women against the everyday oppression of traditional gender roles and the complex backlash they provoke as an instance of violence against women in politics. Taking the annual Aurat March (Women’s March) as a focal point, I analyze the provocative placards and slogans that have gone viral in both traditional and digital media and investigate the misogynistic counter attacks launched by conservat…
Do-it-Yourself Activism in Pakistan: The Fatal Celebrity of Qandeel Baloch
In July 2016, Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was asphyxiated by her brother and gained posthumous celebrity in the West where her death was sensationally categorized as an honor-killing. Yet Qandeel was a celebrity in her own right among South Asians long before her death. Through skillful use of social media, she created new forms of public space and used them to challenge dominant social norms and political practices. I examine…
Do-it-Yourself Activism in Pakistan: The Fatal Celebrity of Qandeel Baloch
In July 2016, Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was asphyxiated by her brother and gained posthumous celebrity in the West where her death was sensationally categorized as an honor-killing. Yet Qandeel was a celebrity in her own right among South Asians long before her death. Through skillful use of social media, she created new forms of public space and used them to challenge dominant social norms and political practices. I examine…
Anti-Western hypermasculinity and Imran Khan’s Pakistan
Do-it-Yourself Activism in Pakistan: The Fatal Celebrity of Qandeel Baloch
In July 2016, Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was asphyxiated by her brother and gained posthumous celebrity in the West where her death was sensationally categorized as an honor-killing. Yet Qandeel was a celebrity in her own right among South Asians long before her death. Through skillful use of social media, she created new forms of public space and used them to challenge dominant social norms and political practices. I examine…
Violence against women in politics: The case of Pakistani women’s activism
This paper explores the protest claims of Pakistani women against the everyday oppression of traditional gender roles and the complex backlash they provoke as an instance of violence against women in politics. Taking the annual Aurat March (Women’s March) as a focal point, I analyze the provocative placards and slogans that have gone viral in both traditional and digital media and investigate the misogynistic counter attacks launched by conservat…
Anti-Western hypermasculinity and Imran Khan’s Pakistan
Populism, Right-Wing Movements (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Art (1 works)