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On Matter, Manner, Method: Notes on Oishik Sircar’s Violent Modernities [Part II]

On May 16, 2022 By Atreyee Majumder In Book Discussions

Over the next few days, we we will be runing a book discussion on Oishik Sircar’s “Violent Modernities: Cultural Lives of Law in New India”. This is Part II of a two-part review by Atreyee Majumder.

On Matter, Manner, Method: Notes on Oishik Sircar’s Violent Modernities [Part I]

On May 16, 2022 By Atreyee Majumder In Book Discussions

Over the next few days, we we will be runing a book discussion on Oishik Sircar’s “Violent Modernities: Cultural Lives of Law in New India”. This is Part I of a two-part review by Atreyee Majumder.

Oishik Sircar’s Violent Modernities: Review by Nivedita Menon

On May 10, 2022 By Nivedita Menon In Book Discussions, New Scholarship

[Ed Note: Over the next few days, we we will be runing a book discussion on Oishik Sircar’s “Violent Modernities: Cultural Lives of Law in New India”. This is the second review by Nivedita Menon. …

Oishik Sircar’s Violent Modernities: Review by Siddharth Narrain

On April 30, 2022 By Siddharth Narrain In Book Discussions, New Scholarship

[Ed Note: Over the next few days, we we will be running a book discussion on Oishik Sircar’s “Violent Modernities: Cultural Lives of Law in New India”. This is the first review by Siddharth Narrain. The …

Manuals in Dark Times: A Review of Oishik Sircar’s Violent Modernities: Cultural Lives of Law in New India

On March 14, 2022 By Dr. Adil Hasan Khan In Book Discussions, New Scholarship

[Ed Note: Over the next few weeks, we will run a book discussion on Oishik Sircar’s “Violent Modernities: Cultural Lives of Law in New India”. This is the introductory post by Adil Hasan Khan.] …without …

Genre Trouble

On March 10, 2022 By Danish Sheikh In Book Discussions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, New Scholarship

[Ed Note: In the conclusion to our blog round-table book discussion, Danish Sheikh writes a response to the reviews for Love and Reparation: A Theatrical Response to Section 377 in India. The introduction by Douglas …

To Live and Love in the Shadow of Section 377

On December 9, 2021 By Kriti Sharma In Book Discussions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, New Scholarship

[Ed Note: Over the next few days, we shall be discussing Danish Sheikh’s new book, Love and Reparation: A Theatrical Response to the Section 377 Litigation in India (Seagull Books, 2021). This is the …