Huntsman Hall, Room 350
Penn Pakistan Society Presents Dr. Shenila Khoja-Moolji,  Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism; Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program

This lecture examines the dominant ways in which the figure of
Malala Yousafzai is interpreted in Western contexts, where she is
primarily read as a rescused-subject. Her example is often used to mark
Pakistan/Pakistanis/Muslims as backward, unsympathetic towards women and
their concerns. This lecture engages in a re-reading of Malala to
excavate a different genealogy of Muslims, Pakistan, and Pakistanis.
Relatedly, it explores the ways in which Malala's dominant reading as
victim/rescued-subject hinders the broader feminist project of
structural change for/by Pakistani women.

Optional reading: Khoja-Moolji, S. (2015). Reading Malala.