Representations of gender issues in popular culture are not only informed by discourse prevalent in society but are also integral in shaping said discourse. Drawing on close readings of courtroom dramas like Pink (2016) and Section 375 (2019), and particularly how such films frame sexual assault as a matter of ‘marzi ya zabardasti’ (will or force), in this talk Dr. Amalie considered what such films can teach us about how law and cinema produce knowledges about desire, sexual violence, and the law.

Dr. Amalie Goul Dueholm is a postdoctoral fellow at LUMS whose research and teaching lies at the intersection of cultural production and politics, with particular attention to the entanglements of gender and sexuality with citizenship, law, and state-making.