The Climate Brides Podcast
The Climate Brides podcast will bring to you a series of conversations on early and forced marriages, and the climate crisis in South Asia. We will listen to survivors, frontline workers, activists, and academics in and from the region, to unpack the everyday lives and resistances of young communities braving the biggest challenges of the 21st century.
The Climate Brides Podcast
Episode 06: Mary E. John on Childhood, Marriage, and Changing Narratives in India
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Climate Brides
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Season 2
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Episode 6
In this episode, we speak with Mary E. John, professor, educator and author of 'Child Marriage in an International Frame: A Feminist Review from India'.
Mary challenges simplistic perceptions of child marriage as merely a 'harmful practice' and explores its historical roots as both a social and feminist issue in India and globally. This episode is particularly relevant for understanding the structural fabric of marriage as a compulsory institution and how it has been strategically employed as a response to societal crises.
