Doctoral Dissertation

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Bhat, Meghna (2017): Violence Against Women in Bollywood Cinema: Exploring Gender Differences in the Indian Diaspora. The University of Illinois at Chicago. Thesis. https://hdl.handle.net/10027/21765

 

Journal Articles

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Bhat, M. and Ullman, S. E. (2014). "Examining Marital Violence in India: Review and Recommendations for Future Research”, in Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, (15) 1: 57-74, DOI: 10.1177/1524838013496331.

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Book Chapters

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Bhat, M. (2021). "A Feminist Critique of the Representation of Motherhood and Masculinities in 
Bollywood Cinema: Implications of Gender Violence in the Indian Diaspora." In T. O. Pearce & A. Moraes (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Motherhood, Mothering and Masculinities (pp. 63–82), Demeter Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1prsr5s.7  
 
Bhat, M. and Wodda, A. (2013). "Examining Legal Responses to Sexual Violence: A Comparative Review of Court Systems in India and the United States." In P. Unnithan’s Crime and Justice in India (Ed.), SAGE Publications: New Delhi

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Encyclopedia Articles

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Wodda, A., and Bhat, M. (2020). "Selling Sex in a Global Context." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology. https://oxfordre.com/criminology/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.001.0001/acrefore9780190264079-e-584. 
 
Ullman, S.E. and Bhat, M. (2016). "Sexual Assault/Sexual Violence." In The Wiley Blackwell 
Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies (eds A. Wong, M. Wickramasinghe, r. hoogland and N.A. Naples). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118663219.wbegss383  
         
Erez, E., and Bhat, M. (2010). "Rape myths and violence against women." In F. Cullen, & P. Wilcox (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory (pp. 772-774). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. 

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Reports and Toolkits

Aldridge L, Bhat M, Orton S & Levy-Peck, JY (2021), Collective Power: A Practical Blueprint for Sexual Assault Programs to Create Community Partnerships and Collaborations. Sacramento, CA: ValorUS. 
 
Advisory Member (2018) for “Perspectives of Justice: Restorative Justice and Child Sexual Abuse in India”, a report published by the Counsel to Secure Justice and National Law University Delhi.

Anthology Essays

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Bhat, M. (October 2024). “Metamorphosis”, SANCTUARIES Anthology, South Asian SOAR.

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Bhat, M. (September 2019). “My Experiences with Colorism as a South Asian Immigrant Woman: How I Learned to Celebrate and Embrace my Skin Color”, Our Voices Our Stories (Ed.), NGWCC.

 

Op-Eds and Blogs

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Bhat, M. (October 2019). “Empowering Immigrant and Refugee Women Through Digital Storytelling?” in Ms. Magazine, 2019. 

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Bhat, M. (July 2019). “What does Feminism mean in Bollywood?” in Ms. Magazine, 2019. 
 
Bhat, M. (April 2019). "Reflecting on Street Harassment: Experiences from India to the US: Prevention, Allyship & Community Accountability," a blog for Stop Street Harassment. 
 
Bhat, M. (April 2017). "Preventing and Ending the Cycle of Street Harassment and Sexual Violence," a blog op-ed for PreventConnect and Stop Street Harassment. 
 
Bhat, M. (November 2015). "India: Are we supporting all survivors of sexual violence equally?" a blog for Stop Street Harassment.​