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Simran Tapaswi

@simrantapaswi.bsky.social

Trans feminist philosopher. Research interests: gendered embodiment, sexual violence, gender dysphoria

Simran Tapaswi @simrantapaswi.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Upcoming feminist philosophy talk by Sushruth Ravish (IITK) and Ritu Sharma (UBC) on "Tracking the Epistemic Harms of Marital Rape: The Case for Experiential Injustice". Details in poster below! Register here: forms.gle/cwpgHCWWFYH7... @feministphilosophy.bsky.social

This is a warm-coloured poster meant to be reminiscent of a ticket inviting you to a Will to Philosophy Research forum event on 25th JANUARY 2026 at 11.05 AM, online.

Middle of the page shows the title as Tracking the Epistemic Harms of Marital Rape: The Case for Experiential Injustice. The speakers are Sushruth Ravish (Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur) and Ritu Sharma (PhD, University of British Columbia).

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Tracking the Epistemic Harms of Marital Rape: The Case for Experiential Injustice by Sushruth Ravish, Ritu Sharma
Abstract: Empirical studies suggest that rape in marriages continues to be treated as a less severe crime than other forms of rape. Although the psychological and legal dimensions of marital rape have received some attention, its epistemic harms remain under-theorised. This article argues that these harms are not exhausted by hermeneutical injustice, where victims lack the conceptual resources to identify or articulate their experience as rape. We introduce the concept of experiential injustice to capture a deeper epistemic harm in which victims, shaped by trauma or internalised oppression, lose evaluative grip on their own experience. Drawing on victims' testimonies, we show how marital rape can erode epistemic self-trust and diminish the capacity to register harm as experientially significant. These harms resist easy remediation and call for a broader framework to understand how epistemic injustice occurs in the contexts of marital rape. Recognising these layered epistemic harms is crucial for legal and social reforms addressing marital rape.

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Simran Tapaswi @simrantapaswi.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Upcoming talk in the Will To Philosophy Research Forum Register: forms.gle/cwpgHCWWFYH7... Abstracts: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Will To Philosophy Research Forum
Upcoming talks

30th Nov, 11.05 am: Pseudo imtellectualising social conservarism: a critical account of anrigender politics in kerala- by Rahul vadakka chandran riza. 12.05 am: Reading cameron Awkward-Rich to explore the relationship between trans crip and mad embodymind by gautham warrier

13th December, 8.30 pm-
Institutional Worlds: A Queer Phenomenology of Academic Spaces by Dr Eden kincaid

Open to all! Online events, timings in ist (gmt + 5.30), Google meet code: tdy-xxek-jfp

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Simran Tapaswi @simrantapaswi.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

It was a pleasure to host @katemanne.bsky.social for a group discussion yesterday on behalf of Our Feminist Reading Group and The Philosophy Project. We had a very enlightening discussion about her book Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women.

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