Maryam Khan

I'm a Class of 2020 UC Berkeley English graduate from Lahore,
Pakistan. My English degree taught me strong communication, analytical
thinking, and creative problem-solving. I've worked in a variety of
fields as an undergraduate, and have gained skills in graphic design,
coding & sentiment analysis, and technical writing. I'm creative,
hard working, and personable.

I hope to change the world for the better- one word at a time.

About Me

Outside of my love for literature, I'm passionate about social justice, the environment, and promoting women's rights. I have two cats, who I read my earliest drafts to and tell my most horrible puns.

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11th November 2020

Bookstagram

Thicc Reads is a freelance blog in which I review books and recommend them to my audience. I've received Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) from HarperCollins, PenguinTeen, and Hachette Books, among others.

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22nd June 2019

Growing Pains: The Evolution of Influencer Marketing

Followers rely on influencers for relatable content and perceived authenticity. Influencers have no traditional claim to fame; they are not actors, writers or musicians. Instead, they are famous simply for their personalities and frankness. New knowledge of malpractice in the industry has rendered their authenticity questionable.

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Newsweek Pakistan • 30th July 2018

Second Chance

Khadija’s plight as an honor victim shed a rarely seen light on the strong-arm tactics of lawyers in Pakistan, the miscarriage of justice even of those cases perceived to be open-and-shut, and the patriarchal biases of the country’s judiciary.

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18th March 2018

How Much Does Feminism Cost? High Fashion and the Commercialization of #MeToo

The price of female empowerment can never be too high- until it's exploited by high fashion juggernauts at the expense of the working women who need its message most

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The Daily Californian • 30th October 2018

The mathematics of mental disorder

"A Beautiful Mind” is important to me today, too, seven years after I first watched it. The film gives an intoxicating message of consolation — that it gets better. At a time shortly after learning of my sister’s diagnosis, I desperately needed to hear that. Now, I understand how it falls prey to a well-intentioned but harmful trope of the “disability superhero.”

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10th May 2019

Rhetoric versus reality in the war in Raqqa

Research work done at the Human Rights Center at Berkeley School of Law in collaboration with Amnesty International and Airwars

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From Rust and Stardust • 20th February 2019

Collectivism, Slow Violence, and the Longue Duree: Lee’s Exploration of Post-Post-Modern America

We wonder at the Lee's citizens of B-Mor for not questioning their society and its injustices, until we recognize ourselves in them.

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The Daily Californian • 3rd September 2018

Wild Nothing exhibits a satisfying return to form with dreamy Indigo

If Indigo is nondescript, it is intentionally so. Tatum’s fifth studio album offers moments of transcendence, fleeting images of youth, love and connection.

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The Daily Californian • 26th February 2018

Duncan Jones’ ‘Mute’ is confused attempt at genre-bending sci-fi

Jones’ Berlin is a strange juxtaposition of grimy, old film noir, mundane, contemporary modernism and futuristic sci-fi. Jones attempts to set up an ultramodern city— yet the CGI fails to impress.

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1st June 2015

From Rust and Stardust

Literature and Culture Blog. Collaborations include Harlequinn Teen, Penguin, Macmillan and Harper Collins (ARCS). Advocate for #diverselit.