ERIC Number: EJ1407682
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1361-3324
EISSN: EISSN-1470-109X
"She Didn't Mean It That Way": Theorizing Gendered Islamophobia in Academia
Race, Ethnicity and Education, v27 n1 p39-54 2024
Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism pose a unique experience, especially when one is readily identifiable as a Muslim through hijab, a head covering worn by some Muslim women. Although frequently conflated with racial identity, Muslim women are uniquely impacted by the intersection of race, gender, and religious identity. In this paper, I explore the intersection of race, gender, and religious identity in higher education through critical autoethnography. Utilizing the lenses of postcolonial feminism and critical whiteness studies, I examine my lived experiences as a visibly Muslim and racialized woman teaching at a predominantly white institution in Southern Ontario. Through this exploration, I discuss a pattern of racism and Islamophobia in the academy, and how the inadequacy of addressing incidents reinforces and reproduces racism and Islamophobia.
Descriptors: Social Bias, Islam, Muslims, Racism, Females, Clothing, Gender Bias, Religious Factors, Higher Education, College Faculty, Predominantly White Institutions, Foreign Countries, Women Faculty, Teaching Conditions, Feminism, Power Structure
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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