Intersectionality in research with Fatima and Benafsha

Many of us in the Humanities research in areas we are passionate about because of personal experiences and interests. Managing bias means acknowledging and accounting for this - not ignoring it. It's not always easy and sometimes it's joyous. In this episode I talk to two young Muslim women of colour who research in violent extremism. These are important voices and we're pleased to share them with you.

Benafsha

This podcast was developed with support from the Queensland University of Technology.

Connect

Benafsha Askarzai: @BenafshaAskar

Jodi Death (it rhymes with “teeth”): @jodi_death

Kelsey Adams: @Kelsey_L_Adams

QUT Centre for Justice: @CrimeJusticeQUT

Mentions and Show Notes

The burqa ban in Australia

• Wikipedia article
• Video by Britannica
• Pauline Hanson’s, um, response

Islamophobia

Great Replacement theory

Sharia law

Favourite subjects in criminology at QUT:

•  PYB215 Forensic Psychology and the Law
•  JSB272 Theories of Crime

Favourite theorists/theory:

• Gresham Sykes and David Matza - techniques of neutralisation. Summary and original article.

• Jodi Death (it rhymes with “teeth”): @jodi_death

  Fatima

  Shi’a and Sunni Muslims - their similarities and differences and a brief overview of their history and tension

  Qur'an 4:34: “But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them.”

  Thomas Hobbes: “...and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” Leviathan, 1651 (in his discussion of what human life would be like in the absence of leadership or government)

  The Crucible

  Favourite theorist/theory/piece of work:

  • Saadat Hasan Manto, especially his book Kaali Shalwar (1961), which was later adapted as a film, Kali Salwar (2002)