Media
Yasmin Jiwani - President's Conference Series "Every Breath You Take"
Professor Yasmin Jiwani of the Department of Communication Studies talks about the tension between privacy rights and security threats in the context of race and gender.
The deportation of Lucy Francineth Granados: A symbol of Canada’s rising anti-immigrant sentiment
The Conversation, April 17, 2018Online
On April 13, Montreal resident Lucy Francineth Granados was deported to Guatemala. Despite mobilization by groups like Solidarity Across Borders and No One is Illegal, Granados was not allowed to stay in Canada.
American-style deportation is happening in Canada
The Conversation, April 9, 2018Online
URL: https://theconversation.com/american-style-deportation-is-happening-in-canada-94634
One night last week, while flipping through the available channels, I came across a program called Border Security: Canada’s Front Line, a reality TV show that, though discontinued, is still being broadcast in different countries. It portrays the work of the Canadian Border Security Agents as they encounter refugees, immigrants and visitors to Canada.
A continuum of unabated violence: Remembering the massacre at École Polytechnique
The Conversation, December 4, 2017Online
Thirty-five years ago, in 1982, when Margaret Mitchell stood in Parliament and raised the issue of domestic violence, she was laughed down by her fellow MPs. Today, Mitchell’s cry for a recognition of gender-based violence is as pertinent as ever. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women falls on Dec. 6.
Quebec’s niqab ban uses women’s bodies to bolster right-wing extremism
The Conversation, October 23, 2017Online
“I should see your face and you should see mine.” - Premier Philippe Couillard on the passing of Bill 62 in Quebec.
The recent passage of Bill 62 — banning the wearing of the niqab in Quebec for those seeking access to public services, including taking public transit — raises an important question about why such a draconian move was considered necessary for such a tiny portion of the population.
Not fake news: Mainstream media can still effect social change
The Conversation, July 5, 2017Online
URL: https://theconversation.com/not-fake-news-mainstream-media-can-still-effect-social-change-79963
President Donald Trump took his battle with the news media to a new level when he tweeted a doctored video of himself wrestling someone with a CNN logo superimposed over their face and then rebranding the cable news channel FNN – the Fake News Network.
Hierarchies of worthiness
Briarpatch Magazine, May 6, 2011Online
URL: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/hierarchies-of-worthiness
Women and victimhood in the Canadian media
Biography
Yasmin Jiwani is a feminist, academic, and activist. Her research examines the intersectionality of race and gender in media narratives of violence against women and representations of racialized peoples. In particular, she interrogates the discursive ways in which racist-sexism is conceptualized and ideologically utilized in popular discourse. Jiwani's current research focuses on tracing race, gender and belonging in digital memorials hosted on different virtual graveyards.
Jiwani has a BA in Psychology from University of British Columbia, and MA in Sociology from Simon Fraser University, and a PhD in Communications from Simon Fraser University.