http://www.radio4all.net/program/55946Podcast for Program: Dr Olwan on "Bodies that Matter in Death: Honour Killings and Canadian Racial Logics"Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:35:18 +0000240http://www.radio4all.net/program/55946Dr. Dana Olwan is Assistant Professor of Gender Studies and is cross-appointed to the Department of Cultural Studies at Queen’s University. She is also the Future Minority Studies Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Syracuse University for Spring 2011. She completed her Ph.D. in English literature at Queen’s University in 2009 and her dissertation examined the publication and reception of Arab American women’s literature post 9/11. Her current work focuses on contemporary anti-racist and feminist solidarity movements in national and international contexts. She is interested in issues of power and resistance, especially as they relate to Muslim women and their relationship to multicultural states like Canada. Over the past decade national media reported that Canada witnessed twelve honour killings in the period between 2000 and 2009. Varying in cause, these crimes have created a national media frenzy and intense public debate over issues of multiculturalism, immigration, integration, and citizenship. Dr. Olwan speaks to Latin Waves about the political role of violence in perpetuating a culture of fear, that naturalizes imperialism and patriarchy. latinwaves@gmail.comWed, 23 Nov 2011 12:35:18 +0000