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EP 309: Queer Activism in India w/Emma Thompson

Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:31:52
Publish Date: 2024-08-14 05:21:00
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Emma Thompson is a Ph.D. candidate in the Islam subfield of the Department of Religion at Princeton University. They are also pursuing a graduate certificate from the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Their work focuses on Islam in South Asia along with Islam, Gender, and Sexuality. Their research draws on anthropological fieldwork and social media archives to examine how queer activists in Northern India navigate religion and secularism, especially situated within the context of rising Hindu nationalism. In addition to the dissertation project, Emma’s interests include secularism studies, religious racialization and identity, queer and trans studies in religion, and religious nationalisms.

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