Sunera Thobani, Professor in the Asian Studies Department at UBC, discusses her new book, Contesting Islam: The Inordinate Desire of the West (2021). Dr. Thobani recounts the historical constructions of Muslims and the West through an critical engagement with postcolonial theorists, race theory, feminism, and queer theory.
 
Host: Youcef Soufi
Date recorded: April 14, 2022

Sunera Thobani, Professor in the Asian Studies Department at UBC, discusses her new book, Contesting Islam: The Inordinate Desire of the West (2021). Dr. Thobani recounts the historical constructions of Muslims and the West through an critical engagement with postcolonial theorists, race theory, feminism, and queer theory. Host: Youcef Soufi Date recorded: April 14, 2022

Sunera Thobani: Contesting Islam/Constructing the West

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Sunera Thobani: Contesting Islam/Constructing the West