Overview

South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora explores how South Asian feminisms challenge exclusionary narratives in the Global North. Conceptualizing “South Asian” as a transnational conjuncture that links diasporic and mainland aspirations and anxieties, the contributors to this collection describe how, at what sites, and in what ways they encounter South Asianness, especially its complicity with mainstream political, social, and economic interests. The authors, from diverse South Asian communities and disciplines, describe their struggles with gendered aspects of religious and cultural identities, racism and white supremacy, postcolonial and diasporic identities, violence against women and labour organizing, and South Asian queerness, while critiquing mainstream representations of identity and culture. This collection connects scholars and scholarship at the nexus of diasporic South Asian studies and intersectional, transnational, and third-world feminisms. Contributors: Marshia Akbar, Dolores Chew, Safiyya Hosein, Amina Jamal, Nayyar S. Javed, Peruvemba S. Jaya, Aaliya Khan, Ameera Sultana Khan, Maryam Khan, Kanwal Khokhar, Sailaja V. Krishnamurti, Jane Ku, Ayesha Mian Akram, Mandeep Kaur Mucina, Sarah Shah, Farah Mahrukh Coomi Shroff, Sunera Thobani.

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Author:   Amina Jamal ,  Jane Ku ,  Maryam Khan
Publisher:   University of Alberta Press
Imprint:   University of Alberta Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9781772128222

ISBN 10:   1772128228
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   23 October 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dedication and Acknowledgements Introduction to the Anthology Chapter 1: South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora: Critical Perspectives from Canada by Amina Jamal, Jane Ku, and Maryam Khan Section I: Identifications and Disidentifications Chapter 2: The Dialogic of Praxis by Dolores Chew Chapter 3: Placing Muslim Identity: Experiences of Bangladeshi Immigrant Women Operating Businesses in Toronto by Marshia Akbar Chapter 4: Transgressing Boundaries of Izzat: Resisting, Surviving, and Understanding Honour-Related Violence through the Stories of South Asian Women by Mandeep Kaur Mucina Section II: Unpacking the Problematics Chapter 5: Is Feeling Like an Imposter a “Syndrome” or a “Protective Response” to Colonial Gaze? by Nayyer Javed Chapter 6: Blurred and Bright Boundaries: Pakistani Canadian Reflexive Appraisals of Home and Host Religions and Cultures by Sarah Shah Chapter 7: Exploring Diasporic Indo-Caribbean Identity Through the Ms. Marvel Series by Safiyya Hosein Chapter 8: Female Terrorism in the West: The Case of Rehab Dughmosh by Kanwal Khokar Chapter 9: Speaking Out: Of Abuse, Patriarchy, Misogyny against South Asian Women: An Examination of the Documentary “Because We Are Girls,” by Peruvemba S. Jaya Section III: Not All Together: Gender, Sexuality, Class, and Diverse Patriarchies Chapter 10: The Names We Carry with Us: Challenging the Omission of Caste and Interrogating Hindu Identity among South Asian Feminists in Canada by Sailaja Krishnamurti Chapter 11: Disclosing or Un-Disclosing Identities: Critically Examining South Asian-Ness and Religious Politics in the Diaspora by Ayesha Mian Akram Chapter 12: Queerness and Muslimness in the Lives of South Asian Muslim Women in the Diaspora by Maryam Khan Section IV: Anti-Racist Feminism and Settler Colonialisms Solidarities, Activism, and Futures Chapter 13: On Wings of Fire: Parsi Women’s Life Stories by Farah Mahrukh Coomi Shroff Chapter 14: Claiming Physical Space in a Settler Colonial Context by Aaliya Khan Chapter 15: Intersecting Space of Translations: Translating Chinese Indian Nationalism as the Site of Political Intervention by Jane Ku Chapter 16: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Islamic Liberation Theology Is the Future of the Ummah: Queering Islam to Root Us in Our Lived Experiences by Ameera Sultana Khan Chapter 17: Afterword: Reflections on Critical Diasporic South Asian Feminisms by Sunera Thobani Contributors

Reviews

""This collection deftly articulates the internal diversity among South Asian populations, the different pressures faced by South Asian women, and the challenges of inhabiting a diasporic space."" Faiza Hirji, McMaster University ""South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora offers anti-racist knowledge that underlines a fluid, expansive, and contested South Asian identity in Canada and recognizes heterogeneous embodiments and histories that transcend South Asia. The volume centralizes marginalized voices that collectively challenge the status quo in these communities and in Canada."" Rita Kaur Dhamoon, University of Victoria

Author Information

Amina Jamal is Professor of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Jane Ku is Associate Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies and Sociology at the University of Windsor. Maryam Khan is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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