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The Fear And Biopolitical Control Of The ‘Terrorist Other’, Percy Percy Sherwood
The Fear And Biopolitical Control Of The ‘Terrorist Other’, Percy Percy Sherwood
Western Research Forum
“I think Islam hates us,” Donald Trump said as a presidential candidate in a CNN interview in March 2016, conflating the religion with ‘radical Islamic terrorism.’ Trump’s statement exemplifies the prevailing fabricated enemy and resulting Islamophobia in the context of the ‘global war on terror.’ Since 9/11, powerful actors are using abstractions, ideologies, and narratives—that are usually defined along racial lines—to conjure up a fear so permeable that it serves to legitimize massive levels of violence in the name of self-righteousness. How do the racist abstractions, ideologies, and narratives that are associated with Islam and Muslims produce fear and insecurity …
Web.Isod.Es Cel, Aman Kular
Web.Isod.Es Cel, Aman Kular
SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations
For her CEL, Aman interned at WEB.ISOD.ES in London, Ontario, working on producing a documentary discussing the recent implementation of Basic Income by the Conservative Provincial government. Aman learned valuable research skills and communications skills while working on this project and was excited to work in politics.