Presented by Sherene Razack, Professor of Humanities, Social Sciences and Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto

The violence, scale, and power of organized internet-based circulation of anti-Muslim narratives continue to have considerable impact on feminist antiviolence initiatives. Razack will examine contemporary European and North American responses to "honour" killings, reflecting on how antiviolence advocates continue to emphasize legal responses to violence that culturalize violence and discourage more-effective community-based reform. She asks whether the legal focus on culture has any impact on how courts and society view violence committed by Muslim men and sometimes women against Muslim women.

This lecture is a presentation of IRWG's Transitions and Ruptures program and part of the Understanding Race Theme semester.