Yasmin Jiwani

Professor Yasmin Jiwani is a leading scholar in Communication Studies at Concordia University, Montreal. Her work interrogates intersections of race, gender, and violence in media representations, focusing on marginalized communities including Indigenous, Muslim, and racialized groups.

• PhD in Communications from Simon Fraser University
• MA in Sociology from Simon Fraser University
• BA in Psychology from University of British Columbia

Her research explores: digital memorialization through virtual graveyards, media's role in constructing racialized narratives, and intersecting systems of oppression in contexts like the War on Terror and Canadian national identity.

Recent publications analyze Quebec mosque shootings, ISIS women's representation, and migrant girls' experiences. She co-edited Faces of Violence in the Lives of Girls and contributed to key collections on surveillance, feminism, and postcolonialism.

• Nominated for Gertrude Robinson Prize (2007)
• Regular conference presenter across Canada, USA, Europe, and Turkey
• Active in public intellectual work through articles in The Conversation Canada
• Advocates for community-university partnerships and participatory research