Researching the in-land refugee status determination process in Canada in light of postcolonial feminist scholars’ criticisms: reflections from my thesis
(2023) 20th IMISCOE Annual Conference — Location: Online (3.July.2023)
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- In this presentation, I am interested in presenting the postcolonial feminist criticisms that inform my theoretical framework and how they influence my research project, specifically data collection and analysis. I particularly refer to the postcolonial feminist scholars’ criticisms of Western feminist perspectives and theories (Mohanty, 2003; Spivak, 1988; Taha, 2017). The two significant lacunae from White feminists literature are taken into consideration: 1) the little or no attention put on the notion of race and 2) “the denial of the socio-historical context that characterizes the work of Western Feminists in their approach toward “Third World” women” (Tyagi, 2014, p. 47). By way of illustration, I would like to show how I used these theoretical tools in chapter 5 of my thesis, a chapter on refugee claimants’ challenges and decisions when required to provide details about why they are seeking protection in Canada, highlighting what these tools allowed and the challenges I faced in their application.
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Dahin, C. (2023). Researching the in-land refugee status determination process in Canada in light of postcolonial feminist scholars’ criticisms: reflections from my thesis. 20th IMISCOE Annual Conference, Online.