Shirin Khayambashi
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Arts
Department of Sociology
Toronto, Ontario
khayams@torontomu.ca
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(416) 979-5000 ext. 556208
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Dr. Khayambashi’s research analyses the racial and ethnic relations post-migration in Canada. She explored the group dynamics of the new immigrants settling in Canada. Her research explored intergroup contestation and group dynamics of minority immigrants in the Canadian multicultural context, wi...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Khayambashi’s research analyses the racial and ethnic relations post-migration in Canada. She explored the group dynamics of the new immigrants settling in Canada. Her research explored intergroup contestation and group dynamics of minority immigrants in the Canadian multicultural context, with a focus on the Iranian community and their ingroup relationships based on gender, religion, and socio-political group dynamics. This research expanded on the contested relationship that created ingroup hostility and communal insecurity. Dr. Khayambashi introduced the concept of ingroup-Islamophobia to explore the religious divide in the community. Her findings addressed the gendered divide among the community related to the post-migration revival of traditional gender roles and the political perception of Islam among the Iranian community.
Expanding post-migration racial and ethnic experience and multiculturalism in Canada, Dr. Khayambashi instigated a new research project in Brandon, MB. This project explores the immigrant experience in small Canadian towns and rural regions. The research explores the intersectional challenges of settlement in a country that promotes multiculturalism in theory but not in practice because many Canadian regions lack the diversity provided in Canadian metropoles. Therefore, a region with limited experience with diversity is encountering an abrupt growth of culturally diverse populations. Dr. Khayambashi selected Brandon, MB because the city’s diversity is growing rapidly due to a federally funded immigration pilot (Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot) to fulfil the depleting labour force in the region. This ongoing research critically examines the challenges and opportunities of settlement in small Canadian towns and rural areas.
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Expanding post-migration racial and ethnic experience and multiculturalism in Canada, Dr. Khayambashi instigated a new research project in Brandon, MB. This project explores the immigrant experience in small Canadian towns and rural regions. The research explores the intersectional challenges of settlement in a country that promotes multiculturalism in theory but not in practice because many Canadian regions lack the diversity provided in Canadian metropoles. Therefore, a region with limited experience with diversity is encountering an abrupt growth of culturally diverse populations. Dr. Khayambashi selected Brandon, MB because the city’s diversity is growing rapidly due to a federally funded immigration pilot (Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot) to fulfil the depleting labour force in the region. This ongoing research critically examines the challenges and opportunities of settlement in small Canadian towns and rural areas.
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