Golshan Golriz
Assistant Professor
BA (York University), MA (University of Toronto), Ph.D. (McGill University)
Sociology
Queen's University
Gender; Sexuality; Race and Ethnicity; Islam; Middle East and North Africa; Social Movements; Political Sociology; Qualitative Methods and Methodologies.
Given my academic background in sociology, gender and sexuality studies, and critical race studies, my research interests are fundamentally interdisciplinary. Broadly, I seek to understand the structural inequalities faced by Queer and Trans Black Indigenous and People of Colour (QTBIPOC) populations at the macro, meso, and micro level. Methodologically, I combine feminist and social scientific methods with intersectional frameworks to think about social justice and social change.
My research with Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary (QTN) Muslims examines intracommunity marginalization. Its main insight is that the presumed irreconcilability between Islam and gender/sexual liberation conceals the social and structural barriers that QTN Muslims face. I am also interested in the ways that racism and capitalism contribute to the representation of Middle Eastern/Muslim sexuality and gender and the ways that researchers can impact the circulation and politicization of such representations.
Currently, I am working on three new projects: the first is a co-edited volume on LGBTQ religious activism and its implications for social movements research. The second is a comparative study of identity-centric social movements. The third project takes a systematic look at cancel culture, especially as it relates to structural inequality.
Golriz, G. Does Religion Prevent LGBTQ Acceptance? A Case Study with Queer and Trans Muslims in Toronto, Canada. Journal of homosexuality 2021, 68 (14), 2451–2475. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2020.1809888
Golriz, G. “I Am Enough”: Why LGBTQ Muslim Groups Resist Mainstreaming. Sexuality & culture 2020, 25 (2), 355–376. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-020-09773-x.
Golriz, G.; Miner, S. The Effects of Religion and Modernization on Egyptian Women’s IPV Attitudes. Violence against women 2021, 27 (14), 2552–2575. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801220978802.
Shor, E.; Golriz, G. Gender, Race, and Aggression in Mainstream Pornography. Archives of sexual behavior 2018, 48 (3), 739–751. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1304-6.