
Doctor Selda Dagistanli
LECTURER,
Sociology and Criminology (SoSSP)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Sociology and Criminology (SoSSP)
Contact
| Email: | S.Dagistanli@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6221 |
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| Location: | 1.1.72 Bankstown |
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Biography
Selda’s research explores the intersections of Western multicultural politics, criminal justice and law. Her overarching research priority is to interrogate the ways in which unpopular minorities are morally, politically and culturally marginalised in legal and broader community arenas. Specific interests include how the politics of exclusion, especially through both overt anti-Muslim racism and the liberal premises of law, can lead to punitive criminal justice practices and the appropriation of womens' rights movements by conservative agendas. These interests are explored through a critique of the gendered and racialised assumptions of liberalism and orientalism and informed by a background in philosophy. She is currently working on a monograph entitled Trialling Culture, Protecting Women: Racialising Sexual Violence in Legal and Political Discourses with Ashgate Publishing, UK, due for publication in 2014. She is also chief investigator, alongside Associate Professor Adam Possamai (UWS), Professor Malcolm Voyce (Macq) and Professor Bryan Turner (UWS/CUNY) on an ARC Discovery project exploring Shari’a in the everyday life of Muslim communities in Sydney and New York.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Dagistanli.
Interests
- Cultural defences in criminal law
- Cultural desistance
- Multicultural politics and Islamophobia
- Racialised moral panics around gendered violence
- Representations of Muslim masculinity
Teaching
Previous Teaching Areas
- 101561 Gender, Crime and Violence, 2012
- 101564 Victimisation and Crime Prevention, 2012
Publications
Chapters in Books
- Dagistanli, S. and Grewal, K. (2012), 'Perverse Muslim Masculinities in Contemporary Orientalist Discourse: the vagaries of Muslim immigration in the West', Global Islamophobia : Muslims and Moral Panic in the West, Ashgate 9781409431190.
- Dagistanli, S. (2007), ''Like a Pack of Wild Animals': Moral Panics Arounf 'Ethnic' Gang Rape in Sydney', Outrageous! Moral Panics in Australia, ACYS Publishing 9781875326596.
- Dagistanli, S. and Lumby, C. (2003), 'Anita: Beyond Good and Evil', Anita and Beyond, Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest 1875143327.
Journal Articles
- Morgan, G., Dagistanli, S. and Martin, G. (2010), 'Global Fears, Local Anxiety: Policing, Counterterrorism and Moral Panic Over 'Bikie Gang Wars' in New South Wales', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 20.
Conference Papers
- Dagistanli, S. (2006), 'Consent, the 'lascivious Arab' and Standards of Reasonableness in Legal and Official Discourses', Racisms in the New World Order Conference, QLD, Conference, Queensland, Australia.
- Dagistanli, S. (2005), 'If the judiciary were real people...': the impact of moral panic on the sentencing of 'Arab gang rapists'', CEASS Conference: Scholarship and Community UWS 2005, University of Western Sydney, Bankstown.
- Dagistanli, S. (2005), 'Consent, the 'lascivious Arab' and Standards of Reasonableness in Legal and Official Discourses', Racisms in the New World Order Conference: Realities of Colour, Culture and Identity, QLD.
Research
Politics of sentencing and punishment
liberal multiculturalism and the politics of exclusion
Gendered and racialised violence
Cultural defences in criminal law
Representations of “dangerous” Muslim masculinities
Victims’ rights
Cultural desistance
This information has been contributed by Doctor Dagistanli.
Current Projects
| Title: | Testing the limits of post-secularism and multiculturalism in Australia, France and the USA: Shari'a in the everyday life of Muslim communities |
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| Years: | 2012-07-01 - 2015-06-30 |
| ID: | P00020137 |
| UWS Researchers: | Adam Possamai, Selda Dagistanli and Bryan Turner |
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Supervision
Doctor Dagistanli is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Identifying the Influence and Effect of Christian Motorcycle Clubs on the Culture of Patched Motorcycle Clubs |
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| Title: | Islamic Family Separation in the Australian Legal System |
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| Title: | The 'Race' for Camden. The Camden Islamic School Controversy. |
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| Title: | Islamic Family Separation in the Australian Legal System |
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| Title: | Crime: Health and Social Effects on University Students |
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