Zeena Elhassan
MPHIL SOCIOLOGY OF MARGINALITY AND EXCLUSION, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Both my Social Anthropology degree at LSE and my community-led activism in and outside of the University are what have inspired me to further explore inequalities in the power dynamics around us today. I will be able to immerse myself within a full-time Masters that solely focuses on exclusion and marginality in society, allowing me to place those facing overlapping and mutually reinforcing oppressions as my ultimate priority.
Capturing the complexities and intricacies of Black Muslim migrant women in the UK is work I see as vital considering the focalisation of modern-day politics that erases marginalised groups’ agency, dignity and humanity. Through upholding a self-critical and intersectional framework, I aim to contribute to the dissolution of the borders that circumscribe both the academe and the community.