Gursharan Sandhu

Master's student
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
gursharan.sandhu@uoguelph.ca
Website links: 
Gursharan Sandhu LinkedIn Profile
Research thematic keywords: 
'Honour' killing; Domestic homicide; Canadian media; Vulnerable populations
Research region keywords: 
Ontario; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian South Asian diaspora

My research deconstructs how Canadian South Asian communities are portrayed as having 'barbaric cultural beliefs' when explaining crime and violence. However, other similar domestic homicide cases reported by media ignore factors of patriarchy and culture.