Thesiss

This dissertation is based on three years of ethnographic fieldwork and 40 in-depth interviews with members of the Michigan militia. Militia members are mostly white men who believe in an originalist interpretation of the Constitution. Armed with rifles, they practice paramilita…

My thesis focuses on how both Los Angeles-based queer Muslims, and members of the Muslim organization Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) represent, understand, and reconcile Muslimness, Americaness, and gayness in a globalized world. My thesis shows conflict, tension, and reso…