Dr. Giulia Liberatore

Biography

Giulia Liberatore is a Lecturer at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. She specializes in Social Anthropology and leads the Muslims in Europe research theme at the Alwaleed Centre. Giulia’s research primarily focuses on the anthropological encounters of difference, examining institutionalized inequalities, exclusions, and the forms of violence that ensue. Her current research in Palermo, Italy, investigates the interactions between lay Catholic groups and various social classes, ethnicities, and religions. Giulia is part of the ERC-funded project, Multi-Religious Encounters in Urban Settings (MEUS), collaborating on an audio-visual project that explores Palermo's Islamic heritage. She has authored the monograph 'Somali, Muslim, British: Striving in a Securitized Britain' (2017), which discusses the aspirations of Somali women in response to governance challenges in Britain. Additionally, Giulia was awarded the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, where she explored how female scholars navigate predominantly male-dominated Islamic spaces in the UK. Her work has been recognized through various publications and awards, making significant contributions to the understanding of diaspora dynamics and Islam in Europe.

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