Dr. Rachel Brown

Biography

Rachel Brown received her PhD in Religion and Cultural Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2016, following a Master’s in Religious Studies from McMaster University in 2009 and a Bachelor’s with Honours in Religious Studies from the University of Waterloo in 2007. She has taught as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Evansville during the 2017-2018 academic year and is currently a part-time contract Assistant Teaching Professor in the Religion, Culture, and Society Program at the University of Victoria within the Department of Anthropology. Her primary research interests intersect food studies, religion, migration, and cultural identity, particularly how minority communities navigate, maintain, and express their cultural and religious identities through food practices in secular contexts. Her PhD dissertation focused on the ethnographic case study of North African Muslim immigrants in Paris, France, and Montreal, Canada, examining the connections between religious practices, culture, and food among Muslim migrants. She has published several journal articles and book chapters on topics related to Muslim integration, food identity, and the experiences of religious minorities in the Pacific Northwest. Her work critically engages with how cultural landscapes in North America and Europe are transformed through the food practices of diverse communities.

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