Talk:Elizabeth Wood
Elizabeth A. Wood is Professor of History at MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She also serves as co-director of the MISTI Russia Program, Coordinator of Russian Studies (minors, concentrations), and adviser to the Russian Language Program. She holds a secondary appointment in MIT’s Global Studies and Languages Section.
Her research interests include Culture and Society, Europe, Politics, Women and Gender.
As per her bio, she has published no books, papers or research pertaining to Hindus, rights of Hindus, the impact or relationship between Islam and Hinduism / Hindutva or the Indian Government.
In 2021, she endorsed the "Dismantling Global Hindutva" conference and made the allegation
"the current government of India [in 2021] has instituted discriminatory policies including beef bans, restrictions on religious conversion and interfaith weddings, and the introduction of religious discrimination into India’s citizenship laws. The result has been a horrifying rise in religious and caste-based violence, including hate crimes, lynchings, and rapes directed against Muslims, non-conforming Dalits, Sikhs, Christians, adivasis and other dissident Hindus. Women of these communities are especially targeted. Meanwhile, the government has used every tool of harassment and intimidation to muzzle dissent. Dozens of student activists and human rights defenders are currently languishing in jail indefinitely without due process under repressive anti-terrorism laws."[1]
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- ↑ "Letter of Support", Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference website, accessed August 7, 2022
- Elizabeth Wood page on Massachusetts Institute of Technology accessed August 25, 2022