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Diane-Sophie Girin

Postdoctoral Researcher

Center for International Studies (CERI)

Research Interest(s): Socialisation, Religion, Childhood, Inequalities, Discrimination

Discipline(s): Sociology

Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination

Geographical Area(s): North America, Western Europe

Language(s): English, German, Arabic

Biography

My research focuses on Islam in France and the educational strategies of marginalised groups. It is structured around three main areas:
- ethnographic study of private Muslim education in France
- opening up the black box of religious socialisation in childhood
- analysis of public policies on private education, both state-funded and independent
Through ethnographic fieldwork, family case studies and statistical data analysis, this research explores the ways of being and doing of people who identify as Muslim, particularly in the field of education. By deploying an analysis that considers the articulation of social relations of class, race, religion and gender, this work sheds light on the processes that shape inequalities.

Since September 2023, I have been a member of the ANR project called "Islamic socialisation. Transmission and incorporation of religious knowledge in a minority context", led by Margot Dazey and Karim Souanef (Université de Lille).

Teaching

Depuis janvier 2025 : Vacataire à l'Université Paris Cité, UFR des Sciences Humaines et Sociales.
– Introduction à la Sociologie II - Socialisation (TD 72 heures, L1)

2022 – 2023 : ATER (temps plein) à l'Université Paris Nanterre. Licence Sciences de l’éducation.
– Fondements théoriques en sciences de l’éducation – reprise (TD 48 heures L3)
– Pratiques éducatives parentales et cultures (TD 24 heures ; module transverse L1, L2, L3)
– Questions contemporaines en éducation et formation (CM et TD 28 heures, L1)

2021 – 2022 : ATER (temps plein) à l'Université Paris 8. Licence Sciences de l’éducation
– Sociologie de l’école (CM et TD, 78 heures, Licence 3)
– Langage et inégalités (CM et TD, 39 heures, Licence 2)
– Politiques éducatives et inégalités (39 heures, Licence 3)
– Encadrement de stages de L2 et L3.

2020 – 2021 : Vacataire à l'Université Paris 1 Sorbonne. Licence 2 Parcours Sociologie
– TD Socio-anthropologie des religions  (24 HETD)

2016 – 2020 : Vacataire à l'Université Paris Dauphine. Master 1 Peace Studies.
– CM Sociologie des religions (78 HETD).

2012 – 2014 : Enseignante contractuelle à l'École nationale des Beaux-Arts de Chalon-sur-Saône. DNAP et DNSEP
– CM Introduction à la sociologie de l’art
– CM Introduction à la sociologie 
– CM Pratiques documentaires
– Workshop Pratiques artistiques en contexte postcolonial
(1100 HETD)

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