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a postcolonial reading
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Kavakci, Merve
- Creator
- Esposito, John L. > (forew.)
- Creator
- Avebury, Eric > (afterw.)
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- NO 8 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- islam, moslima's, hoofddoeken, overheidsbeleid, wetgeving, Turkije, 20e eeuw
- Description
- Covering of Muslim women is often perceived as a sign of oppression in the Western eye. Nonetheless, there are a soaring number of women who choose to wear the Islamic headgear as a sign of their liberation and commitment to God. In this publication we will hear the insiders' voices of the contemporary Turkish women who cover, willingly and decisively.
gender, fashion, identity
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Abdullah-Khan, Noreen
- Creator
- Botz-Bornstein, Thorsten
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- NO 8 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- hoofddoeken, mode, islam, Koeweit
- Description
- This book explores the complex reasons behind why young women in Kuwait wear the hijab, abaya, and/or niqab, analyzing the ways in which these women are perceived by those who do not veil. The study considers the embracing of the veil in a fashion context within a unique Muslim society.
contested imaginaries in post-9/11 cultural practice
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Taylor, Lisa K. > (ed.)
- Creator
- Zine, Jasmin > (ed.)
- Contributor
- [et al.]
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- VS 8 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- islam, vrouwbeelden, vrouwelijkheid, mannelijkheid, postkolonialisme, hoofddoeken, feminisme, romans, internet, interview (vorm), bundel
- Description
- This collection provides anexploration into possibilities opened up by transnational, feminist, and anti-colonial readings that can work against stereotypical representations of Muslim women. It addresses the gap in contemporary theoretical discourse amongst educators teaching literary and cultural texts by and about Muslim women, and brings scholars from different fields to examine the politics and ethics of transnational anti-colonial reading practices and pedagogy. The book features interviews with Muslim women artists and cultural producers who provide engaging reflections on the transformative role of the arts as a form of critical public
conflicts of national belonging
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Korteweg, Anna C.
- Creator
- Yurdakul, Gökçe
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- WER 1P 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- hoofddoeken, nationaliteit, politiek, moslima's, Frankrijk, Duitsland, Nederland, Turkije
- Description
- The authors explore how the headscarf has become a symbol used to reaffirm or transform the stories of belonging. They focus on France, Germany and the Netherlands (countries with significant Muslim-immigrant populations) and Turkey (a secular Muslim state with a legacy of cultural ambivalence). The authors discuss recent cultural and political events and the debates they engender.
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