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9780815638414: Veil Obsessed: Representations in Literature, Art, and Media
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ISBN 10 : 0815638418 ISBN 13 : 9780815638414
Editeur : Syracuse University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Discussions surrounding the veil often run along essentialist and ahistorical lines, associating Islam with oppression, shame, and honor. Contributing to these stereotypes, the media in both the East and the West obsessively condemn or valorize practices of veiling. In Veil Obsessed, Umme Al-wazedi and Afrin Zeenat present a range of essays to complicate and challenge the dialogue around the veil, exploring its symbolic, religious, and cultural significance. Scholars from a variety of fields analyze and critique the use of the veil in literature, film, television, and the fine arts.

Considering the multiple perceptions of the veil, this volume shows that the meaning of hijab can be natural or constructed, real or metaphorical, and religious or political, when it is presented through the media, in the teachings of Islam, and in upholding it as a national symbol of a nation-state. There are inherent tensions among the ideas concerning the power of hijab. Does wearing it give agency to women or does it represent oppression, thereby creating and perpetuating stereotypes? How an individual sees their relationship with the self, family and community, and the nation-state dictates their choice of whether to wear the veil. In exploring the wide range of portrayals, the editors pose critical questions about perceptions of the veil and the dangers of ignoring its multiplicity.

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À propos de l'auteur

Umme Al-wazedi is professor of postcolonial literature in the Department of English at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.

Afrin Zeenat is professor of English at Dallas College in Dallas, Texas.

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Éditeur
Syracuse University Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0815638418
ISBN 13 
9780815638414
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
221
Éditeur
Al-wazedi Umme, Zeenat Afrin
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Personne responsable
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