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Author Al-Ghabra, Haneen Shafeeq, 1981- author

Title Muslim women and white femininity : reenactment and resistance / written by Haneen Shafeeq Ghabra
Published New York : Peter Lang, 2018

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Description x, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Understanding the postcolonial and performance through whiteness and intersectionality -- Weaving intersectionality through narrative criticism : western feminism and the marginalization of third world women -- Malala Yousafazai : the oppressed Muslim woman and the search for agency -- Ayaan Hirsi Ali : the advocate and the rejection of Islam -- Queen Rania : the humanitarian leader and the search for a counter-narrative -- Conclusion : the search for an intersectional feminist ethic
Summary Muslim Women and White Femininity is a much-needed book at a time where Muslim women are speaking out but also embodying White femininity. This book focuses on how Whiteness travels through Muslim women's bodies who in turn reenact or resist White womanhood. Through three archetypes: The Oppressed, The Advocate, and the Humanitarian Leader, the author aims to demonstrate the necessity of archetypal criticism as a method that can teach the reader or student how to deconstruct dominant discourses in the media. This book aims to address intercultural, gender, intersectional and critical communication courses but is also suited for the general public who wishes to understand the deceptive nature of the media. Thus, at a time where Muslim women are being used as media objects by Western media, this book is crucial in breaking down how readers can begin to uncover dominant ideologies that are carried through and by Muslim women
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-
Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, 1969-
Rania, Queen, consort of Abdullah II, King of Jordan, 1970-
Muslim women
Muslim women -- In mass media
Femininity
Feminism
Feminist ethics
Whites -- Race identity
Intersectionality (Sociology)
LC no. 2018007974
ISBN 9781433152153
1433152150
9781433152160
1433152169