The political appropriation of the Muslim body : islamophobia, counter-terrorism law and gender /
S.S.M. Edwards.
Bok Engelsk 2021 S. S. M. Edwards,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Springer International Publishing
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (326 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Who Speaks? Who Can Be Heard? -- Contested Terms -- A Moral Responsibility -- Privileged Discourses -- Academic Disciplines and Methodology -- The Documentation -- References -- 2 Muslim Racialised Tropes: "Orientalism", Past and Present -- Introduction -- Constructing the Orient -- Edward Said-Grand Master -- Power-Who Speaks-Who Represents? -- Debating Said -- Contesting Said's Male Narrative -- "Orientalist" Tropes of Women: Past Contiguities -- The "Mahometan" "Backward" Woman in Early Feminist Tracts. - From Anti-Muslim Banter to Hate Crime -- Muslim Women, an Easy Target -- Online Offences -- Conclusion: Impacts and Consequences -- References -- 4 The "Rule of Law" and the "War on Terror" -- Introduction -- The Uncut Version of the Rule of Law -- Power-"Ruling Class" and "Executive Chatter" -- "Ruling Class Chatter" -- "Executive Chatter"-Unbridled Power -- The International Rule of Law-Illegal War, Retribution and Occupation -- Western Lawlessness Using the ROL and Its "Broad Humanitarian Purpose" -- "Saving Muslim Women" -- Incidents of Lawlessness and the British Army in Iraq. - Lawless Occupation of Palestinian Land -- Lawless at Home -- Conclusion-The Rule of Law, Whose Shield? -- References -- 5 UK Counter-Terror Law, Surveillance and the "Muslim Menace" -- Introduction -- "Governmentality"-Executive Creep and Securitisation -- Derogating from Human Rights Protections -- Counter-Terror Law's Offences -- Terrorism an Ill-Defined Muslim Assumed Crime -- Indicators of Suspicion -- The Crime of Membership of an Organisation and Executive Discretion -- The Crime of Possession and "Glorification" -- Suspect Muslims Who "Glorify" -- Suspect Muslim Women. - Principles of Freedom and Speech -- Two Philosophical Positions -- Tolerating Hate Speech to Protect Speech Freedom -- Anti-Muslim Speech -- Brexit, "Trumpism" and "New Nationalism" -- Liberal Islamophobes -- Europe: Far-Right Anti-Muslim Nationalism -- Some Thoughts on Nationalism and Identity -- Anti-Muslim Women Speech -- Anti-Muslim Tropes Online, in Media, Film and "Satire" -- The Rise in Cyber-Islamophobia -- Fake News: The Birmingham 'Trojan Horse' Affair -- Deliberately Complicit: The Film Industry -- Cartoons and Satire-Your Laughter-My Insult -- Crushing the Counter-Narrative. - Woman -- East /West Binarism in Anthropology -- Sexualised and "Orientalised" in the Western Male Psyche -- Contemporary Tropes -- Women to Be Saved and Terrorists to Be Damned -- Polysemicity: Veiled Agency or Veiled Subornation -- Shifting Meaning-Terrorist Signatures: "Shamima Begum" -- Discipline, Control and Banish -- Conclusion: Women, Men, All Are Racialised -- References -- 3 Anti-Muslim Speech -- Introduction -- Power and the Word: Speech and Denial -- Speech Law-The Legal Governance of Speech Acts -- Words That Wound: UK, Race/Religious Speech Regulations and Freedoms. - Drawing upon law, politics, sociology, and gender studies, this volume explores the ways in which the Muslim body is stereotyped, interrogated, appropriated and demonized in Western societies and subject to counter-terror legislation and the suspension of human rights. The author examines the intense scrutiny of Muslim womens dress and appearance, and their experience of hate crimes, as well as how Muslim mens bodies are emasculated, effeminized and subjected to torture. Chapters explore a range of issues including Western legislation and foreign policy against the Other, orientalism, Islamophobia, masculinity, the intersection of gender with nationalism and questions about diversity, inclusion, religious freedom, citizenship and identity. This text will be of interest to scholars and students across a range of disciplines, including sociology, gender studies, law, politics, cultural studies, international relations, and human rights. Susan S.M. Edwards is Professor in Law, Emerita at University of Buckingham and has degrees in law and sociology. She is a barrister, women's rights activist and campaigner. She has researched and lectured around the world, including in the Middle East.
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| ISBN | 3-030-68896-8
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