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OverviewDiscussions 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 complicate and challenge the dialogue around the veil, exploring its symbolic, religious, and cultural significance. Scholars from a variety of fields analyze and critique 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Umme Al-wazedi , Afrin ZeenatPublisher: Syracuse University Press Imprint: Syracuse University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm ISBN: 9780815638414ISBN 10: 0815638418 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 15 April 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"It is high time that discussions of the veil be engaged in by women of color scholars who have an intimate familiarity with a range of issues connected to veiling."" - Falguni A. Sheth, author of Unruly Women: Race, Neocolonialism, and the Hijab" "It is high time that discussions of the veil be engaged in by women of color scholars who have an intimate familiarity with a range of issues connected to veiling.-- ""Falguni A. Sheth, author of Unruly Women: Race, Neocolonialism, and the Hijab""" Author InformationUmme 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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