Stereotypes and Self-Representations of Women with a Muslim Background - The Stigma of Being Oppressed (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book explores how stereotypes of "oppressed Muslim women" feed into the self-representations of women with a Muslim background. The focus is on women active in, and speaking on behalf of, a wide variety of minority self-organisations in the Netherlands and Norway between 1975 and 2010. The author reveals how these women have internalised and appropriated particular stereotypes, and also developed counter-stereotypes about majority Dutch or Norwegian women. She demonstrates, above all, how they have tried time and again to change popular perceptions by providing alternative images of themselves and of Islam, paying particular attention to their attempts to gain access to media debates. Her central argument is that their efforts to undermine stereotypes can be understood as an assertion of belonging in Dutch and Norwegian society and, in the case of women committed to Islam, as a demand for their religion to be accepted. This innovative work provides a "history from below" that makes a valuable contribution to scholarly debates about citizenship as a practice of inclusion and exclusion. Providing new insights into the dynamics between stereotyping and self-representation, it will appeal to scholars of gender, religion, media, and cultural diversity.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Citizenship, Gender and Diversity
Release date:	2017
First published:	2016
Authors:	Margaretha A Van Es
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	317
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-40675-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	3-319-40675-2
Barcode:	9783319406756

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