Veil Obsessed: Representations in Literature, Art, and Media by Al-Wazedi, Umme

Veil Obsessed: Representations in Literature, Art, and Media

Discussions surrounding the veil often run along essentialist and ahistorical lines, associating Islam with oppression, shame, and...
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Author: Umme Al-Wazedi
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Language: English
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Veil Obsessed: Representations in Literature, Art, and Media by Al-Wazedi, Umme

Veil Obsessed: Representations in Literature, Art, and Media

$67.87

Veil Obsessed: Representations in Literature, Art, and Media

$67.87
Author: Umme Al-Wazedi
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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.

Author: Umme Al-Wazedi
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 04/15/2024
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.03w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780815638414

About the Author

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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