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Depicting the Veil

Depicting the Veil Media & Communication

Depicting the Veil

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This powerful book exposes how gendered Orientalism is wielded to justify Western imperialism. Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have utilized concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed with Orientalist images depicting women of color as mysterious, sinister, and dangerous, to support war. Oscillating between Mrs Anthrax, female suicide bomber and tragic, helpless victim, representations of 'brown women' have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how this kind of transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism.
Product details
Number of Pages:
194
Release Date:
2013-09-12
Publication Date:
2013-09-12
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1780321295
ISBN13:
9781780321295
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
382 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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