feminism and Islam in French women's writing and activism
Edición de la obra Voices and veils
| Autor | Anna Kemp |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Legenda |
| Fecha de publicación | 2010 |
| Lugar | London |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 148 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781906540265 |
| ISBN-10 | 1906540268 |
| OCLC | 640086413, 1013927894 |
| LCCN | 2011380339 |
| Serie | Research monographs in French studies -- 29 · Research monographs in French studies -- 29. |
| Número de Cutter | K32v |
|---|
In recent years, the figure of the Muslim Woman has loomed large over mainstream feminist debate in France. Cast alternately as a Frenchwoman-in-the-making or a veiled threat, the Muslim Woman has become emblematic of France{u2019}s relationship to those identified as its cultural others. But throughout these debates, and in spite of their scale and passion, one view has been glaringly absent: the view of French Muslim women themselves. Drawing on sociological, polemical and literary writings, this thoughtful and wide-ranging study examines the unacknowledged colonial roots of French feminist discourses on Islam and femininity, before bringing to light examples of French Muslim women{u2019}s writing and activism that suggest alternative ways of being both French and a feminist.