La femme-musulmane et la littérature
Representations of Oriental woman have evolved through centuries. Pictured as a sexual object by Orientalists in 18th and 19th centuries, or to serve Arab nationalisms (Tunisia, Algeria) in the 20th century, these images have been reconfigured after 9/11 to justify the War on Terror and to serve the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Milano University Press
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Altre Modernità |
| Online Access: | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/AMonline/article/view/1298 |
| Summary: | Representations of Oriental woman have evolved through centuries. Pictured as a sexual object by Orientalists in 18th and 19th centuries, or to serve Arab nationalisms (Tunisia, Algeria) in the 20th century, these images have been reconfigured after 9/11 to justify the War on Terror and to serve the Islamist discourse. Therefore, Muslim women have taken advantage of the media attention after 9/11 to get out of this “in-between” and to become the Muslimwoman (re)claiming their bodies, their desires and their sexuality through literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2035-7680 |