Muslim Girl Culture and Social Control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Hijabista and Hijabster Phenomena
While research on youth cultures in Southeast Asia has traditionally focused on crime, class, and delinquency among adolescent and young-adult males, the 21st century has seen an increase in research on the intersections among youth, religion, popular culture, media, identity, and consumption. As pa...
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| author | Williams, James Patrick Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir |
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| description | While research on youth cultures in Southeast Asia has traditionally focused on crime, class, and delinquency among adolescent and young-adult males, the 21st century has seen an increase in research on the intersections among youth, religion, popular culture, media, identity, and consumption. As part of this trend, we report on an exploration of the terms hijabista and hijabster, which refer to female Muslim cultural identities centered on the nontraditional use of the hijab or Muslim headscarf. After situating the phenomena within the larger context of conservative regional politics and religion, we consider their cultural meanings in terms of mass and social media, suggesting that hijabista and hijabster cultures and identities are simultaneously hybrid and negotiated as young Muslim women, culture industries, and political and religious agents all employ a variety of strategies to shape emerging definitions. Finally, we reflexively discuss the implications of our own theoretical interests on interpretations of what it means to be a hijabista or hijabster. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/866672023-03-11T20:19:38Z Muslim Girl Culture and Social Control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Hijabista and Hijabster Phenomena Williams, James Patrick Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir School of Humanities and Social Sciences Social sciences Hijabista Hijabster While research on youth cultures in Southeast Asia has traditionally focused on crime, class, and delinquency among adolescent and young-adult males, the 21st century has seen an increase in research on the intersections among youth, religion, popular culture, media, identity, and consumption. As part of this trend, we report on an exploration of the terms hijabista and hijabster, which refer to female Muslim cultural identities centered on the nontraditional use of the hijab or Muslim headscarf. After situating the phenomena within the larger context of conservative regional politics and religion, we consider their cultural meanings in terms of mass and social media, suggesting that hijabista and hijabster cultures and identities are simultaneously hybrid and negotiated as young Muslim women, culture industries, and political and religious agents all employ a variety of strategies to shape emerging definitions. Finally, we reflexively discuss the implications of our own theoretical interests on interpretations of what it means to be a hijabista or hijabster. Accepted version 2017-12-19T05:02:05Z 2019-12-06T16:26:56Z 2017-12-19T05:02:05Z 2019-12-06T16:26:56Z 2017 2017 Journal Article Williams, J. P., & Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir. (2017). Muslim Girl Culture and Social Control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Hijabista and Hijabster Phenomena. Crime, Media, Culture, 13(2), 199–216. doi:10.1177/1741659016687346 1741-6590 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86667 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44161 10.1177/1741659016687346 2 13 199 216 en Crime, Media, Culture © 2017 The Author(s) (Published by SAGE Publications). All rights reserved. This paper was published in Crime, Media, Culture and is made available with permission of The Author(s) (Published by SAGE Publications). application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences Hijabista Hijabster Williams, James Patrick Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir Muslim Girl Culture and Social Control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Hijabista and Hijabster Phenomena |
| title | Muslim Girl Culture and Social Control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Hijabista and Hijabster Phenomena |
| title_full | Muslim Girl Culture and Social Control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Hijabista and Hijabster Phenomena |
| title_fullStr | Muslim Girl Culture and Social Control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Hijabista and Hijabster Phenomena |
| title_full_unstemmed | Muslim Girl Culture and Social Control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Hijabista and Hijabster Phenomena |
| title_short | Muslim Girl Culture and Social Control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Hijabista and Hijabster Phenomena |
| title_sort | muslim girl culture and social control in southeast asia exploring the hijabista and hijabster phenomena |
| topic | Social sciences Hijabista Hijabster |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86667 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44161 |
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