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Depicting the veil : transnational sexism and the war on terror / Robin Lee Riley.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Zed Books, 2013Description: vi, 182 pages : illustration ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781780321295 (hbk.)
  • 9781780321288 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.3089927 23
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Summary: This text 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 colour as mysterious, sinister, and dangerous to support war. Oscillating between 'Mrs. Anthrax', female suicide bombers and tragic, helpless victims, representations of 'brown women' have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts.
List(s) this item appears in: Religion | Media & Communication
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Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Available at Centre for Social Science Research 305.3089927 R5731d 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 01 Not For Loan 022862
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-175) and index.

Also issued online.

This text 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 colour as mysterious, sinister, and dangerous to support war. Oscillating between 'Mrs. Anthrax', female suicide bombers and tragic, helpless victims, representations of 'brown women' have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts.