Constructing Muslims in France : discourse, public identity, and the politics of citizenship / Jennifer Fredette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fredette, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--France--Social conditions.

Muslims.

Muslims--France--Ethnic identity.

France--Ethnic relations.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 215 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The standing of French Muslims is undercut by a predominant and persistent elite public discourse that frames Muslims as failed and incomplete French citizens. This situation fosters the very separations, exclusions, and hierarchies it claims to deplore as Muslims face discrimination in education, housing, and employment. In Constructing Muslims in France, Jennifer Fredette provides a deft empirical analysis to show the political diversity and complicated identity politics of this relatively new population. She examines the public identity of French Muslims and evaluates images in popular media to show how stereotyped notions of racial and religious differences pervade French public discourse. While rights may be a sine qua non for fighting legal and political inequality, Fredette shows that additional tools such as media access are needed to combat social inequality, particularly when it comes in the form of unfavorable discursive frames and public disrespect. Presenting the conflicting views of French national identity, Fredette shows how Muslims strive to gain recognition of their diverse views and backgrounds and find full equality as French citizens. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.

Contents:

Introduction

Elusive citizenship

Claiming membership : French Muslim identities, political goals, and repertoires of contention

Education

Employment

Housing

The contentious concept of Frenchness.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record and e-publication (viewed on March 19, 2019).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-205) and index.

CC BY

Description based on print record, CIP data from the publisher, and e-publication e-publication, viewed on Feb 04, 2021.

ISBN:

9781439910283

1439910286

9781439910306

1439910308

OCLC:

868068591