The monstrous and the vulnerable : framing British jihadi brides / Leonie B. Jackson. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Leonie B., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women--Political activity--Press coverage.

Muslim women.

Women radicals--Press coverage.

Women radicals.

IS (Organization).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Hurst & Company, 2022.

Summary:

In June 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and called for Muslims around the world to migrate there. Over the next five years, around 150 women left the UK to heed this invitation, and the so-called 'jihadi brides' were rarely out of the news. This book traces the media fascination with those who joined the 'caliphate,' including Sally Jones, Aqsa Mahmood and Shamima Begum. Through an analysis of the media that presented the 'brides' for public consumption, Leonie B. Jackson reveals the gendered dualistic construction of IS women as either monstrous or vulnerable.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgement

Introduction

1. Gendering the 'Jihadi Brides'

2. Natural and Supernatural Forces: Metaphorically Representing the 'Jihadi Brides'

3. Monstrous Predators and Vulnerable Prey: The Grooming Exemplar

4. Damsels in Distress: Depicting the Vulnerable Girl

5. Bad Mothers and Gender Traitors: Depicting the Monstrous Woman

6. A World Without Monsters: Managing the 'Jihadi Brides'

Conclusion

Appendix: Data Collection and Analysis

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 26, 2022).

Previously issued in print: 2021.

ISBN:

0-19-765028-7

0-19-765423-1