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Unruly women : race, neocolonialism, and the hijab / Falguni A. Sheth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheth, Falguni A., 1968- author.
- Series:
- Philosophy of race.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Philosophy of Race Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Muslim women--United States--Ethnic identity.
- Muslim women.
- Neoliberalism--United States.
- Neoliberalism.
- Marginality, Social--United States.
- Marginality, Social.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- Other Title:
- Race, neocolonialism, and the hijab
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- By examining the legal treatment of visibly Muslim women, Falguni Sheth uncovers the hidden dynamics of racialized division that have inhabited and bolstered liberal legal neutrality from its inception. Her work studies the experiences of, and responses to, Muslim women of colour and Black Muslim women, especially where these women have attempted to use US courts to contest their unfair treatment. Evaluating a wide range of judicial encounters, 'Unruly Women' uncovers a pattern of racialized exclusion from liberal protections. Moreover, it exposes the distinctive ways that courts and other liberal institutions have demanded the self-transformation of individuals who appear unsuited for inclusion into the liberal polity.
- Contents:
- 1. Ontopolitics: Unruliness, Excruciation, and Dismissal
- 2. Anxieties of Liberalism: Secularism, Feminism, and Suitable Muslim Women
- 3. A Genealogy of Neocolonial Social Comportment
- 4. The Hijab and the Sari: The Strange and the Sexy Between Colonialism and Global Capitalism
- 5. Reversing the Gaze: The Racial-Cultural Aesthetics of Power
- 6. Transparency and the Deceptive Conceit of Liberalism
- 7. Discrimination, Neoliberalism, and Suitable Women
- 8. Dismissal: Neocolonialism, Race, and Anti-Blackness
- Conclusion: Listening to the Silences.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-754716-8
- 0-19-754717-6
- 0-19-754715-X
- OCLC:
- 1275433038
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