Navigating colour-blind societies : a comparative ethnography of Muslim urban life in Copenhagen and Montreal / Amani Hassani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hassani, Amani, author.

Series:

Routledge advances in ethnography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim youth--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Social conditions.

Muslim youth.

Muslim youth--Denmark--Copenhagen--Social conditions.

Muslims--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Social conditions.

Muslims.

Muslims--Denmark--Copenhagen--Social conditions.

Islamophobia--Québec (Province)--Montréal.

Islamophobia.

Islamophobia--Denmark--Copenhagen.

Montréal (Québec)--Ethnic relations.

Montréal (Québec).

Copenhagen (Denmark)--Ethnic relations.

Copenhagen (Denmark).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

Summary:

"Navigating Colour-Blind Societies is a comparative ethnography of racialisation, class, and gender in the lives of young Muslims coming of age in societies, where race is deemed insignificant. The book offers insights to the urban lives of young middle-class Muslims in Copenhagen and Montreal. Based on their narratives, the book examines racialisation as 1. a social process that is classed and gendered, and 2. a spatial process that is social and temporal. Denmark and Quebec have seen an increasing thrust of nationalist politics in recent years, which position their Muslim citizens as the quintessential 'Other'. The book contributes to our understanding of how Muslims are racialised, and how they navigate this process of racialisation in social and urban life. The interaction between movement and life stories provides a unique vantage point in bringing the city to life from the perspective of these young adults. The book appeals widely to academics and students in sociology, anthropology, and human geography. It also appeals to a wider audience interested in anti-racist scholarship and Muslim experiences in the Global North"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Muslims in Colour-Blind Societies

Assemblages of Muslim racialisation

Middle-Class Muslim Respectability in Copenhagen

Gendered Islamophobia, Representation and The Hijab in Montreal

Contesting Racialised Spaces in Copenhagen

Spatial Biographies and rootedness in Montreal

Space, Time, and the Urban Muslim

Navigating Colour-Blind Societies.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-003-29469-3

9781003294696

OCLC:

1402262102