Superheroes in the Streets : Muslim Women Activists and Protest in the Digital Age
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series
ISBN-10
1496850386
ISBN-13
9781496850386
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Imprint
University Press of Mississippi
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 26th, 2024
Print length
277 Pages
Weight
340 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.00 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Media studiesSocial discrimination and social justiceGender studies: women and girlsEthnic groups and multicultural studiesSocial groups: religious groups and communitiesMedia studiesSocial discrimination & inequalityGender studies: womenEthnic minorities & multicultural studiesIslamic studies
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Following the stories of US Muslim women activists, Kimberly Wedeven Segall shows how they have been reinventing the streets and remaking racialized codifications. Segall highlights their creativity in crafting protest media of posters, rap rally songs, and digital images of superheroes, carving public spaces into inclusive and digital territories.
The icon of the female protester and her alter-ego, the female superhero, fills screens in the news, in theaters, and in digital spaces. The female protester who is Muslim, though, has been subject to a legacy of discrimination. Superheroes in the Streets: Muslim Women Activists and Protest in the Digital Age follows the stories of both famous and grassroots Muslim female protestors, bringing careful attention to protest modes and online national icons. US Muslim women have long navigated public and digital spaces aware of the complex and nuanced histories that trail them. Given the pervasive influence of mainstream feminism, Muslim women activists are often made out to be damsels in distress. Even when mass media turns its attention to the activism of Muslim women, persistence of these false narratives demeans their culture and hypersexualizes their bodies. Following the stories of US Muslim women activists, author Kimberly Wedeven Segall shows how they have been reinventing the streets and remaking racialized codifications. Segall highlights their creativity in crafting protest media of posters, rap rally songs, and digital images of superheroes, carving public spaces into inclusive and digital territories. Each chapter teases apart the complexities of public banners and digital activism.
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