Contemporary discourses on Muslim women and veiling : a critical analysis

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dc.contributor.authorHoel, Ninaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-03T12:51:15Z
dc.date.available2014-10-03T12:51:15Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.description.abstractI propose that dominant discourses on veiling objectify Muslim women and do not engage with Muslim women dialogically as subjects capable of agency and selfdefinition. In this thesis I explore this problem critically within two different contexts, namely in selected Muslim minority contexts of Europe and America, and in the particular Muslim majority context of Iran. I illustrate that these highly politicized discourses often instrumentalise representations of Muslim women for their respective ideological agendas. I then present an alternative mode of engagement with the issue of veiling by examining the varying, marginalized voices, subjectivities and agency of Muslim women in their understandings of this phenomenon. It is imperative to question stereotypes and universalistic assumptions concerning Muslim women's bodies, modesty, dressing and agency in order to advocate a new gender consciousness which sees women as subjects. The various discourses of the veil reflect that Muslim women's choices and opinions are divided. As such, it is important to listen to Muslim women's voices to be able to create a discourse that is based on dialogue, authentic representations, mutual understanding and respect.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHoel, N. (2005). <i>Contemporary discourses on Muslim women and veiling : a critical analysis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8047en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHoel, Nina. <i>"Contemporary discourses on Muslim women and veiling : a critical analysis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8047en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHoel, N. 2005. Contemporary discourses on Muslim women and veiling : a critical analysis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hoel, Nina AB - I propose that dominant discourses on veiling objectify Muslim women and do not engage with Muslim women dialogically as subjects capable of agency and selfdefinition. In this thesis I explore this problem critically within two different contexts, namely in selected Muslim minority contexts of Europe and America, and in the particular Muslim majority context of Iran. I illustrate that these highly politicized discourses often instrumentalise representations of Muslim women for their respective ideological agendas. I then present an alternative mode of engagement with the issue of veiling by examining the varying, marginalized voices, subjectivities and agency of Muslim women in their understandings of this phenomenon. It is imperative to question stereotypes and universalistic assumptions concerning Muslim women's bodies, modesty, dressing and agency in order to advocate a new gender consciousness which sees women as subjects. The various discourses of the veil reflect that Muslim women's choices and opinions are divided. As such, it is important to listen to Muslim women's voices to be able to create a discourse that is based on dialogue, authentic representations, mutual understanding and respect. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Contemporary discourses on Muslim women and veiling : a critical analysis TI - Contemporary discourses on Muslim women and veiling : a critical analysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8047 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8047
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHoel N. Contemporary discourses on Muslim women and veiling : a critical analysis. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8047en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 72-75).en_ZA
dc.titleContemporary discourses on Muslim women and veiling : a critical analysisen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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