Centering Poststructural Feminist Thought P. 1
I have, like any good child of an era of identity politics, searched tirelessly for the perfect label to ascribe to my own “self” (small “s”!), in order to attempt to make clear/real my own intellectual or political position, or more broadly, my own experiences. At times, this has made me identify more with Emily Dickinson’s dash […]
Posted at 8:26 am on November 17, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Continue reading
“NiqaBitch”: Two French Women Stage Anti-Burqa Ban Protest
A statement from NiqaBitch on their protest via Rue89.com: Nous avons toutes les deux une petite vingtaine d’années, et bien que l’une de nous soit musulmane, nous ne nous sentons pas directement concernées par le vote de la loi anti-burqa (bien que « niqab » soit plus approprié). Nous avons néanmoins senti le besoin de […]
Posted at 9:51 pm on October 24, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tagged: ban, burqa, demonstration, feminism, freedom, French, gender, hijab, Islam, Islamophobia, miniskirt, Muslim, niqab, Orientalism, performance, protest, religion, sexuality, women | Continue reading
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