Queer Muslim diasporas in contemporary literature and film /:

This book explores the representation of queer migrant Muslims in international literature and film from the 1980s to the present day. Bringing together a variety of contemporary writers and filmmakers of Muslim heritage engaged in vindicating same-sex desire, the book approaches queer Muslims in th...

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Main Author: Fernández Carbajal, Alberto (Author)
Other Authors: Yaqin, Amina
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019
Series:Multicultural textualities.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book explores the representation of queer migrant Muslims in international literature and film from the 1980s to the present day. Bringing together a variety of contemporary writers and filmmakers of Muslim heritage engaged in vindicating same-sex desire, the book approaches queer Muslims in the diaspora as figures forced to negotiate their identities according to the expectations of the West and of their migrant Muslim communities. The book examines 3 main themes: the depiction of queer desire across racial and national borders, the negotiation of Islamic femininities and masculinities, and the positioning of the queer Muslim self in time and place. This study will be of interest to scholars, as well as to advanced general readers and postgraduate students, interested in Muslims, queerness, diaspora and postcolonialism. It brings nuance and complexity to an often simplified and controversial topic.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 276 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-271) and index
ISBN:9781526128119
152612811X
9781526128126
1526128128

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