Questioning French Secularism
Author | : Jennifer Selby |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2016-04-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137011329 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137011327 |
Rating | : 4/5 (327 Downloads) |
Download or read book Questioning French Secularism written by Jennifer Selby and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book examines how contemporary secularism in France is positioned as a guarantor of women’s rights. Selby argues that the complex “fetishization” of headscarves in public, governmental, and feminist French discourse positions publicly-visible Muslim women in ways that obscure their engagement with laïcité (French secularism).