Queer Muslim diasporas in contemporary literature and film (Multicultural Textualities)

By: Alberto Fernández Carbajal

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 296 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781526128119
Related ISBNs:: 9781526151803, 9781526128102, 9781526128126, 9781526151803, 9781526128102, 9781526128126, 9781526151803, 9781526128102, 9781526128126
Publisher:: Manchester University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/22/20
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies, Language Arts, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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