Framing Hijab in the European mind : press discourse, social categorization and stereotypes

Framing Hijab in the European mind : press discourse, social categorization and stereotypes / Ghufran Khir-Allah.

This book compares how British and Spanish media have covered the French ban on hijab wearing in public schools. Using interdisciplinary approaches ranging from social psychology, semiology, cognitive linguistics and sociology, it seeks to explain how the hijab is interpreted as a sign by the mainst...

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Main Author: Khri-Allah, Ghufran
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2021.
Subjects:
Hijab (Islamic clothing) in mass media,
Hijab (Islamic clothing) > Law and legislation > France.
Islam in mass media.
Mass media > Great Britain.
Mass media > Spain.
Hijab (Islamic clothing) > Law and legislation
Islam in mass media
Mass media
France
Great Britain
Spain
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Table of Contents:
  • The Politics of Identity
  • Intersectional Euro-Muslim Women
  • The Hijab Sign System
  • Data Review
  • Framing National Hijab in the European Mind
  • Framing National Hijab-Wearing Women in the European Mind
  • Conceptual Metaphors in the Hijab Debate
  • Conclusions.

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