Essays about: "Burkini"

Found 3 essays containing the word Burkini.

  1. 1. Resisting from within : Analysis of intersectional narratives in the "burkini" case in France

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Anne-Lise Denoeud; [2023]
    Keywords : Intersectionality; Burkini; Islamophobia; Muslim women; Gender; Race; White gaze; Anti-racism; Feminism; France; Intersectionnalité; Burkini; Islamophobie; Femmes musulmanes; Genre; Race; Regard blanc; Anti-racisme; Féminisme; France;

    Abstract : Since summer 2016 France has experienced several episodes of “moral panic” about a three-pieces swimsuit worn by Muslim women, the “burkini”, whether on the occasion of attempts to ban it from beaches, or on the opposite to allow it in the swimming pools. These Islamophobic expressions are part of a French history of shaping the figure of “Muslim women”, controlling their bodies through their clothing, from “veil” to “burkini”, and silencing them. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Burkini as a Symbolic Threat: Anthropological Perspectives on the Ban of the Burkini on French Beaches 2016

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Julia Thylin; [2017]
    Keywords : Muslims; France; Symbolism; Social Anthropology; Burkini; Citizenship; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Burkini, a swimwear that covers the entire body except but the face, hands and feet, was banned from French beaches in 2016 and created a heated debate in French and international media. This study focuses on the politics of the Burkini, where politicians’ arguments against the Burkini are divided into three major themes: (1) the Burkini as oppressive, (2) the Burkini as a threat to the social order, and (3) the Burkini as against ‘vivre-ensemble’. READ MORE

  4. 3. Women and the Media : The Representation of Muslim Women in Liberal-nonpartisan Italian Newspapers

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Nabila Nuraddin; [2017]
    Keywords : Muslim; Women; Representation; Framing; Stereotype; Critical discourse analysis; Italian newspapers;

    Abstract : Muslim women are misrepresented through frames and stereotypes that the media uses to further an established narrative. Through a Critical Discourse Analysis, the study analyzes three liberal-nonpartisan Italian newspapers and their approach towards two themes, which are the burkini debate that occurred in late August 2016 and the analysis of three different Muslim women within the Italian society. READ MORE