Section: WEEK 3 - Islam and Islamophobia in France | ULC140 - Issues in Contemporary French Politics - 2023/24

Select activity Drawing on the previous session, we will focus on ...

Drawing on the previous session, we will focus on the place of Islam in French society. To illustrate our discussion we will draw on the 1989 ‘headscarf affair’ and more recent ‘burkini controversy’ (2016).
Select activity Required reading (read two of the following):

Required reading (read two of the following):
Select activity Wolfreys, Jim (2013), ‘Making racism respectable: ...

Wolfreys, Jim (2013), ‘Making racism respectable: Islamophobia in Sarkozy’s France’, Global Social Justice Journal, June, available online
Select activity Dimitri Almeida (2018), ‘Marianne at the Beach: The French Burkini Controversy and the Shifting Meanings of Republican Secularism’, in Journal of Intercultural Studies, 39(1), pp.20-34, DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2017.1410112

Dimitri Almeida (2018), ‘Marianne at the Beach: The French Burkini Controversy and the Shifting Meanings of Republican Secularism’, in Journal of Intercultural Studies, 39(1), pp.20-34, DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2017.1410112 File

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Select activity Mondon, Aurélien & Aaron Winter (2017), ‘Charlie Hebdo: Republican secularism and Islamophobia’, in Titley, G., D. Freedman, G. Khiabany and A. Mondon (eds.), After Charlie Hebdo: Terror, Racism and Free Speech, London: Zed Books, pp.31-45

Mondon, Aurélien & Aaron Winter (2017), ‘Charlie Hebdo: Republican secularism and Islamophobia’, in Titley, G., D. Freedman, G. Khiabany and A. Mondon (eds.), After Charlie Hebdo: Terror, Racism and Free Speech, London: Zed Books, pp.31-45 File

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Select activity Bowen, J. (2007), ‘Scarves and schools’, in Why the French Don’t Like Headscarves: Islam, the State and Public Space, Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp.65-97

Bowen, J. (2007), ‘Scarves and schools’, in Why the French Don’t Like Headscarves: Islam, the State and Public Space, Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp.65-97 File

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Select activity Khemilat, Fatima (2019), ‘Dissimulating and landscaping racism: sexuality, intersectionality, and neo-orientalism in French discourses’, in Socioscapes: International Journal of Societies, Politics and Cultures, 1(1), pp.181-190

Khemilat, Fatima (2019), ‘Dissimulating and landscaping racism: sexuality, intersectionality, and neo-orientalism in French discourses’, in Socioscapes: International Journal of Societies, Politics and Cultures, 1(1), pp.181-190 File

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Select activity des Neiges Léonard, Marie (2022), ‘Islam and the Republic’, in Racial Diversity in Contemporary France: The Case of Colorblindness, Bristol University Press, pp.108-127

des Neiges Léonard, Marie (2022), ‘Islam and the Republic’, in Racial Diversity in Contemporary France: The Case of Colorblindness, Bristol University Press, pp.108-127 File

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Select activity Additional reading

Additional reading
Select activity Mohammed, Marwan (2020), ‘The political transversality of Islamophobia’, in Demossier, Marion, David Lees, Aurélien Mondon & Nina Parish (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of French Politics and Culture, Routledge, pp.79-86

Mohammed, Marwan (2020), ‘The political transversality of Islamophobia’, in Demossier, Marion, David Lees, Aurélien Mondon & Nina Parish (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of French Politics and Culture, Routledge, pp.79-86 File

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Select activity Further reading : * des Neiges Léonard, Marie (202...
Further reading :

des Neiges Léonard, Marie (2022), ‘Islam and the Republic’, in Racial Diversity in Contemporary France: The Case of Colorblindness, Bristol University Press, pp.108-127 (See file above)
Mohammed, Marwan (2020), ‘The political transversality of Islamophobia: An analysis of historical and ideological foundations’, in Demossier, Marion, David Lees, Aurélien Mondon & Nina Parish (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of French Politics and Culture, Routledge, pp.79-86 (See file above)
Kastoryano, Riva (2006), ‘French secularism and Islam: France’s headscarf affair’, in Modood, Tariq and Anna Triandafyllidou (eds.), Multiculturalism, Muslims and Citizenship: A European Approach, pp.57-69
Thomas, Elaine R. (2000), ‘Competing Visions of Citizenship and Integration in France's Headscarves Affair’, in Journal of European Area Studies, 8(2), pp.167-185, DOI: 10.1080/14608460020014158
Modood, Tariq and Anna Triandafyllidou (2006), Multiculturalism, Muslims and Citizenship: A European Approach, London & New York: Routledge
Thomas, Elaine R. (2011), Immigration, Islam and the Politics of Belonging in France: A comparative framework, University of Pennsylvania Press
Weil, Patrick (2005), La République et sa diversité: Immigration, intégration et discrimination, Paris : Seuil
Lorcerie, Françoise (dir.) (2005), La Politisation du Voile: l’Affaire en France, en Europe et dans le Monde Arabe, Paris: L’Harmattan
Hajjat, Abdellali and Marwan Mohammed (2013), Islamophobie: Comment les élites françaises fabriquent le “problème musulman”, Paris: La Découverte
Tévanian, Pierre (2005), Le Voile Médiatique: Un Faux Débat, Paris: Raisons d’Agir
Tévanian, Pierre and Ismahane Chouder (2008), Les filles voilées parlent, Paris: La Fabrique
Tévanian, Pierre (2013), La Haine de la Religion: Comment l’Athéïsme est Devenu l’Opium du Peuple de Gauche, Paris: La Découverte
Deltombe, Thomas (2007), L’Islam Imaginaire: La Construction Médiatique de l’Islamophobie en France, 1975-2005, Paris: La Découverte
Wolfreys, Jim (2018), Republic of Islamophobia : The Rise of Respectable Racism in France, London : Hurst Publishing
Plenel, Edwy (2016), For the Muslims : Islamophobia in France, London: Verso
R.K. (2019), 'Port du voile islamique : ce que dit la loi sur les signes religieux', Le Parisien, 15 octobre 2019
Roder, Iannis (2023), 'Abaya ban in French schools: 'Wearing the abaya is a political gesture', Le Monde, 9 September 2023.
Select activity WEEK 3 C14 Slides

WEEK 3 C14 Slides File

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Select activity Presention Atkins & Bailey 12.10.23

Presention Atkins & Bailey 12.10.23 File

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WEEK 3 - Islam and Islamophobia in France

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