Jennifer Selby: 2 books
Questioning French Secularism
Gender Politics and Islam in a Parisian Suburb
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016
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).
Beyond Accommodation
Everyday Narratives of Muslim Canadians
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
Problems – of integration, failed political participation, and requests for various kinds of accommodation – seem to dominate the research on minority Muslims in Western nations. Beyond Accommodation offers a different perspective, showing how Muslim Canadians successfully navigate and negotiate...