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Freedom without Permission: Bodies and Space in the Arab Revolutions
Frances S. Hasso
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Description for Freedom without Permission: Bodies and Space in the Arab Revolutions
Paperback. In a series of case studies focusing on the Arab spring revolutions, the contributors to Freedom without Permission reveal the centrality of the intersections between body, gender, and space to the revolutions, showing how a diverse group of women and girls publicly disputed gender and sexual norms. Editor(s): Hasso, Frances S.; Salime, Zakia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JM; HBJF1; JFSJ; JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
As the 2011 uprisings in North Africa reverberated across the Middle East, a diverse cross section of women and girls publicly disputed gender and sexual norms in novel, unauthorized, and often shocking ways. In a series of case studies ranging from Tunisia's 14 January Revolution to the Taksim Gezi Park protests in Istanbul, the contributors to Freedom without Permission reveal the centrality of the intersections between body, gender, sexuality, and space to these groundbreaking events. Essays include discussions of the blogs written by young women in Egypt, the Women2Drive campaign in Saudi Arabia, the reintegration of women into the public ... Read more
As the 2011 uprisings in North Africa reverberated across the Middle East, a diverse cross section of women and girls publicly disputed gender and sexual norms in novel, unauthorized, and often shocking ways. In a series of case studies ranging from Tunisia's 14 January Revolution to the Taksim Gezi Park protests in Istanbul, the contributors to Freedom without Permission reveal the centrality of the intersections between body, gender, sexuality, and space to these groundbreaking events. Essays include discussions of the blogs written by young women in Egypt, the Women2Drive campaign in Saudi Arabia, the reintegration of women into the public ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
455g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822362418
SKU
V9780822362418
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About Frances S. Hasso
Frances S. Hasso is Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Sociology at Duke University and the author of Resistance, Repression, and Gender Politics in Occupied Palestine and Jordan and Consuming Desires: Family Crisis and the State in the Middle East. Zakia Salime is Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University and ... Read more
Reviews for Freedom without Permission: Bodies and Space in the Arab Revolutions
The articles provide fascinating accounts of gendered and embodied politics of space that defy a reductionist approach to revolutionary insurgencies.
Gul Aldikacti Marshall
Gender & Society
Freedom without Permission offers a variety of analyses and viewpoints while considering women's bodies and spaces as sites of revolutions and uprisings. All contributing authors demonstrate an eye for ... Read more
Gul Aldikacti Marshall
Gender & Society
Freedom without Permission offers a variety of analyses and viewpoints while considering women's bodies and spaces as sites of revolutions and uprisings. All contributing authors demonstrate an eye for ... Read more