Forever Suspect - Racialized Surveillance of Muslim Americans in the War on Terror

Informationen zum Autor Selod, Saher Klappentext Saher Selod shows how a specific American religious identity has acquired racial meanings, resulting in the hyper surveillance of Muslim citizens. Drawing on in-depth interviews with South Asian and Arab Muslim Americans, she investigates how Muslim Americans are subjected to racialized surveillance in both an institutional and social context.   Zusammenfassung Saher Selod shows how a specific American religious identity has acquired racial meanings, resulting in the hyper surveillance of Muslim citizens. Drawing on in-depth interviews with South Asian and Arab Muslim Americans, she investigates how Muslim Americans are subjected to racialized surveillance in both an institutional and social context.  Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction   1     Moving from South Asian and Arab Identity to a Muslim Identity   2     Flying While Muslim: State Surveillance of Muslim Americans in US Airports   3     Citizen Surveillance   4     Self-Discipline or Resistance?: Muslim American Men and Women's Responses to their Hyper Surveillance   5   Shifting Racial Terrain for Muslim Americans: The Impact of Racialized Surveillance   Conclusion: The Future for Muslims in America   Appendix A   Acknowledgments   References   Index

Product details

• Authors: Saher Selod
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9780813588353
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-8835-3
• No. of pages: 174
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance (see also POLITICAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance)