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Nomadic Subjectivity and Muslim Women: A Critical Ethnography of Identities, Cultures, and Discourses

Austin, Marne Leigh
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1371657565

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2013, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Communication Studies.
This dissertation (auto)ethnographically explores Muslim women's identity formations and negotiations within an American context. A relational examination and application of the Communication Theory of Identity is used to describe and challenge the ways in which scholars understand cultural identities in discursive webs of contestation. Fifteen Muslim women from Northwest Ohio share their stories and experiences to demystify their often misunderstood and misrepresented identities. They speak of women's rights and empowerment that they achieve through and with Islam. Through their voices, I challenge hegemonic notions of Islamophobia, nationalism, an immigrant sociological narrative, citizenship, and bullying. I advocate Braidotti's nomadic subjectivity as we reframe and grow in our becoming together as more socially aware, culturally accepting, and understanding the diversity that exists even within our own communities.
Sandra Faulkner, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Ellen Gorsevski, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Joshua Atkinson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Khani Begum, Ph.D. (Other)
310 p.
Communication; Ethics; Ethnic Studies; Gender; Gender Studies; Islamic Studies; Peace Studies; Personal Relationships; Religion; Rhetoric; Social Research; Social Work; Sociology; Spirituality; Theater; Theater Studies; Womens Studies
Communication Theory of Identity; Muslim women; Nomadic Subjectivity; Relational Communication; Intercultural Communication; friendship; feminism; Islamic feminism; Islamophobia; discourse; autoethnography; feminist ethics

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  • Austin, M. L. (2013). Nomadic Subjectivity and Muslim Women: A Critical Ethnography of Identities, Cultures, and Discourses [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1371657565

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Austin, Marne. Nomadic Subjectivity and Muslim Women: A Critical Ethnography of Identities, Cultures, and Discourses. 2013. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1371657565.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Austin, Marne. "Nomadic Subjectivity and Muslim Women: A Critical Ethnography of Identities, Cultures, and Discourses." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1371657565

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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