Sophia Rose Arjana

Veiled Superheroes

Islam, Feminism, and Popular Culture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Veiled Superheroes: Islam, Feminism, and Popular Culture focuses on female Muslim superheroes in graphic narratives such as the comic Ms. Marvel, the animated television series BurkaAvenger, and the webcomic Qahera.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781498536547
• ISBN-10: 1498536549
• Artikelnr.: 56153436

Autorenporträt

Sophia Rose Arjana is assistant professor of religion at Western Kentucky University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword- Wajahat Ali Introduction 1. Muslim Women in Western Popular Culture 2. The Muslim Body
Veiling
and Contestations of Islam 3. Ms. Marvel
Islam
and America 4. Burka Avenger and the Subversive Veil 5. Qahera
Raat
Bloody Nasreen
and the Vigilante Superhero Conclusion: Islamic Feminism and Muslim Chivalry