In her groundbreaking ethnography The Asian Gang, published in 2000,
Claire Alexander explored the creation of Asian Muslim masculinities
in South London. Set against the backdrop of the moral panic over
'Asian gangs' in the mid-1990s, and based on 5 years of ethnographic
fieldwork, the book explored the idea of 'the gang', friendships, and
the role of 'brothers' in the formation, performance and negotiation
of ethnic, religious and gendered identities. The Asian Gang Revisited
picks up the story of 'the Asian gang' over the subsequent two
decades, examining the changing identities of the original
participants as they transition into adulthood in the context of
increased public and political concerns over Muslim masculinities,
spanning the War on Terror, 'grooming gangs' and increased
Islamophobia. Building on her ongoing relationships with the men over
25 years, the book explores education, employment, friendship,
marriage and fatherhood, and religious identity, and examines both the
changes and the continuities that have shaped this group. It traces
the lives of its participants from their teenage years through to
their early-mid 40s. A unique longitudinal study of this small,
diverse but still close cohort of men, the book offers an intimate,
rich and textured account of what it means to be a Muslim man in
contemporary Britain.
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Changing Muslim Masculinities
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781350384156
Publisert
2024
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Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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