Asmaa Soliman
Biographic Data
| ID | 347718 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asmaa Soliman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asmaa |
| FAMILY NAME | Soliman |
| SIGNATURE | SOLIMAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1837-7610 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Muslim Women’s Self-Representation in Art: Offering Alternative Counterpublics
This article examines German Muslim women’s artistic self-representation arguing that their public engagement can be seen as an example of counterpublics. Two main features can be found. First, the artists feel disappointed by the mainstream public, as it excludes and misrepresents Muslim women. Second, an agitational orientation can be observed, as the artists intend to offer explicitly articulated alternative self-representations targeting the …
European Muslims Transforming the Public Sphere: Religious Participation in the Arts, Media and Civil Society
Anti-Muslim voices have become louder in many places in the midst of ongoing atrocities undertaken in the name of Islam. As a result, much of the creative participation of Western Muslims in the public sphere has become overshadowed. This tendency is not only visible in political discussions and the media landscape, but it is also often reflected in academia where research about Muslims in the West is predominantly shaped by the post 9/11 narrati…
German Muslims and their engagement in participatory culture: Reflections on Civic and Artistic Contributions to the Public Sphere
This paper examines publics of young German Muslims. Case studies include the singer Huelya Kandemir, the theatre group Uma Lamo and the social network Zahnräder. By focusing on spiritual music publics, theatrical comedy publics and social publics, it tries a new approach to the way in which we understand minority public engagement. In addition to examining the concept of counterpublics, it utilizes the concept of participatory culture, which off…
The Headscarf Debates: Conflicts of National Belonging, written by Anna Korteweg and Goekce Yurdakul
European Muslims’ engagement in the public sphere soft counterpublics
This article addresses European Muslims' public engagement in the arts by applying the concept of counterpublics. It examines two case studies of young German Muslims whose involvement in the public sphere can be described as soft counterpublics. The term soft counterpublics denotes publics that show some characteristics of counterpublics, but are at the same time not only about 'countering'. They can be seen as 'in between' cases, neither strong…
German Muslims and their engagement in participatory culture: Reflections on Civic and Artistic Contributions to the Public Sphere
This paper examines publics of young German Muslims. Case studies include the singer Huelya Kandemir, the theatre group Uma Lamo and the social network Zahnräder. By focusing on spiritual music publics, theatrical comedy publics and social publics, it tries a new approach to the way in which we understand minority public engagement. In addition to examining the concept of counterpublics, it utilizes the concept of participatory culture, which off…
The Headscarf Debates: Conflicts of National Belonging, written by Anna Korteweg and Goekce Yurdakul
European Muslims’ engagement in the public sphere soft counterpublics
This article addresses European Muslims' public engagement in the arts by applying the concept of counterpublics. It examines two case studies of young German Muslims whose involvement in the public sphere can be described as soft counterpublics. The term soft counterpublics denotes publics that show some characteristics of counterpublics, but are at the same time not only about 'countering'. They can be seen as 'in between' cases, neither strong…
European Muslims Transforming the Public Sphere: Religious Participation in the Arts, Media and Civil Society
Anti-Muslim voices have become louder in many places in the midst of ongoing atrocities undertaken in the name of Islam. As a result, much of the creative participation of Western Muslims in the public sphere has become overshadowed. This tendency is not only visible in political discussions and the media landscape, but it is also often reflected in academia where research about Muslims in the West is predominantly shaped by the post 9/11 narrati…
German Muslims and their engagement in participatory culture: Reflections on Civic and Artistic Contributions to the Public Sphere
This paper examines publics of young German Muslims. Case studies include the singer Huelya Kandemir, the theatre group Uma Lamo and the social network Zahnräder. By focusing on spiritual music publics, theatrical comedy publics and social publics, it tries a new approach to the way in which we understand minority public engagement. In addition to examining the concept of counterpublics, it utilizes the concept of participatory culture, which off…
Muslim Women’s Self-Representation in Art: Offering Alternative Counterpublics
This article examines German Muslim women’s artistic self-representation arguing that their public engagement can be seen as an example of counterpublics. Two main features can be found. First, the artists feel disappointed by the mainstream public, as it excludes and misrepresents Muslim women. Second, an agitational orientation can be observed, as the artists intend to offer explicitly articulated alternative self-representations targeting the …
Political science (5 works) · German (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public sphere (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (2 works)