A Foucauldian Theory of American Islamophobia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21236618 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shyam Krishnan Sriram (0000-0003-2164-3550, University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-54 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Islamic Thought (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2232-1314 • E-ISSN: 2289-6023 |
| Publisher | Department of Theology and Philosophy, UKM (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.24035/ijit.10.2016.005 |
| OpenAlex | W2602498158 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
With the emergence of ISIS andAmerican public furor over allowing Syrian refugees safe haven, Muslim Americans find themselves once again in the cross-hairs of a nation obsessed with searching for answers and someone to blame. I argue that the premise behind American anti-Muslim sentiment is rooted in two of Michel Foucault's concepts -"biopower" and "pastoral power." This article is divided in two halves. In the first, I argue that American nationalism is articulated in a unique way, particularly through "pastoral power." In conjunction with an "imagined" American nationhood Drawing on In the second half, I present my main argument towards a new understanding of I suggest that a new evaluation of Agamben (1998) should be undertaken to account for the renewed racialization of and discrimination towards American Muslims
Islamophobia · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Religion and Society Interactions
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |