Beyond subordination vs. resistance: An intersectional approach to the agency of veiled muslim women

Journal of Intercultural Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-28

  Bilge, Sirma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency; Feminist discourses; Intersectionality; Muslim veil; Orientalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951643923     PISSN: 07256868     EISSN: 14699540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07256860903477662     Document Type: Article

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