Marianne at the Beach: The French Burkini Controversy and the Shifting Meanings of Republican Secularism.

This paper critically examines the controversy surrounding2 burkini-style swimsuits that arose in summer 2016 in France. Through a comparative analysis of representations of the ‘burkini’ in political discourse and in Muslim online forums, I explore the contested meanings attached to full-body ‘Isla...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Intercultural Studies Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 20 - 35
Autor principal:	Almeida, Dimitri
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2018
Materias:	Burkinis Secularism Bathing suits Feminism Religious adherents Faith
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