The Politics of the Veil
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The Politics of the Veil is a scholarly book by Joan Wallach Scott that critically examines France’s headscarf ban to explore how debates over Muslim women’s veiling reveal deeper tensions around secularism, gender, and national identity.
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| The Politics of the Veil canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Politics of the Veil Context triple: [Sex and Secularism, relatedWork, The Politics of the Veil]
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A.
Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
"Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution" is a feminist nonfiction book by Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy that critiques patriarchy in the Middle East and calls for a radical transformation of women's rights and sexual freedoms.
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B.
Covering Islam
Covering Islam is a critical work by Edward Said that examines how Western media and scholarship have historically represented and often distorted the image of Islam and the Muslim world.
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C.
Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel
*Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel* is a memoir by activist and scholar Bettina Aptheker that chronicles her political awakening, involvement in leftist and free speech movements, and evolution into a prominent feminist voice.
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D.
Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam
Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam is a seminal collection of essays by Iranian philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush that explores the compatibility of Islamic thought with rational inquiry, individual liberty, and democratic governance.
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E.
The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism
The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism is a critical study that examines how contemporary art, censorship, and moral panic intersect in modern culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Politics of the Veil Target entity description: The Politics of the Veil is a scholarly book by Joan Wallach Scott that critically examines France’s headscarf ban to explore how debates over Muslim women’s veiling reveal deeper tensions around secularism, gender, and national identity.
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A.
Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
"Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution" is a feminist nonfiction book by Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy that critiques patriarchy in the Middle East and calls for a radical transformation of women's rights and sexual freedoms.
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B.
Covering Islam
Covering Islam is a critical work by Edward Said that examines how Western media and scholarship have historically represented and often distorted the image of Islam and the Muslim world.
-
C.
Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel
*Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel* is a memoir by activist and scholar Bettina Aptheker that chronicles her political awakening, involvement in leftist and free speech movements, and evolution into a prominent feminist voice.
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D.
Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam
Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam is a seminal collection of essays by Iranian philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush that explores the compatibility of Islamic thought with rational inquiry, individual liberty, and democratic governance.
-
E.
The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism
The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism is a critical study that examines how contemporary art, censorship, and moral panic intersect in modern culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
gender studies
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history ⓘ political science ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| argues |
French secularism is gendered and racialized in practice
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debates over veiling reveal anxieties about national identity in France ⓘ the veil controversy is used to define the boundaries of French citizenship ⓘ |
| author | Joan Wallach Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
French republican universalism
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assimilationist models of integration ⓘ feminist support for the headscarf ban ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
citizenship
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feminist secularism ⓘ laïcité ⓘ otherness ⓘ republican universalism ⓘ state neutrality ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent | 2004 French law on religious symbols in schools ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural studies
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feminist theory ⓘ political theory ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| hasReception |
influential in debates on headscarf and veil bans
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widely cited in scholarship on secularism and Islam in Europe ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0691123613 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780691123616 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French headscarf ban
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Islamic veiling NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim women in France ⓘ gender ⓘ national identity ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| pageCount | 208 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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