Terror and the Dynamism of Islamophobia in 21st Century Britain The Concentrationary Gothic

This book provides powerful insights into the dynamics, nature, and experiences of the terrors of counter-terrorism measures in the UK. Abbas links her analysis to wider concerns of nation construction and belonging; racial profiling and policing; the state of exception and pre-emptive counter-terro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abbas, Madeline-Sophie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Emergence of the Concentrationary Gothic Environment
  • 2. Nation Construction and Affective (Un)Belongings
  • 3. The Gothic Technology of the Monstrous Muslim
  • 4. (In)Securitisation of Everyday Spaces: State of Exception, Spaces of Terror
  • 5. Fracturing Muslim Relations: Producing ‘Internal Suspect Bodies’
  • 6. The Terror of Voice(lessness): Restrictions to Freedom of Speech and Political Engagement within a Culture of Fear
  • 7. The Promise of the Concentrationary Gothic: Advancing a New Visual Schema