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OverviewTo what extent do women accept, adjust and challenge the intersecting and shifting relations of cultural, political and religious discourses that organize their (sexual) lives? Seeking to expand the focus on changing gender roles and construction of diasporic femininities and sexualities in migration studies, Farahani presents an original analysis of first generation Iranian immigrant women in Sweden. Certainly, highlighting the hybrid experiences of Swedish Iranians, Farahani explores the tensions that develop between the process of (self)disciplining women’s bodies and the coping tactics that women employ. Subsequently, Gender, Sexuality, and Diaspora demonstrates how migratory experiences impact sexuality and, conversely, how sexuality is constitutive of migratory processes. A timely book rich with empirical and theoretical insights on the subject of gender, diaspora and sexuality, it will appeal to scholars and undergraduate and postgraduate students of gender studies, anthropology, sociology, sexuality studies, diaspora, postcolonial and Middle Eastern studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fataneh Farahani (Stockholm University, Sweden)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.385kg ISBN: 9780415855686ISBN 10: 0415855683 Pages: 172 Publication Date: 22 September 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Turning a Diasporic Tale into a Research Topic 2. Sexing Diaspora 3. Veil: Multiple Meanings, Disciplinary Power and Women’s Negotiations 4. Diasporic Narratives of Virginity 5. Learning about Sex and Sexuality 6. Romantic Love and Arranged Marriages 7. Narratives of Divorce ConclusionReviewsThis book is an important addition to the literature on gender and migration providing a much needed exploration of sexuality in the diaspora. Using a nuanced intersectional approach the book skilfully explores how Iranian women in Sweden negotiate and perform their sexuality under the constraints and contradictions they face. Through addressing issues of displacement, marginalisation, racism and sexism as well as patriarchal forms of control, it explores amongst other issues, love and marriage, veiling and unveiling practices, sexual experiences, and demands for sexual purity. The book offers a much needed exploration of how women are embedded within contradictory sets of social relations around sexuality and gender in diasporic relations. This book is highly recommended as a central contribution to the area. Floya Anthias, Professor of Sociology, University of East London, UK, Professor of Sociology and Social Justice (Emeritus), Roehampton University, UK, Visiting Professor, City University, UK This book is an important addition to the literature on gender and migration providing a much needed exploration of sexuality in the diaspora. Using a nuanced intersectional approach the book skilfully explores how Iranian women in Sweden negotiate and perform their sexuality under the constraints and contradictions they face. Through addressing issues of displacement, marginalisation, racism and sexism as well as patriarchal forms of control, it explores amongst other issues, love and marriage, veiling and unveiling practices, sexual experiences, and demands for sexual purity. The book offers a much needed exploration of how women are embedded within contradictory sets of social relations around sexuality and gender in diasporic relations. This book is highly recommended as a central contribution to the area. Floya Anthias, Professor of Sociology, University of East London, UK, Professor of Sociology and Social Justice (Emeritus), Roehampton University, UK, Visiting Professor, City University, UK This is an informative and passionately argued study of how women's self-reflection in 'diasporic space', of sex and sexuality, veil, virginity, love and marriage, challenge past/present and home/foreign dichotomies. Farahani's analysis of sex, a vehemently protected taboo in Iranian/ Muslim culture and how it is unravelled in the process of displacement and migration is bold, perceptive and sensible. Haideh Moghissi, Professor Emerita and Senior Scholar, Equity Studies, York University, Canada Author InformationFataneh Farahani is an Associate Professor in Ethnology at Stockholm University, Sweden. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |