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OverviewThe Middle East is often portrayed as oppressively patriarchal and homophobic. Yet, in recent years the region has become a vibrant and important arena for feminist and LGBTQ activism. This book provides an insight into this emerging politics through a unique analysis of feminist and LGBTQ social movements in the context of Lebanon’s postwar sectarian system. Resisting Sectarianism argues that LGBTQ and feminists social movements are powerful agents of political and social transformation in Lebanon. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, the book takes the reader inside these movements to see how they attract members and construct campaigns, forge alliances, and the multiple ways in which they generate important forms of resistance to, and change within, the sectarian system. The book also traces the strong obstacles that sectarian parties and religious authorities employ to weaken LGBTQ and feminist activism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Nagle (Queen's University Belfast) , Tamirace Fakhoury (University in Aalborg in Copenhagen)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Zed Books Ltd Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9781786997999ISBN 10: 1786997991 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 23 September 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsResisting Sectarianism Figures Tables Acknowledgements Biographical Details Preface Chapter 1. ‘No Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Classism’ Chapter 2. ‘We are Hated by Everyone’: Sexuality and Sectarianism Chapter 3. ‘The Law Prosecutes the Weakest’: The Rise of the LGBTQ Movement Chapter 4. ‘What Kind of Relationship can be Considered Contrary to Nature?’ Contesting Criminalization Chapter 5. ‘I Exist’: The Politics of Ambiguous Visibility and Pride Chapter 6. ‘LGBT is at the Bottom of Our List’: International Actors and Rights Chapter 7. ‘We Have Always Been There’: Tactical Alliances and Protest Spaces Chapter 8. Conclusion: Contesting Sectarianism NotesReviewsA sensitive exploration of the practices of freedom deployed to resist the violence of Lebanon's sectarian system, in the process undermining its ideological and disciplinary powers one small battle at a time. --Bassel F. Salloukh, Associate Professor of Political Science, Lebanese American Author InformationJohn Nagle is a Reader in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. Tamirace Fakhoury is Associate Professor at the Department of Politics and Society at Aalborg University in Copenhagen and the Scientific advisor to the Kuwait Chair at Sciences po in Paris. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |