An ethnographic study of Muslim women in comedy
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: Sociology & Social Policy
Abstract
- What impact does female Muslim comedy have on Muslim and non-Muslim relations in Britain?
- Whether and to what extent is Muslim comedy an empowering form of resistance for Muslim subjects? How might the the comedy content be limited by expectations of Orientalist discourses?
- What influence do the comedians' minority identities have on their comedy? How might it intersect with debates of Islamophobia?
- Whether and to what extent is Muslim comedy an empowering form of resistance for Muslim subjects? How might the the comedy content be limited by expectations of Orientalist discourses?
- What influence do the comedians' minority identities have on their comedy? How might it intersect with debates of Islamophobia?
Organisations
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES/P000746/1 | 01/10/2017 | 30/09/2027 | |||
| 2443253 | Studentship | ES/P000746/1 | 01/10/2020 | 30/09/2024 | Tabitha Fuster-Burnett |