(Un-)veiling the west: Burkini-gate, Princess Hijab and dressing as struggle for postsecular integration

The ban of the burkini in the summer of 2016 in France is the latest stage in a long political history, where the French depreciation or fear of the veil, and of Islam, has come to play a more significant role since the end of the cold war. Unveiling female bodies at the beach in Nice expose condit...

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Main Authors: Linda Berg, Mikela Lundahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2017-02-01
Series:Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research
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Online Access:https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view/49