North American Muslim Women Artists Talk Back

This book focuses on the ways in which North American Muslim women artists 'talk back' to dominant discourses about Muslim identity and work to counter mainstream stereotypes and representations. It examines the possibilities of constructing discourses of resistance to domination.

Kenza Oumlil is an associate professor in Communication at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. Oumlil holds a PhD in Communication from Concordia University in Montréal, Canada. She has published widely on representation, gender, and media, including articles in the Journal of North African Studies, Feminist Media Studies, Journal of Middle East Media, and Al-Jazeera English.

Introduction; 1: Talking Back to Power; 2: Assertions of Unintelligibility: Shirin Neshat's Visual Innovations; 3: Using Humour to Talk Back: The Stand-Up Comedy of Maysoon Zayid; 4: Transitioning to the Mainstream in Television: Zarqa Nawaz's Film and Television Productions; 5: Conclusions; Appendix A: Resource Guide