Shifa Shaikh
Mini Proposal
KEY QUESTION:
How has the rise of Islamophobia influenced the stigmatisation of Muslims within a contemporary
era?
AIMS & OBJECTIVES:
- To explore how the concept of stigmatisation around Muslims on terrorism has influenced racially-
motivated crimes and the treatment of Muslims.
- To understand how racial sterotyping on events such as the backdrop of 9/11 caused racial tension
and how this affected how Muslims were portrayed in the media.
- To demonstrate how newspapers, press and establishments have played a key role in the creation
of stigma surrounding Muslims and terrorism.
- To further develop how the Brexit discourse has led to a rise in Islamophobia and how those in
power such as UKIP, Nigel Farage and societies of control influence pulic opinion through hate
speech and how this encourages the prevalence of hate crime.
- How Muslim youth are victims of racial experiences through racial slurs, being targeted in public
places and brutally murdered.
- To analyse how Islamophobia is spread through media forums and how this contributes to the
treatment of Muslims in society and how this can lead to mental health issues.
LITERATURE:
Cleland, J., Anderson, C. and Aldridge-Deacon, J. (2018) ‘Islamophobia, war and non-Muslims as
victims: an analysis of online discourse on an English Defence League message board’ [Online],
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 41(9), pp. 1541-1557. Available from: <
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1287927>
Hadiz, Vedi R. (2014) ‘A New Islamic Populism and the Contradictions of Development’ [Online],
Journal of Contemporary Asia, 44(1), pp. 125-143. Available from: <
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00472336.2013.832790> [Accessed 1 July 2020].
Miah, S. (2019) ‘Brexit and Muslims in Postnormal Times’ [Online], Third Text, 32(5-6), pp. 632-637.
Available from: < https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09528822.2018.1559181>
[Accessed 30 June 2020].
McCaig, A. (2017) How Islamophobia overlaps with racism. [Online] Futurity.org. Available from: <
https://www.futurity.org/islamophobia-race-culture-religion-1543972/> [Accessed 1 July 2020]
Ogan, C., Willnat, L, Pennington, R and Bashir, M. (2014) ‘The rise of anti-Muslim prejudice: Media
and Islamophobia in Europe and the United States’ [Online], International Communications Gazette,
76(1), pp. 27-46. Available from: <http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1748048513504048>
[Accessed 30 June 2020].
Poynting, S. and Mason, V. (2007) ‘The resistible rise of Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim racism in the UK
and Australia before 11 September 2001’[Online], Journal of Sociology, 43(1), pp. 61-86. Available
from: < http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1440783307073935> [Accessed 30 June 2020].
Samad, Y. (1998) ‘Media and Muslim identity: Intersections of generation and gender’ [Online],
Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences Research, 11(4), pp. 425-438. Available from: <
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13511610.1998.9968580> [Accessed 14 June 2020].
Mini Proposal
KEY QUESTION:
How has the rise of Islamophobia influenced the stigmatisation of Muslims within a contemporary
era?
AIMS & OBJECTIVES:
- To explore how the concept of stigmatisation around Muslims on terrorism has influenced racially-
motivated crimes and the treatment of Muslims.
- To understand how racial sterotyping on events such as the backdrop of 9/11 caused racial tension
and how this affected how Muslims were portrayed in the media.
- To demonstrate how newspapers, press and establishments have played a key role in the creation
of stigma surrounding Muslims and terrorism.
- To further develop how the Brexit discourse has led to a rise in Islamophobia and how those in
power such as UKIP, Nigel Farage and societies of control influence pulic opinion through hate
speech and how this encourages the prevalence of hate crime.
- How Muslim youth are victims of racial experiences through racial slurs, being targeted in public
places and brutally murdered.
- To analyse how Islamophobia is spread through media forums and how this contributes to the
treatment of Muslims in society and how this can lead to mental health issues.
LITERATURE:
Cleland, J., Anderson, C. and Aldridge-Deacon, J. (2018) ‘Islamophobia, war and non-Muslims as
victims: an analysis of online discourse on an English Defence League message board’ [Online],
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 41(9), pp. 1541-1557. Available from: <
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1287927>
Hadiz, Vedi R. (2014) ‘A New Islamic Populism and the Contradictions of Development’ [Online],
Journal of Contemporary Asia, 44(1), pp. 125-143. Available from: <
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00472336.2013.832790> [Accessed 1 July 2020].
Miah, S. (2019) ‘Brexit and Muslims in Postnormal Times’ [Online], Third Text, 32(5-6), pp. 632-637.
Available from: < https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09528822.2018.1559181>
[Accessed 30 June 2020].
McCaig, A. (2017) How Islamophobia overlaps with racism. [Online] Futurity.org. Available from: <
https://www.futurity.org/islamophobia-race-culture-religion-1543972/> [Accessed 1 July 2020]
Ogan, C., Willnat, L, Pennington, R and Bashir, M. (2014) ‘The rise of anti-Muslim prejudice: Media
and Islamophobia in Europe and the United States’ [Online], International Communications Gazette,
76(1), pp. 27-46. Available from: <http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1748048513504048>
[Accessed 30 June 2020].
Poynting, S. and Mason, V. (2007) ‘The resistible rise of Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim racism in the UK
and Australia before 11 September 2001’[Online], Journal of Sociology, 43(1), pp. 61-86. Available
from: < http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1440783307073935> [Accessed 30 June 2020].
Samad, Y. (1998) ‘Media and Muslim identity: Intersections of generation and gender’ [Online],
Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences Research, 11(4), pp. 425-438. Available from: <
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13511610.1998.9968580> [Accessed 14 June 2020].
