Western Representations of the Muslim Woman

Western Representations of the Muslim Woman
Author: Mohja Kahf
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0292779763

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Veiled, secluded, submissive, oppressed—the "odalisque" image has held sway over Western representations of Muslim women since the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. Yet during medieval and Renaissance times, European writers portrayed Muslim women in exactly the opposite way, as forceful queens of wanton and intimidating sexuality. In this illuminating study, Mohja Kahf traces the process through which the "termagant" became an "odalisque" in Western representations of Muslim women. Drawing examples from medieval chanson de geste and romance, Renaissance drama, Enlightenment prose, and Romantic poetry, she links the changing images of Muslim women to changes in European relations with the Islamic world, as well as to changing gender dynamics within Western societies.

The Collections

The Collections
Author: University of Texas at Austin
Publisher: University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2015-12-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781477307854

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"Known as one of the most important public research institutions in the world, The University of Texas at Austin is widely celebrated for its collections of unparalleled quality, range, and distinctiveness. The Collections: The University of Texas at Austin offers the first sweeping guide to the university's vast object-based resources. It provides a brief history of each collection, a description of strengths, and highlights ways in which materials are used to further teaching and scholarship. Documenting more than eighty collections housed by some forty administrative units, this volume includes an historical introduction by Lewis Gould that traces the formation of the collections and acknowledges the patrons, university presidents, deans, faculty, scientists, librarians, and curators whose drive and vision we see manifested in these material holdings"--

The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin
Author: Richard Cleary
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-08-10
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568988542

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The newest title in Princeton Architectural Press's Campus Guide series takes readers on an architectural tour of the University of Texas at Austin's history from its foundation in 1883 to present-day. Beautifully photographed in full color, along with a selection of rarely seen archival imagery, the guide presents the history of UT-Austin through six architectural walks, revealing the stories behind both the historic and contemporary buildings. Featuring buildings designed by prominent Texan architects like Herbert M. Greene of Greene, La Roche and Dahl; internationally known designs from the likes of Paul Cret, Gordon Bunshaft and development of the current master plan by Cesar Pelli, The University of Texas at Austin is the definitive history of UT's architectural growth and maturity, mirroring its ascent as one of America's premiere centers of higher learning.

University of Texas Publications

University of Texas Publications
Author: University of Texas at Austin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 1933
Genre:
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The University of Texas

The University of Texas
Author: University of Texas at Austin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 14
Release: 1938
Genre:
ISBN:

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