Feminism and Islam in the visual age: The visual representation of the Afghan woman

In 1992, William J.T. Mitchell introduced the concept of 'pictorial turn' to account for how the visual shapes our knowledge of the world. Swiftly, this became a fundamental issue for International Relations as much of the knowledge we have about the world is produced and reproduced throug...

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Autor principal: Maceiras, Milena
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2024
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Images
Islam
poscolonial feminism
Orientalism
Análisis visual
Imágenes
Feminismo poscolonial
Orientalismo
Acceso en línea:https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/786
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spelling I15-R203-article-7862024-11-21T20:23:36Z Feminism and Islam in the visual age: The visual representation of the Afghan woman Feminismo e Islam en la era de la imagen: : la representación visual de la mujer afgana Maceiras, Milena Images Islam poscolonial feminism Orientalism Análisis visual Imágenes Islam Feminismo poscolonial Orientalismo In 1992, William J.T. Mitchell introduced the concept of 'pictorial turn' to account for how the visual shapes our knowledge of the world. Swiftly, this became a fundamental issue for International Relations as much of the knowledge we have about the world is produced and reproduced through the dissemination of images. It is in this context that the study of visual representation in the international system becomes relevant. This essay is grounded on the postulates of poststructuralism and postcolonial perspectives to analyze how Afghan women were visually represented in the context of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul in August 2021. Using the notion of orientalist visibility apparatus, we argue that an analysis that articulates the visual and the discursive reveals that the representation of the Afghan woman as a 'Muslim woman with a hijab' in Western media (re)produces a paternalistic and patriarchal interpretation of the Islamic world, perpetuating power relations not only between East and West but also between hegemonic feminism and islamic feminism. En 1992 William J.T.  Mitchell introdujo el concepto de “giro pictórico” para dar cuenta de cómo lo visual moldea nuestro conocimiento sobre el mundo. Rápidamente, esto se volvió una cuestión fundamental para las Relaciones Internacionales en tanto gran parte del conocimiento que tenemos sobre el mundo se produce y reproduce a partir de la difusión de imágenes. Es en este contexto que el estudio de la representación visual en el sistema internacional adquiere relevancia. Este artículo se basa en los postulados del postestructuralismo y las perspectivas poscoloniales para analizar cómo fue representada visualmente la mujer afgana en el contexto de la toma de Kabul por parte del movimiento islámico Talibán en agosto de 2021. A partir de  la noción de dispositivo de visibilidad orientalista, sostenemos que un análisis que articula lo visual y lo discursivo permite evidenciar que la representación de la mujer afgana como “mujer musulmana con hiyab” en los medios de comunicación occidentales (re)produce una interpretación paternalista y patriarcal del mundo islámico, perpetuando relaciones de poder, no solo entre Oriente y Occidente, sino, además entre el feminismo hegemónico y el feminismo islámico. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2024-11-21 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Convocatoria por invitación application/pdf https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/786 10.35305/prcs.vi18.786 Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 18 (9): Perspectivas Publicación continua | No. 18 Julio-Diciembre 2024 Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 18 (9): Perspectivas Publicación continua | No. 18 Julio-Diciembre 2024 2525-1112 spa https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/786/424 Derechos de autor 2024 Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es
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topic Images
Islam
poscolonial feminism
Orientalism
Análisis visual
Imágenes
Islam
Feminismo poscolonial
Orientalismo
spellingShingle Images
Islam
poscolonial feminism
Orientalism
Análisis visual
Imágenes
Islam
Feminismo poscolonial
Orientalismo
Maceiras, Milena
Feminism and Islam in the visual age: The visual representation of the Afghan woman
topic_facet Images
Islam
poscolonial feminism
Orientalism
Análisis visual
Imágenes
Islam
Feminismo poscolonial
Orientalismo
author Maceiras, Milena
author_facet Maceiras, Milena
author_sort Maceiras, Milena
title Feminism and Islam in the visual age: The visual representation of the Afghan woman
title_short Feminism and Islam in the visual age: The visual representation of the Afghan woman
title_full Feminism and Islam in the visual age: The visual representation of the Afghan woman
title_fullStr Feminism and Islam in the visual age: The visual representation of the Afghan woman
title_full_unstemmed Feminism and Islam in the visual age: The visual representation of the Afghan woman
title_sort feminism and islam in the visual age: the visual representation of the afghan woman
description In 1992, William J.T. Mitchell introduced the concept of 'pictorial turn' to account for how the visual shapes our knowledge of the world. Swiftly, this became a fundamental issue for International Relations as much of the knowledge we have about the world is produced and reproduced through the dissemination of images. It is in this context that the study of visual representation in the international system becomes relevant. This essay is grounded on the postulates of poststructuralism and postcolonial perspectives to analyze how Afghan women were visually represented in the context of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul in August 2021. Using the notion of orientalist visibility apparatus, we argue that an analysis that articulates the visual and the discursive reveals that the representation of the Afghan woman as a 'Muslim woman with a hijab' in Western media (re)produces a paternalistic and patriarchal interpretation of the Islamic world, perpetuating power relations not only between East and West but also between hegemonic feminism and islamic feminism.
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