Description
Book SynopsisUninformed and reactionary responses in the years following the events of 9/11 and the ongoing ‘War on Terror’ have greatly affected ideas of citizenship and national belonging.
In Securitized Citizens, Baljit Nagra, develops a new critical analysis of the ideas dominant groups and institutions try to impose on young Canadian Muslims and how in turn they contest and reconceptualize these ideas. Nagra conducted fifty in-depth interviews with young Muslim adults in Vancouver and Toronto and her analysis reveals how this group experienced national belonging and exclusion in light of the Muslim ‘other’, how they reconsidered their cultural and religious identity, and what their experiences tell us about contemporary Canadian citizenship.
The rich and lively interviews in Securitized Citizens successfully capture the experiences and feelings of well-educated, second-generation, and young Canadian Muslims. Nagra acutely explores ho
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‘Nagra effectively captures the experiences, perceptions, and feelings of young Canadian Muslims in the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001. Securitized Citizens is a critical addition to the field.’ -- Maleeha Iqbal * Reading Religion, April 27 2018 *
‘This timely book makes an outstanding contribution to the disciplines of religion, race-ethnicity, and public policy.’ -- D. A. Chekki * Choice Vol 55:12: August 2018 *
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. The Loss of National Belonging: Experiences of young Canadian Muslims post 9/11 3. States of Exception: Canadian Young Muslims' Experiences of Security and Surveillance 4. 'Our faith was also hijacked by those people': Reclaiming Muslim Identity in a Post 9/11 era 5. Choosing Religion over Culture: How Canadian Muslims make sense of their Cultural Affiliations in the Post 911 era 6. 'I am Canadian': Reshaping Canadian Identity in the Post 9/11 era 7. Conclusion Appendix: Description of the Interviewees Tables 1.1 Age Distribution of Interviewees 1.2 Number of years living in Canada for the 30 Interviewees not born in Canada 1.3 Education Status of Interviewees 1.4 National Origin Distribution of Interviewees References End Notes
