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Homegrown censored voices and the discursive British Muslim representation. / Ali, Roaa.
In: Research in Drama Education, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Homegrown censored voices and the discursive British Muslim representation
AU - Ali, Roaa
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In view of the recent Arts Council ‘Creative Case for Diversity’, and considering the challenging socio-political climate of contemporary Britain, this article explores Muslim cultural participation, and the obstacles towards its visibility. The role of the British Muslim artist is crucial in addressing current radicalising and Islamophobic discourses, yet the visibility of these artists remain contested. Although there is no identifiable criteria that particularly restrict the access of these artists to the creative industry; their political content is often subject to scrutiny. Thus, there is a political and cultural discourse of impermissibility, which results in and performs varying forms of censorship.
AB - In view of the recent Arts Council ‘Creative Case for Diversity’, and considering the challenging socio-political climate of contemporary Britain, this article explores Muslim cultural participation, and the obstacles towards its visibility. The role of the British Muslim artist is crucial in addressing current radicalising and Islamophobic discourses, yet the visibility of these artists remain contested. Although there is no identifiable criteria that particularly restrict the access of these artists to the creative industry; their political content is often subject to scrutiny. Thus, there is a political and cultural discourse of impermissibility, which results in and performs varying forms of censorship.
KW - Censorship, British Muslims, Arts Council, Islamophobia, diversity
U2 - 10.1080/13569783.2018.1474095
DO - 10.1080/13569783.2018.1474095
M3 - Article
VL - 23
JO - Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance
JF - Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance
SN - 1356-9783
IS - 3
ER -