Overview
- Provides the context behind the rise of Islamic popular culture in Indonesia and examines Islam in Indonesia in a globalising world
- Offers a substantial review of specialist literature on Indonesian media and gender representation and makes a significant contribution to the still nascent literature on ‘Islamic’ cinema in Indonesia
- Broadens the discussion on the status of Muslim women today - an issue that will generate interest beyond Indonesian Studies and Gender Studies
- Addresses key issues of censorship, notably in regard to the government’s uneasiness regarding critical representations of Islam, politics, and history
Part of the book series: Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia (GSCA)
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About the author
Alicia Izharuddin is a Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies at the Faculty of the Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, in Malaysia. She received her PhD in Gender Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK, in 2014 and her research focuses on gender and sexuality in Malaysia and Indonesia from a feminist perspective.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gender and Islam in Indonesian Cinema
Authors: Alicia Izharuddin
Series Title: Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2173-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-2172-5Published: 06 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9549-8Published: 07 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-2173-2Published: 28 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2662-7884
Series E-ISSN: 2662-7892
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 207
Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gender Studies, Screen Studies, Islam