Disentangling Jihad, Political Violence and Media

This book explores the entanglement of Jihad, political violence, and audio-visual media as discursive formations that foster critical perspectives on the invocation of a narrow understanding of jihad and political violence in different social contexts. It comprises 16 case studies on forms of knowledge production, aesthetic manifestations, socio-political enactments, and archival practices that shape the entanglement of jihad, political violence, and media. The contributors critically reflect on the identification of jihad with political violence, address the academic, legal, political, and broader public production of knowledge on this topic, examine the aesthetic formations involved in the mediation and reaffirmation of this narrow understanding, explore the experiential worlds of people whose ideas and actions are labelled as and affected by notions of violent jihad, and illuminate the institutional and media contexts in which an entanglement of jihad and political violence takes effect, with profound consequences.

Format: Hardback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

The entanglement of Jihad, Political Violence, and Media has had a profound impact on the lives of Muslims in Europe and the United States over the past two decades. This book aims to unravel the complex relationship between these three elements, exploring how they are perpetuated, reproduced, or disputed. In 16 case studies, contributors critically reflect on the identification of jihad with political violence, examine the academic, legal, political, and broader public production of knowledge on this topic, explore the aesthetic formations involved in mediating and reaffirming this narrow understanding, examine the experiential worlds of individuals whose ideas and actions are labeled as and affected by notions of violent jihad, and illuminate the institutional and media contexts (e.g., of archives) in which an entanglement of jihad and political violence takes effect, with profound consequences. This volume seeks to decenter dominant discourses on so-called jihadist actors and deradicalization, offering a more nuanced and empirically grounded understanding of the complexities involved.

The entanglement of Jihad, Political Violence, and Media has had a profound impact on the lives of Muslims in Europe and the United States over the past two decades. This book aims to unravel the complex relationship between these three elements, exploring how they are perpetuated, reproduced, or disputed. In 16 case studies, contributors critically reflect on the identification of jihad with political violence, examine the academic, legal, political, and broader public production of knowledge on this topic, explore the aesthetic formations involved in mediating and reaffirming this narrow understanding, examine the experiential worlds of individuals whose ideas and actions are labeled as and affected by notions of violent jihad, and illuminate the institutional and media contexts (e.g., of archives) in which an entanglement of jihad and political violence takes effect, with profound consequences. This volume seeks to decenter dominant discourses on so-called jihadist actors and deradicalization, offering a more nuanced and empirically grounded understanding of the complexities involved.

The entanglement of Jihad, Political Violence, and Media has had a profound impact on the lives of Muslims in Europe and the United States over the past two decades. This book aims to unravel the complex relationship between these three elements, exploring how they are perpetuated, reproduced, or disputed. In 16 case studies, contributors critically reflect on the identification of jihad with political violence, examine the academic, legal, political, and broader public production of knowledge on this topic, explore the aesthetic formations involved in mediating and reaffirming this narrow understanding, examine the experiential worlds of individuals whose ideas and actions are labeled as and affected by notions of violent jihad, and illuminate the institutional and media contexts (e.g., of archives) in which an entanglement of jihad and political violence takes effect, with profound consequences. This volume seeks to decenter dominant discourses on so-called jihadist actors and deradicalization, offering a more nuanced and empirically grounded understanding of the complexities involved.

Weight: 814g
Dimension: 241 x 162 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399523790