Alhalwachi, F. and McEntee-Atalianis, Lisa (2024) From offline to online stigma resistance: identity construction in narratives of infertile Muslim women. Narrative Inquiry , ISSN 1387-6740.
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Abstract
This paper is the first to address the impact of gendered, cultural and religious discourses on an under-researched subaltern group of infertile Muslim women bloggers. Taking a small story and case study approach, the analysis focuses on interactivity and positioning (Bamberg & Georgakopoulou, 2008, Georgakopoulou, 2008) in one woman’s stories as she works hard to address normative expectations and dominant discourses which abound in Muslim societies. The paper highlights the stigmatisation and isolation women face, not only in the physical world, but sometimes in the online world too. We argue that Weblogs provide a unique and unexplored space where discourses of gender, sexual, and other identities are resisted and challenged. Simultaneously Weblogs can serve as both supportive and exclusionary sites in which bloggers’ rights and duties become regulated. The study opens a window into the world of infertile Muslim women and has important implications for relevant healthcare and policy making.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | gender, identity, infertility, Muslim women, narrative, online community, positioning, small stories, social media, Weblogs |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2024 09:49 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2024 06:25 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/53652 |
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