External surveillance becomes internalized self-discipline through dress choices

Evidence

By changing the color of her hijab, Ayesha was responding to her surveillance. She altered her dress because the gaze made her so uncomfortable that she wanted to avoid it, exemplifying how powerful discipline can be. In this case, external surveillance became internalized and self-­imposed. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 512 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

In an attempt to escape the gaze and control the narrative about Islam, Muslim American women were purposeful in how they navigated public spaces. Muslim American women altered their dress, made attempts to smile more and appear assertive, and tried to perform what they saw as American values to the public. Many women told me they felt it was their duty as Muslims to represent Islam in a positive light and in order to counter the stereotypes that have racialized them. Monitoring one’s behavior and actions like this is a form of self-­discipline enacted by the threat of surveillance. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 486 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Veiling and ritual bodily acts train the self into piety; Community support during crisis doubles as self-policing and discipline; Profiled men misattribute list-based surveillance to their own appearance or behavior — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 274 (+20 more)

Related

• External surveillance becomes internalized as self-imposed bodily discipline (similarity 0.94)
• Surveillance fear makes Muslims internalize discipline and self-police (similarity 0.91)
• Surveillance causes Muslims to discipline their own behavior preemptively (similarity 0.91)
• Hostile stares function as a form of surveillance discipline on hijab-wearing women (similarity 0.90)
• Women alter dress to escape the citizen gaze, not male oppression (similarity 0.87)
• Muslim women perform their behavior and dress as self-discipline enacted by surveillance (similarity 0.87)
• Surveillance leads Muslims to police their own actions and dress (similarity 0.87)
• Complete surveillance requires those watched to begin monitoring themselves. (similarity 0.86)
• External surveillance becomes internalized and self-imposed discipline on women’s bodies. (similarity 0.86)
• Muslim women alter their dress in response to fellow citizens’ surveillance, not male oppression (similarity 0.84)
• Unpredictable surveillance produces self-surveillance and disempowerment in its targets (similarity 0.84)
• Surveilled Muslim Americans internalize the state gaze through self-censure and modified dress (similarity 0.84)
• Muslim women alter dress and demeanor to counter surveillance-based stereotypes. (similarity 0.84)
• Only human beings modify their behavior because they are being observed (similarity 0.84)
• Hijabi women alter their hijab color to avoid the racializing gaze (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• External surveillance becomes internalized as self-imposed bodily discipline #corroborates (0.95) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 512
• Surveilled Muslim Americans internalize the state gaze through self-censure and modified dress #corroborates (0.90)
• Muslim women perform their behavior and dress as self-discipline enacted by surveillance #exemplifies (0.85) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 486
• Surveillance leads Muslims to police their own actions and dress #corroborates (0.85)
• Surveillance fear makes Muslims internalize discipline and self-police #corroborates (0.85)
• Reflexive personal trust becomes trust in tact and disciplined self-presentation #expands (0.82) — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 255
• Surveillance causes Muslims to discipline their own behavior preemptively #expands (0.80)
• Racialized surveillance gets internalized by Muslim American children as self-discipline #exemplifies (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 546
• Muslim women alter dress and demeanor to counter surveillance-based stereotypes. #expands (0.75)
• Muslim women alter their dress in response to fellow citizens’ surveillance, not male oppression #qualifies (0.70)